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?...

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.

Do you ever think about your body and how it all works? Like really properly think about it? The human body is extraordinary and fascinating and, well . . . pretty weird. Yours is weird, mine is weird, your maths teacher's is even weirder. This book is going to tell you what's actually going on in there, and answer the really important questions, like: Are bogeys safe to eat? Look, if your...

Part botany, part history, part cultural anthropology—Trees goes beyond the basics to tell readers everything they might want to know about this particular branch of the plant kingdom. Trees explores the important roles trees play in our ecosystem, takes an up-close-and-personal look at the parts of trees (from roots to leaves), and unpacks the cultural impact of trees from classification...

From Athena to Alexander the Great and from Egypt to Ethiopia, author Piotr Socha explores different methods of beekeeping and uncovers the debt that humans owe this vital species. His beautiful guide for children offers full-color two-page topical entries dominated by large, detailed illustrations with text running along the lower half of the pages. Bees are essential to the health of...

If you are attracted by Georgia, the Georgian language, then this phrase book is for you. This fascinating manual for young and adults will undoubtedly help you learn to learn the Georgian language. The book contains phrases for communication between parents and the child. The book is organized as one day in the life of the child, from morning to evening. Many phrases are not only childish, but...

Forget about the boring pages of textbooks. Witty and tricky problems for ingenuity and fascinating puzzles, secrets of encrypted correspondence and amazing tricks with numbers, intricate tricks of mathematical gymnastics and even short stories with a mathematical secret await you. The great popularizer of science Yakov Isidorovich Perelman will help you understand: mathematics is entertaining...

This unique book contains colorful stories, poems, nursery rhymes, fables, riddles and an alphabet for beginning readers. There are also tips and examples on how to write letters. A colorful first reading, which is a popular reading in schools.

The textbook is part of the educational complex for children from 11 years old, studying Russian as a foreign language from scratch to level B1. The line is designed for 4 years (class) of training. A kit for each level includes a textbook, workbook, and teacher's book. Interactive tasks and audio applications are available by QR codes placed in print media. A large set of additional materials...

The workbook is part of the educational complex for children from 11 years old, studying Russian as a foreign language from scratch to level B1. The line is designed for 4 years (class) of training. The kit for each level includes a textbook, workbook and teacher's book, provided with links to the audio application and additional tasks in a digital environment. There are prescriptions for...