The Matrushka Doll

Nesting one inside the other, wooden matryoshka dolls are a favorite toy in Russian homes and are collected by enthusiasts around the world. Illustrated throughout with color photographs, this volume tells the story of matryoshka production from the doll's first appearance in the toy making center of Sergiev Posad in 1899 through its contemporary interpretations by entrepreneurial artists. Each step in the manufacturing process?from the cutting of logs through the final lacquering of the dolls?is described in detail.

In this tender, old-fashioned story, Nina, the smallest of a group of Russian nesting dolls, is separated from her sisters and swept along on a dangerous journey.

Cute and flexible soft cover note book - with a cute Russian Matryoshka Doll on every page. A lovely writing book journal or dairy with trendy Russian Nesting Dolls. About This Book Measures 6 x 9 inches (small note book size) College rule 140 pages Glossy soft paperback cover White paper with black and white printing inside This Book is For: Taking notes Creative writing Projects Notebook/diary/journal School work Anyone who loves Babushka dolls, Russian Tea dolls, stacking dolls, or Russian dolls

A light-hearted Fairytale. Perfect for young children and the young at heart. A silly hearted Nesting doll and her black swan companion venture outside the enchanted kingdom. In Search of her six swan brothers. All while bringing magic and wonder everywhere she goes.

Our Hero in this Book Travels from Minor to Major Adventure, Resembling the Russian toy, Matryoska Dolls (Nesting Dolls) ur Hero is a Retired US Marine looking for something new to get into and boy did he fifi nd something that almost ended his life. He runs into many Unsavory characters in his Adventures. ThTh ese take him to Turkey, Bulgaria, Germany, Romania, Syria and Greece. He has to deal with Illegal Gun Running, Illegal Drugs, Murders, Kidnapping to the Weapons of Mass Destruction. You must read to the end because there is a twist that even he did not see coming.