In the funny and witty poems by Georgy Ladonshchikov, the most ordinary things take on new unusual meanings, helping the child's development and awakening his interest in reading. Have you ever imagined that ordinary sand can be the best drawing board? Have you noticed how the river grows? Have you seen how the gray cat and the Watchdog play volleyball, and the starlings quarrel over housing...

Illustrated edition of the first book in Harry Potter series.

The series ‘Reader for Extracurricular Reading’ is a collection of poems, fairy tales, stories and tales from the main list of extracurricular reading for students in grades 1-5 of a comprehensive school. All works are divided by genre and are intended for independent reading and reading at school. The texts of the works are printed without abbreviations. Color illustrations.

Marx held that the progression of society from capitalism to communism was 'historically inevitable'. In Russia in 1917, it seemed that Marx's theory was being born out in reality. But was the Russian Revolution really inevitable? This collection of fourteen contributions from the world's leading Russian scholars attempts to answer the question by looking back at the key turning points of the...

Funny short stories for small children.

By 1914 the powers of Europe were sliding inexorably toward war, and they pulled the Middle East along with them into one of the most destructive conflicts in human history. In The Fall of the Ottomans, award-winning historian Eugene Rogan brings the First World War and its immediate aftermath in the Middle East to vivid life, uncovering the often ignored story of the region's crucial role in...

Beautifully illustrated collection of short stories for children.

Artemis's mother has contracted a deadly disease--and the only cure lies in the brain fluid of African lemurs. Unfortunately, Artemis himself was responsible for making the lemurs extinct five years ago. Now he must enlist the aid of his fairy friends to travel back in time and save the lemur. Not only that, but he must face his deadliest foe yet: his younger self.

M. Zoshchenko is one of the largest Russian writers of the 20th century, whose work goes beyond the satirical genre. This book presents Zoshchenko the comedian, Zoshchenko the philosopher, Zoshchenko the continuer of the classical traditions of Russian prose. The Blue Book is ironic and, together with the lyrical look at the history of human relations. The text of The Blue Book is published...

The Petersburg Stories constitute Gogol's finest work, on which his fame is justly based. The plays included in this volume are 'The Government Inspector' and 'The Marriage'.