er brother and sister are . . . well, they're mostly annoying. But being in the Green family means seeing and taking care of animals all the time. While helping her mom on a house call, Jasmine visits a new litter of piglets and discovers a forgotten runt hidden underneath its brothers and sisters. Poor little piglet. It is so tiny that it can't even drink! Its owner refuses to rescue it. So...

Funny stories, from which it immediately becomes easier on the soul, are permeated with that special light feeling that is found only in the best children's books. They bring up a sense of humor and kindness in the kid. Colorfully illustrated by Vladimir Kanivets. The works of V. Dragunsky are included in the list of extracurricular reading for elementary school.

12-year-old Billy fears the dark more than anything else. One evening, he leaves the house and finds himself in the dark Kingdom of Night. The Kingdom of Night is a whole world ruled by a Magician with his retinue of witches, sorcerers and Shadow People. A completely new world, memorable characters and cool locations! Billy is the most ordinary boy, the same as you. If he managed to overcome...

Someone's been stealing from the three meanest farmers around, and they know the identity of the thief - it's Fantastic Mr. Fox! Working alone they could never catch him; but now fat Boggis, squat Bunce, and skinny Bean have joined forces, and they have Mr. Fox and his family surrounded. What they don't know is that they're not dealing with just any fox-Mr. Fox would rather die than surrender....

In 1845, Thoreau moved to a cabin that he built with his own hands along the shores of Walden Pond in Massachusetts. Shedding the trivial ties that he felt bound much of humanity, Thoreau reaped from the land both physically and mentally, and pursued truth in the quiet of nature. In Walden, he explains how separating oneself from the world of men can truly awaken the sleeping self. Thoreau...

Richard P. Feynman, winner of the Nobel Prize in physics, thrived on outrageous adventures. In this lively work that 'can shatter the stereotype of the stuffy scientist' (Detroit Free Press), Feynman recounts his experiences trading ideas on atomic physics with Einstein and cracking the uncrackable safes guarding the most deeply held nuclear secrets?and much more of an eyebrow-raising nature....

Growing up in the hives, Cricket has always had a million questions. Why are trees forbidden, even in art? Why do her parents seem to hate her? And the biggest, most dangerous and secret question of all: Why is Cricket immune to Queen Wasp's powers? Whenever the queen takes control of all the HiveWings, speaking through their mouths and seeing through their eyes, Cricket has to hide, terrified...

15 июля 1988 года. Декстер и Эмма познакомились на выпускном вечере. Они проводят вместе один день. Между ними зарождаются романтические отношения, однако они решают остаться просто друзьями, ведь каждый собирается идти по жизни своим путем. Эмма мечтает стать писателем, но первые годы работает официанткой. Декстер, которого не волнуют финансовые проблемы, начинает карьеру телеведущего. Почти...

Героини нового романа Мюриель Барбери «Жизнь эльфов» - две девочки Клара и Мария, это две невероятные судьбы, которых коснулось волшебство. Одна живет в Испании, в селении, затерянном в горах Абруцци, другая - в бургундской деревушке. Обе загадочным образом связаны с миром эльфов. Одна - талантливая пианистка, способная благодаря музыке проникать в незримое, другая наделена особым даром ощущать...

История маленького сонного городка на юге Америки, поведанная маленькой девочкой.История ее брата Джима, друга Дилла и ее отца – честного, принципиального адвоката Аттикуса Финча, одного из последних и лучших представителей старой 'южной аристократии'.История судебного процесса по делу чернокожего парня, обвиненного в насилии над белой девушкой.Но прежде всего – история переломной эпохи, когда...

Одна из самых известных историй о доме с приведениями, ставшая вдохновением для сериала Netflix.Старинный особняк на холме приносит его обитателям одни несчастья. Никто не рискует здесь не то, что жить, даже оставаться на ночь – говорят, Хилл-хаус стал пристанищем привидений.Но однажды тишину дома нарушает шумная компания: доктор Монтегю, исследователь паранормальных явлений; Теодора, его...

One of the most influential literary works of our time, One Hundred Years of Solitude remains a dazzling and original achievement by the masterful Gabriel Garcia Marquez, winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature. One Hundred Years of Solitude tells the story of the rise and fall, birth and death of the mythical town of Macondo through the history of the Buendiá family. Inventive, amusing,...