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My mother is the most beautiful woman in the world : a Russian folktale /

A little Ukrainian girl who finds herself lost and separated from her mother during a wheat harvest proves the truth of the proverb, "We do not love people because they are beautiful, but they seem beautiful to us because we love them."

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Reyher, Rebecca Hourwich, 1897-1987
Other Authors: Gannett, Ruth Chrisman, 1896-1979
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: [Boston] : Lothrop, Lee & Shepard, [1945]
Series:Dandelion library.
Subjects:
Children's stories.
Tales > Russia.
Folklore > Russia.
Mothers > Juvenile fiction.
Tales > Russia (Federation)
Folklore > Russia (Federation)
Folklore > Soviet Union.
Histoires pour enfants.
Contes > Russie.
Folklore > Russie.
Mères > Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesse.
Children's stories
Folklore
Mothers
Tales
Russia
Mothers > Folklore.
Caldecott Honor > 1946.
Folklore > Russia > Juvenile.
novels.
Novels
Fiction
Juvenile works
Fiction.
Novels.
Romans.
Description
Summary:A little Ukrainian girl who finds herself lost and separated from her mother during a wheat harvest proves the truth of the proverb, "We do not love people because they are beautiful, but they seem beautiful to us because we love them."
Physical Description:1 volume (unpaged) : illustrations (some color) ; 22 cm
Awards:Caldecott Honor Book, 1946.
ISBN:0688512518
9780688512514