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happylilkt's review against another edition
4.0
We had a USSR cartoon adaptation of this story that we watched when I was a child "The Magic Pony." I was delighted to find this book with the same story (though some of the names are different). Beautiful!
lemon_liege's review against another edition
4.0
I found this book at my old elementary school and fell in love with it instantly. I would read it from time to time, until the school was shut down by the district. I remember the day I walked past the library and saw they were giving books away from the library. I ran in quickly and found the spot the book was placed by me weeks before and took it home with me. I have it to this day and it will always hold a special place in my heart.
slimikin's review against another edition
2.0
Even though the "young archer" spends a lot of time "weeping bitterly" and the "Horse of Power" has a bit of a monopoly on common sense, The Firebird was a fairly decent retelling. The illustrations, however, left a lot to be desired: apart from highly stylized onion domes and the characters' clothing, nothing of Russia's art or culture really comes across. Demi certainly has a particular style, but I think that style would hardly have been compromised by a bit more Russian flavor.
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