In a small valley on a green meadow is an amazing house, painted with blue paint. In this house lives a family of moomin trolls: Moomin-Mama, Moomin-Papa and Moomin-Troll himself. And even if one day a big company appears on the threshold, everyone will have a place here. In fact, there are a lot of incomprehensible and dangerous things around - natural disasters, magic hats, ant lions ......

The book acquaints the reader with the history of piracy, which appeared simultaneously with shipping and sea trade and accompanied humanity at all times. The publication contains amazing facts and legends about pirates, introduces their life on the ship during long voyages. In the book you can read about the most famous sea robbers, including Henry Morgan, Blackbeard, and the fairy-tale...

Introduces the different types of big and wild cats, including tigers, lions, leopards, cheetahs, and pumas.

Given today's concern with the state of the environment, an understanding of the forces that shape Earth has never been more important for young readers. Navigators: Planet Earth by Barbara Taylor is an authoritative and visually engaging look at this planet we call home, from the forces that made it to its environments, weather, landscapes, resources, and the impact humans continue to have on...

Explores various trains and their uses, from steam locomotives to magnetic levitation trains.

Mashenka got lost in the forest and got to the bear. And he was delighted: there would be a mistress in the house, she would start heating the oven, cooking porridge and feeding him, the clubfoot. The bear does not let the girl go home, no matter how you ask. But Cleverr Mashenka soon figured out how to outwit the bear and return to her grandparents! This Russian folk tale in the classic...

The story of a man who can live under water became one of the most famous in the work of A. Belyaev and formed the basis of the film of the same name - the leader of the Soviet film distribution. Like many other works by Belyaev, 'Amphibian Man' glorifies science and human possibilities, truly limitless. The magical worlds of Alexander Belyaev, inhabited by brave, honest and strong-willed...

A prize winning Siamese Cat has been stolen, and all evidence points to the Find-Outers' friend Luke. Fatty Larry, Daisy, Pip and Bets know Luke is innocent, but how can they prove it? The Find-Outers have another mystery to solve!

For some reason, dad left on a business trip at night, and a few days later mom and younger brother disappeared without a trace, and Shurka and Tanya were left alone. 'The raven took it away' - everyone around whispers. But what is this Raven and who will show the way to the road? The border between the city of Crow and an ordinary city is easier to cross than an easy one - but only one way....

The demigods race to the rescue, to find that Grover has made an important discovery: two new powerful half-bloods whose parentage is unknown. But that's not all that awaits them. The Titan lord, Kronos, has set up his most devious trap yet, and the young heroes have just fallen prey.

The book by the master of Russian Popcornular science literature Boris Anastasyevich Kordemsky is a collection of mathematical miniatures: various entertaining problems, mathematical games, puzzles, trick jokes. It has been published several times both in our country and abroad. For many years it has been and remains a reference book for many generations of teachers and students. Anyone who is...

A dance at Greg's middle school has everyone scrambling to find a partner, and Greg is determined not to be left by the wayside. So he concocts a desperate plan to find someone—anyone!—to go with on the big night.