‘My name may not ring a bell. But I'm sure many of you know my most famous work, 'The Little Prince.' If not, run to an adult right away and ask them to buy you this book. Just be careful not to keep it for themselves. No wonder. Many adults love this novel because it reminds them of the child they once were.’ This is how Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, the author of one of the most beautiful stories...

Vincent van Gogh, a painter who was underappreciated during his lifetime and who was missing one ear, took up more than just a paintbrush to survive the hard times. He says, ‘I’ve done a lot of different things in my life: I’ve been a bit of an art dealer, a preacher in the coalfield, a language teacher, a bookseller.’ How did he manage to survive and not give up his passion for painting?...

Maria Sklodowska was an extraordinary woman. Not only was she interested in completely extraordinary things, such as chemical experiments and physical phenomena, but she also wanted to educate herself and became an outstanding scientist! She left Poland and studied at the Sorbonne in France. There she met her husband - Pierre Curie. While researching radioactivity in a duo with her husband, she...

This time you have a chance to meet one of the most famous artists in the world. Pablo Picasso, because that's who we're talking about, was the creator of paintings hanging in the best museums, but also sculptures and theater sets. He also had a very interesting and intense life, covering most of the eventful 20th century. He met many famous and interesting people, and he was occupied not only...

Nicolaus Copernicus is certainly one of the most famous Poles in the world. No wonder, after all, he led to a real scientific revolution! It was he who ‘stopped the Sun and moved the Earth’, discovering that the planets move around the Sun, not the other way around, as was believed for hundreds of years. Although this citizen of Toru is primarily the author of the famous treatise ‘On the...

How well do you know our favorite furry companion? Did they really descend from wolves? What's the difference between a Chihuahua and a Saint Bernard? And just how smart are they? Join one friendly mutt on a journey to discover the secret origin of dogs, how genetics and evolution shape species, and where in the world his favorite ball bounced off to.

Do you ever think about your body and how it all works? Like really properly think about it? The human body is extraordinary and fascinating and, well . . . pretty weird. Yours is weird, mine is weird, your maths teacher's is even weirder. This book is going to tell you what's actually going on in there, and answer the really important questions, like: Are bogeys safe to eat? Look, if your nose...

Part botany, part history, part cultural anthropology—Trees goes beyond the basics to tell readers everything they might want to know about this particular branch of the plant kingdom. Trees explores the important roles trees play in our ecosystem, takes an up-close-and-personal look at the parts of trees (from roots to leaves), and unpacks the cultural impact of trees from classification...

From Athena to Alexander the Great and from Egypt to Ethiopia, author Piotr Socha explores different methods of beekeeping and uncovers the debt that humans owe this vital species. His beautiful guide for children offers full-color two-page topical entries dominated by large, detailed illustrations with text running along the lower half of the pages. Bees are essential to the health of...

If you are attracted by Georgia, the Georgian language, then this phrase book is for you. This fascinating manual for young and adults will undoubtedly help you learn to learn the Georgian language. The book contains phrases for communication between parents and the child. The book is organized as one day in the life of the child, from morning to evening. Many phrases are not only childish, but...

This unique book contains colorful stories, poems, nursery rhymes, fables, riddles and an alphabet for beginning readers. There are also tips and examples on how to write letters. A colorful first reading, which is a popular reading in schools.

No encyclopedia can compare to the extremely interesting films about animals from National Geographic, BBC, Animal Planet, Discovery Channel. So why do we need these dry, compared to films, books at all? And why are children so interested in animals? One day… Eureka! I understood… Do you want to know about my discovery? Read the preface! The needs of children, which I understood with my mind,...