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.

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.

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.

When poor James Henry Trotter loses his parents in a horrible rhinoceros accident, he is forced to live with his two wicked aunts, Aunt Sponge and Aunt Spiker. After three years he becomes the saddest and loneliest boy you could find. Then one day, a wizened old man in a dark-green suit gives James a bag of magic crystals that promise to reverse his misery forever. When James accidentally...