Reviews

The Fool of the World and the Flying Ship by Uri Shulevitz, Arthur Ransome

luann's review

2.0

I didn't see anything spectacular in the pictures, and the story was just average as well.

sunsoar25's review

4.0

This Russian folktale tells the story of a poor fool unloved by his parents that gets extremely lucky by winning the hand of a princess with the help of a flying ship and its crew. The images are bright and beautiful with numerous Russian details to supplement the story. Overall, the moral or theme seems to be that God will provide for the good and the simple – not at all a traditional American story. An excellent children’s activity would be to make their own flying ship and crew by allowing them to choose their own cast of characters. Another suggestion would be to make a hat suitable for "air sailing."