The Twelve Months

by Rafe Martin

"Sew, Marushka! Weave, Marushka. Chop the wood! Milk the cows! Cut the hay and stack it -- Marushka!" The poor girl. No matter what she does or how hard she tries, Marushka can never please her cruel... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0773732497
• ISBN13: 9780773732490
• Release Date: October 2000
• Publisher: Fitzhenry & Whiteside Ltd
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.96 lbs.
• Dimensions: 11.0" x 0.3" x 8.3"

Customer Reviews

Very Nice Retelling of Russian Folk Tale

I'm a big fan of Rafe Martin and this is one of my favorite books he's written. The tale is somewhat like Cinderella without the prince. A mean aunt and cousin plot to do away with an orphan by making her do impossible tasks. The twelve months assist her in doing the impossible which enrages her relatives. This is a good book to do in the fall. It teaches the 12 months, seasons, apples and harvest time. I enjoy this book very much.