Second Graders embarked on their literary trip to Russia by building upon the Baba Yaga witch archetype found in traditional Russian folk tales. In Grandma Chicken Legs, author Geraldine McCaughrean artfully weaves the classic Russian Baba Yaga story (about a witch who lives in a hut on chicken legs who flies in a bowl through the air) with the familiar European (Grimm) versions of Cinderella and Hansel and Gretel. Along the way, students compared and contrasted this story with the modern fairy tales they know and love so well. We concluded with coloring some pictures of Russian folk objects and book browsing. Books are due back October 31. Happy Reading!
