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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Russia Russia Sarah De Capua Highlights the geography, people, food, schools, recreation, celebrations, and language of Russia. OL15054414W
Russia Russia Kristin Thoennes Keller Discusses the landscape, culture, food, animals, and sports of Russia. OL15828076W
Russia Russia Wiley Blevins Covering 6.6 million square miles, Russia is the largest country in the world. Take a tour with Ksenia as she leads readers on a whirlwind tour of her massive home country, from its busiest cities to… OL19731272W
A year without mom A year without mom Dasha Tolstikova "A Year Without Mom follows twelve-year-old Dasha through a year full of turmoil after her mother leaves for America. It is the early 1990s in Moscow, and political change is in the air. But Dasha is… OL20012657W
Maria Sharapova Maria Sharapova Jeff Savage Maria Sharapova won the Wimbledon tennis championship when she was just 17 years old. When she won the French Open eight years later, Maria became the tenth woman in history to complete a career Gran… OL20900550W
Moscow Moscow Christine Hatt Early history - Architecture - Homes and housing - Education - Religion - Industry and finance - Transport - Shops and markets - Food, theatre and entertainment - Museums and art galleries - Special … OL21676588W
Europe and Russia Europe and Russia Sherilin Chanek Examines how people have settled in the different regions of Europe and Russia: its lowlands, highlands, coastal areas, and northern forests. Discusses patterns in the locations of landforms, natural… OL21729909W
Travel through Russia Travel through Russia Lynn Huggins-Cooper This book takes the reader on an exciting journey around a fascinating country, exploring its culture, customs, traditions, religion, geography and climate. OL22060321W
Celebrating birthdays in Russia Celebrating birthdays in Russia Cheryl L. Enderlein Discusses the parties, decorations, food, music, games, and presents found at Russian birthday celebrations. OL2645286W
The Endless Steppe The Endless Steppe Esther Rudomin Hautzig During World War II, when she was eleven years old, the author and her family were arrested in Poland by the Russians as political enemies and exiled to Siberia. She recounts here the trials of the f… OL270319W
Dagestan Dagestan Edward Beliaev,Oksana Buranbaeva "An exploration of the geography, history, government, economy, people, and culture of the former Soviet republic of Dagestan"--Provided by publisher. OL5823263W
Welcome to Russia Welcome to Russia Alison Auch Briefly introduces life in modern-day Russia. OL5952023W
A primary source guide to Russia A primary source guide to Russia Christopher Blomquist Text and photographs depict the history, government, culture, and traditions of Russia, the largest country in the world. OL6030119W