{"product_id":"the-fool-of-the-world-and-the-flying-ship-a-russian-tale-hardcover","title":"The Fool of the World and the Flying Ship: A Russian Tale - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eArthur Ransome\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eUri Shulevitz\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCALDECOTT MEDAL WINNER \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Fool of the World and the Flying Ship \u003c\/i\u003eis the Caldecott Medal-winning picture book retelling of a Russian folktale from Arthur Ransome, with illustrations by Uri Shulevitz. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen the Czar proclaims that he will marry his daughter to the man who brings him a flying ship, the Fool of the World sets out to try his luck and meets some unusual companions on the way.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eArthur Ransome\u003c\/b\u003e (1884-1967) was an English author and journalist, author of the \u003ci\u003eSwallows\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eAmazons\u003c\/i\u003e series and many other much-loved children's books. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eUri Shulevitz (1935-2025)\u003c\/b\u003e was a Caldecott Medal-winning illustrator and author. He was born in Warsaw, Poland, on February 27, 1935. He began drawing at the age of three and, unlike many children, never stopped. The Warsaw blitz occurred when he was four years old, and the Shulevitz family fled, as chronicled in his acclaimed memoir \u003ci\u003eChance: Escape from the Holocaust\u003c\/i\u003e. For eight years they were wanderers, arriving, eventually, in Paris in 1947. There Shulevitz developed an enthusiasm for French comic books, and soon he and a friend started making their own. At thirteen, Shulevitz won first prize in an all-elementary-school drawing competition in Paris's 20th district. In 1949, the family moved to Israel, where Shulevitz worked a variety of jobs: an apprentice at a rubber-stamp shop, a carpenter, and a dog-license clerk at Tel Aviv City Hall. He studied at the Teachers' Institute in Tel Aviv, where he took courses in literature, anatomy, and biology, and also studied at the Art Institute of Tel Aviv. At fifteen, he was the youngest to exhibit in a group drawing show at the Tel Aviv Museum. At 24 he moved to New York City, where he studied painting at Brooklyn Museum Art School and drew illustrations for a publisher of Hebrew books. One day while talking on the telephone, he noticed that his doodles had a fresh and spontaneous look--different from his previous illustrations. This discovery was the beginning of Uri's new approach to his illustrations for\u003ci\u003e The Moon in My Room\u003c\/i\u003e, his first book, published in 1963. Since then he has written and illustrated many celebrated children's books. He won the Caldecott Medal for \u003ci\u003eThe Fool of the World and the Flying Ship\u003c\/i\u003e, written by Arthur Ransome. He has also earned three Caldecott Honors, for \u003ci\u003eThe Treasure\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSnow\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eHow I Learned Geography\u003c\/i\u003e. His other books include \u003ci\u003eOne Monday Morning\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDawn\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSo Sleepy Story\u003c\/i\u003e and many others. He also wrote the instructional guide \u003ci\u003eWriting with Pictures: How to Write and Illustrate Children's Books.\u003c\/i\u003e Shulevitz's final book, completed shortly before his death in New York City at age eighty-nine, is \u003ci\u003eThe Sky Was My Blanket: A Young Man's Journey Across Wartime Europe\u003c\/i\u003e, a narrative nonfiction account of the adventures of his father's brother Yehiel, who ran away from home at age fifteen, journeyed through prewar Europe for a decade, and ended up a member of the Spanish Republican Army and then the Jewish Resistance in Vichy France.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 48\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.44 x 8.97 x 10.61 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 01, 1968\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e Caldecott Medal (1969)\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Fool of the World and the Flying Ship: A Russian Tale\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Lower Grades, K-3\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 4.7\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45779194478789,"sku":"9780374324421","price":32.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0757\/6718\/5605\/files\/KWi_ETucrt9780374324421.webp?v=1781229461","url":"https:\/\/selloorium.com\/products\/the-fool-of-the-world-and-the-flying-ship-a-russian-tale-hardcover","provider":"Selloorium","version":"1.0","type":"link"}