George and his best friend, Annie, have been selected as junior astronauts for a program that trains young people for a future trip to Mars. This is everything they've ever wanted-and now they get to be a part of up-to-the minute space discoveries and meet a bunch of new friends who are as fascinated by the universe as they are. But when they arrive at space camp, George and Annie quickly...

Nikolai Vasilyevich Gogol (1809-1852) is a classic of literature. Many of his works are included in the school curriculum, including 'Evenings on a farm near Dikanka' - amazing in its atmosphere and content of the story. It was after the publication of this collection that the writer was noticed in literary circles, and Alexander Sergeevich Pushkin noted the special poetry, gaiety and ease of...

The life of little Anya flows measuredly and happily. In the summer - in the village, with blueberry glades, and tall pines and a warm lake. And in the winter in Moscow, with the Tretyakov Gallery and gifts from the Children's World. But one day this life ends. Anna now lives in New York. While her parents are studying at the university, she goes to an American school, eats sandwiches with jam...

Billy and his sister, Sheena, are visiting their uncle Dr. Deep on a tiny Caribbean island. It's the perfect place to go exploring underwater...and Billy's ready for an adventure.There's only one rule to remember: Stay away from the coral reefs. Still, the reefs are so beautiful. So peaceful. Billy can't resist.But he's not alone in the water. Something's lurking deep below the surface....

Three wonderful fairy tales ‘The Disheveled Sparrow’, ‘The Steel Ring’ and ‘Warm Bread’ are not like fairy tales. These are stories about ordinary children who believe in miracles, and therefore miracles happen to them.

How can you explain to a child in a simple and clear way that it is important to be careful and attentive and that kind and brave deeds can help you out of any trouble? The main characters of this book - animals - will show by their own example how to follow these simple rules. A red-haired fox, a careless cockerel , the stubborn crane and heron and many others gathered on the pages of this book.

This book will tell you about how our solar system works. Young readers will learn many interesting facts about Space, understand how the planets differ, what satellites, comets and asteroids are, and also get acquainted with the most successful scientific missions - from the first manned flight into space to sending research probes to other planets.

When Coraline steps through a door to find another house strangely similar to her own (only better), things seem marvelous. But there's another mother there, and another father, and they want her to stay and be their little girl. They want to change her and never let her go. Coraline will have to fight with all her wit and courage if she is to save herself and return to her ordinary life.

When Coraline steps through a door to find another house strangely similar to her own (only better), things seem marvelous. But there's another mother there, and another father, and they want her to stay and be their little girl. They want to change her and never let her go. Coraline will have to fight with all her wit and courage if she is to save herself and return to her ordinary life.

Lost in a new world, Lyra finds Will—a boy on the run, a murderer—a worthy and welcome ally. For this is a world where soul-eating Specters stalk the streets and witches share the skies with troops of angels. Each is searching—Lyra for the meaning of Dark Matter, Will for his missing father—but what they find instead is a deadly secret, a knife of untold power. And neither Lyra nor Will...

Tom the Rabbit's family is moving. Mom and Dad are packing their things. Will Tom really have to leave his beloved home, room, friends? What if he can't make friends with anyone in the new place? Little Tom will have to get used to the new environment, but his old friends won't forget about him either! Tom is a baby whose life is full of events: going to kindergarten, the birth of a little...