Bony legs book

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When a terrible witch vows to eat her for supper, a little girl escapes with the help of a mirror and comb given to her by the witch's cat and dog This description may be from another edition of this product. Skip to content. Search Button. Collectible Books. Get Dr.

Bony legs book

Jump to ratings and reviews. Want to read. Buy on Amazon. Rate this book. Joanna Cole , Dirk Zimmer Illustrator. The old witch Bony-legs captures Sasha and prepares to eat her, until three unlikely characters--a creaking gate, a skinny dog, and a melancholy cat--come to her rescue. Loading interface About the author. Joanna Cole books followers. Joanna Cole, who also wrote under the pseudonym B. She is most famous as the author of The Magic School Bus series of children's books. Joanna Cole wrote over books ranging from her first book Cockroach to her famous series Magic School Bus. She loved science as a child, and had a teacher she says was a little like Ms. After some graduate education courses, she spent a year as a librarian in a Brooklyn elementary school. Cole subsequently became a letters correspondent at Newsweek, and then a senior editor for Doubleday Books for Young Readers.

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Bony legs book

Use this Work. Create a new list. When a terrible witch vows to eat her for supper, a little girl escapes with the help of a mirror and comb given to her by the witch's cat and dog. Previews available in: English. Showing 6 featured editions. View all 6 editions? Add another edition? Copy and paste this code into your Wikipedia page. Need help?

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Joanna Cole wrote over books ranging from her first book Cockroach to her famous series Magic School Bus. And Bony-Legs - well, you'll have to read the story to find out all the details! Baba Yaga's house is on chicken feet and she attempts to trap children to eat them. Megan ReadingRover. This is an entertaining Baba Yaga tale that incorporates many of the traditional elements of the classic Russian folk tales. My mom and dad used to read this to me every night before I went to sleep. If half stars were available, I'd give this 3. Collectible Books. A girl is going to look for a needle and thread for her mother when she comes across the house in the forest with chicken feet. I would definitely recommend this as an alternative fairy tale for students. Tell us what you're looking for and once a match is found, we'll inform you by e-mail.

To report an issue with this product or seller, click here. Joanna Cole s a former elementary school teacher and librarian and a frequent contributor to Parents magazine. Joanna Cole lives in Connecticut.

I always thought it was such a good book, and now that I'm older and think it was a great teaching tool for young minds. She opened the gate and it squeaked so she put butter on the hinges and went through the gate. An enjoyable, short read filled with color pictures and a kind child's cleverness. No current Talk conversations about this book. She was scared. Tell us what you're looking for and once a match is found, we'll inform you by e-mail. Former library book; may include library markings. This was my favorite book in Kindergarten and it took me forever to remember the name to find it! When I do become a father, I am going to share this book with my children as well. The character is based on an old, Russian folktale called, "Baba Yaga" who is a terrible witch that eats children. The story is about when she is waiting for a child to come through the woods so she could eat the child for supper. The kindly oiled gate lets her out without a squeak. Book is worn, but the pages are complete, and the text is legible. Join the discussion. Although author Joanna Cole does not include any author's note to that effect, Bony-Legs is a retelling of the classic Russian folktale of Baba Yaga and the Little Girl , which has many variants.