Alyosha Solnyshkin dreams of the ocean. He dreams of becoming a sailor, and when his grandmother sends him to the city to enter the school, this brave boy arbitrarily leaves for Okeansk. Solnyshkin gets into the crew of the ship 'Give!', where fun and unexpected adventures await him, during which he will learn to always follow the arrow of his compass-heart.

The book of the Soviet biologist, writer and popularizer of science for children Igor Akimushkin 'Traces of Unseen Animals' will tell about the amazing, previously unknown to science animals that man managed to meet. Some species are indeed recognized as new, while the existence of others is questioned.

Eleven-year-old Tomas has a secret friend like no other: Flicker, a dragon with glittering eyes and scales that flicker from fiery orange to ruby red. But Tomas is also having to get used to Flicker being away, now that his dragon's home is back in the frosty North. Adventure is never far away for Tomas, though - as he finds out when another dragon hatches on the dragonfruit tree at the bottom...

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....

Gabe is exploring the tunnels of an ancient Egyptian pyramid. Unfortunately, Gabe is also lost! And Gabe is not alone. Someone else is in the pyramid, too.

While staying with his weird great-aunt Kathryn, Evan visits an eerie old toy store and buys a dusty can of Monster Blood. It's fun to play with at first. And Evan's dog, Trigger, likes it so much, he eats some. But then Evan notices something weird about the slimy green ooze. It keeps growing. And growing. And growing.And all that growing has given the Monster Blood a monstrous appetite. . . .

The book includes stories and fairy tales by the famous Russian writer Maxim Gorky, created by him for children: ‘The Case of Yevseyka’, ‘Misha’, ‘Sparrow’, ‘Samovar’, ‘The Tale of Ivanushka the Fool’, ‘Shake’. For primary school age

A calico cat, about to have kittens, hears the lonely howl of a chained-up hound deep in the backwaters of the bayou. She dares to find him in the forest, and the hound dares to befriend this cat, this feline, this creature he is supposed to hate. They are an unlikely pair, about to become an unlikely family. Ranger urges the cat to hide underneath the porch, to raise her kittens there because...

The book ‘The Tale of Lost Time’ includes three children's fairy tales by the famous writer and playwright E. Schwartz: ‘The Tale of Lost Time’, ‘Two Brothers’ and ‘The New Adventures of Puss in Boots’. Wonderful illustrations for this book were drawn by the young talented artist E. Muratova.

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.

Who are friends? Classmates, neighbors at the dacha, boys and girls in the yard or in extracurricular activities, or maybe a brother and sister or mom and dad? Everyone can be friends, the most faithful, cheerful inventors and playmates, or they can also be those with whom it’s even interesting to do homework. And your favorite authors can also be friends - A. Barto, E. Uspensky, S. Marshak, S....