Every night for three years the vengeful King Shahriyar sleeps with a different virgin, executing her next morning. To end this brutal pattern and to save her own life, the vizier's daughter, Shahrazad, begins to tell the king tales of adventure, love, riches and wonder - tales of mystical lands peo[...]

The Oxford Reading Tree Traditional Tales series is a collection of some of the best known stories from around the world carefully adapted for children to read themselves. Baba Yaga is a witch who appears in many Russia and Middle Eastern folk tales. In this story, she is outsmarted by the brave Nat[...]

Welcome to Puffin Rock--home to two young puffins, Oona and Baba. Join them on their adventures from the Netflix series, Puffin Rock. Oona can't wait to see the moon tonight because it will be a supermoon--super big and super bright. But Oona doesn't normally stay up so late. Can she stay awake unti[...]

Composer Christopher Tin's classical crossover smash hit "Baba Yetu" was first introduced to millions as the opening theme for the popular video game Civilization IV. "Baba Yetu" has since become a Grammy award-winning song from Tin's best-selling 2009 album, Calling All Dawns. The lyrics are a Swah[...]

Based upon a Russian folk tale, this story follows Tasha, who is sent into the woods to visit the flying witch Baba Yaga by her evil stepmother, with only a cat, a dog and a magic doll to help her escape. It is intended for children who are beginning to read. It provides clear text accompanied by or[...]

As a child, Stacey Zembrzycki listened to her babaAEs stories about SudburyAEs small but polarized Ukrainian community and about what it was like growing up ethnic during the Depression. According to Baba discloses with honesty and respect what happened when Stacey tried to capture the communityAEs [...]

Baba Yaga is a well-known witch from the folklore tradition of Russia, Ukraine, and Belarus. A fascinating and colorful character, she resembles witches of other traditions but is in many ways unique. Living in the forest in a hut that stands and moves on chicken legs, she travels in a mortar with a[...]

Myrna Kostash's All of Baba's Children is a penetrating and revealing look at the lives of those of Ukrainian ethnic identity in Canada. Although the book is focused on this population, the conclusions she arrives at are of interest to anyone looking into the long term effects of being an ethnic sub[...]