Winged Tales
Winged Tales
by Vladislav Krapivin (tr. Jan Yevtushenko)
Ages 8–12📱 eBook only in India
Two magical stories from Russia: fifth-grader Alyoshka flies off to the city of Vetrogorsk to find a model clipper ship for his friend Masha, and a ten-year-old and his best friend soar over their town on a flying carpet. Warm tales of kindness, courage and friendship.
- Author
- Vladislav Krapivin (tr. Jan Yevtushenko)
- Age
- Ages 8–12
- Type
- Fantasy, Adventure, Classic
- Language
- English
- Publisher
- Raduga (1984); ebook via Lulu (2023)
- In India
- 📱 eBook only in India
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