With unique and playful illustrations this multicultural children's book is a classic Japanese fairy tale that young children and parents alike will love.The Last Kappa of Old Japan is a warmly written and beautifully illustrated children's book that introduces many aspects of traditional Japanese culture and folklore, while teaching an important lesson about environmentalism. The story is of a young Japanese farm boy who develops a friendship with a mythical creature— the...
‘Sometimes the river was too high to see the fish pairs well, sometimes the wind shook up the surface too much to get a clear view. […] You know if they have already spawned and buried their eggs in the gravel because hit by the light they run, and squiggle downstream. Un-spawned, they face the light. It is one of nature’s great spectacles.’So begins Michael Wigan’s fascinating journey into the extraordinary world of the king of fish. He explores the natural history of the salmon, this most...
‘Sometimes the river was too high to see the fish pairs well, sometimes the wind shook up the surface too much to get a clear view. […] You know if they have already spawned and buried their eggs in the gravel because hit by the light they run, and squiggle downstream. Un-spawned, they face the light. It is one of nature’s great spectacles.’So begins Michael Wigan’s fascinating journey into the extraordinary world of the king of fish. He explores the natural history of the salmon, this most...
New release of the classic in Russian-English! Ladybird Marie is sick. She can no longer paint. Her hands and wings are in splints. Diana, the dragonfly always helps other animals and helps Marie. Will Marie ever paint again? As the summer comes to an end, Diana feels unwell. Now who can help Diana?История о маленькой стрекозе Лилли, которая всем хочет помочь. Istoria o malenkoj strekoze Lilli, kotoraja wsem xochet pomoch'!. Po-russki i po- po- anglijski.Новое издание!...
New release of the classic in English-Arabic! Ladybird Marie is sick. She can no longer paint. Her hands and wings are in splints. Diana, the dragonfly always helps other animals and helps Marie. Will Marie ever paint again? As the summer comes to an end, Diana feels unwell. Now who can help Diana?فِي العَدَدِ القَادِم مِن سِلْسِلَة القِصَص! اللغة الإنكليزيَّة – العَربيَّة..الخُنْفُسَاء مَاري يَائِسَة. فَهِيَ لَمْ تَعُدْ قَادِرة عَلى الرَّسْمِ ، وَذَلِكَ لأنَ يَدَهَا وَجَنَاحَها مُلتَويَين. أما...
John Doolittle is a kind-hearted country physician who keeps goldfish in his pond, rabbits in the pantry, white mice in a piano, and a hedgehog in the cellar. He also has an unusual gift: he can talk to animals — a talent that comes in handy, since he prefers treating animals, rather than humans, as his patients.<BR>One day, a mysterious call summons him to Africa, where a serious epidemic has spread among the monkey population. Of course, the good doctor sets out immediately...
He didn't mind how he looked to other people, because the nursery magic had made him Real, and when you are Real shabbiness doesn't matter.In the nursery, only the toys that are old and wise truly understand what it means to be Real. The Velveteen Rabbit, a newcomer to the nursery, asks one of the most knowledgeable toys, the Skin Horse, what being Real means. And so begins the Velveteen Rabbit’s journey towards becoming real – through the love of a child …Margery Williams’ timeless...
Winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1909 — the first woman to be so honored — Swedish novelist Selma Lagerlöf (1858–1940) was a gifted storyteller whose writings were often tinged with the supernatural and rooted in the sagas and legends of her homeland.She secured her reputation as a children's-book author with The Wonderful Adventures of Nils, long considered a masterpiece of children's literature. Written at the...
Григорий Анисимович Федосеев (1899—1968), прежде чем стать профессиональным писателем, около тридцати лет проработал инженером-геодезистом. «Тропою испытаний» – книга-энциклопедия для романтиков, для влюбленных в свое дело людей. В этот раз путь отважных исследователей лежит к суровым берегам Охотского моря через «черную тайгу» Забайкалья и Якутии, но сила воли, выдержка и помощь старого проводника Улукиткана помогут им преодолеть все тяготы и опасности нелегкого путешествия.
Каких только цветов не создала природа! От скромных луговых ромашек до великолепных орхидей, от неприметных одуванчиков до экзотического селеницереуса… О них, появившихся на Земле еще в эпоху динозавров, ты узнаешь из нашей книги, а красочные иллюстрации помогут тебе в этом. Для среднего и старшего школьного возраста.
Кошки считаются самыми популярными домашними животными. Они стали спутниками человека более 10000 лет назад. Сегодня эти чудесные, милые зверушки дарят нам радость, поднимают настроение и даже могут лечить. Но сколько еще загадок скрывают наши хвостатые питомцы! Например, не многие опекуны знают, что их любимый кот – хищник. Почему кошки любят больше наших друзей, как выглядит окружающий мир глазами кошки, какие запахи они ненавидят, могут ли предсказывать будущее и на самом ли деле кошки видят...