‘My name may not ring a bell. But I'm sure many of you know my most famous work, 'The Little Prince.' If not, run to an adult right away and ask them to buy you this book. Just be careful not to keep it for themselves. No wonder. Many adults love this novel because it reminds them of the child they once were.’ This is how Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, the author of one of the most beautiful...

Vincent van Gogh, a painter who was underappreciated during his lifetime and who was missing one ear, took up more than just a paintbrush to survive the hard times. He says, ‘I’ve done a lot of different things in my life: I’ve been a bit of an art dealer, a preacher in the coalfield, a language teacher, a bookseller.’ How did he manage to survive and not give up his passion for painting?...

Maria Sklodowska was an extraordinary woman. Not only was she interested in completely extraordinary things, such as chemical experiments and physical phenomena, but she also wanted to educate herself and became an outstanding scientist! She left Poland and studied at the Sorbonne in France. There she met her husband - Pierre Curie. While researching radioactivity in a duo with her husband,...

This time you have a chance to meet one of the most famous artists in the world. Pablo Picasso, because that's who we're talking about, was the creator of paintings hanging in the best museums, but also sculptures and theater sets. He also had a very interesting and intense life, covering most of the eventful 20th century. He met many famous and interesting people, and he was occupied not...

Nicolaus Copernicus is certainly one of the most famous Poles in the world. No wonder, after all, he led to a real scientific revolution! It was he who ‘stopped the Sun and moved the Earth’, discovering that the planets move around the Sun, not the other way around, as was believed for hundreds of years. Although this citizen of Torun is primarily the author of the famous treatise ‘On the...

How well do you know our favorite furry companion? Did they really descend from wolves? What's the difference between a Chihuahua and a Saint Bernard? And just how smart are they? Join one friendly mutt on a journey to discover the secret origin of dogs, how genetics and evolution shape species, and where in the world his favorite ball bounced off to.

Farmer Pettson sat doing the crossword, with Findus the cat on his knee. ‘Tell me about when I disappeared,’ said Findus. ‘You haven't disappeared,’ said Pettson, ‘you're sitting right here.’ ‘Yes, but ? when I was little.’ ‘Oh then ... But you've heard the story so often before.’ ‘But tell it to me anyway!’ So here is the story of when Findus was little and disappeared.

One tiny snail longs to see the world and hitches a lift on the tail of a whale. Together they go on an amazing journey, past icebergs and volcanoes, sharks and penguins, and the little snail feels so small in the vastness of the world. But when disaster strikes and the whale is beached in a bay, it's the tiny snail who saves the day.

As a mama fox tucks her baby into bed, she soothes his nighttime fears of the storm outside his window with the promise of watching over him while he sleeps, just like all other baby animals around the world.