The Firebird.
By: Pictures by Luděk Maňásek.
Contributors: Maňásek, Luděk, illus.; Stravinsky, Igor, 1882-1971.
Series: A Curtain-raiser book
Publisher: F. Watts
Published: 1970
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 64
Subjects: Folklore -- Russia.
Other titles: Zhar-ptit͡s︡a. English.
Description: With the help of the Firebird, Prince Ivan accomplishes the impossible and brings death to Kostchei the Deathless who holds the lovely Vasilissa captive.
Notes: An English version, based on a translation by Olga Kuthanová, of a Russian legend, Zhar-ptīt͡s︡a, popularized by the Fokine-Stravinsky ballet, L'oiseau de feu.