The book contains texts taken from periodial editions and covers many topics: Russia, Language (foreign languages, slang), Hobbies, Health, Food, Family, Education, Culture, Sports, Politics, Mass Media, Army, Life in the Capital and suburbs, Migration, Emansipation, Social Problems (homeless people, rasism, slavery), Ecology and Environment, Cosmos, Contemporary Technology, Problems of Modern...

The book presents the story 'The Diary of Fox Mickey' by the famous Russian writer of the early twentieth century Sasha Cherny. The work is written in the form of a diary from the perspective of a dog that can write. Fox Mickey talks about his amazing adventures, observations and discoveries. Together with him, readers will visit the Paris Zoo, see a performance at the circus, and take a boat...

A mouse is taking a stroll through the deep, dark wood when along comes a hungry fox, then an owl, and then a snake. The mouse is good enough to eat but smart enough to know this, so he invents . . . the gruffalo! As Mouse explains, the gruffalo is a creature with terrible claws, and terrible tusks in its terrible jaws, and knobbly knees and turned-out toes, and a poisonous wart at the end of...

This beautiful book contains six fairy tales by Josef Capek, a famous Czech artist, graphic artist, and book illustrator. Once, following the example of his younger brother Karel, the famous Czech writer, Josef took and composed fairy tales about a dog and a cat who lived in a house on the edge of the forest. These simple, kind and sweet stories immediately fell in love with all the kids,...

The House on Mango Street is the remarkable story of Esperanza Cordero, a young Latina girl growing up in Chicago, inventing for herself who and what she will become. Told in a series of vignettes-sometimes heartbreaking, sometimes deeply joyous-Sandra Cisneros' masterpiece is a classic story of childhood and self-discovery. Few other books in our time have touched so many readers.

Out of jail and up to no good, Hefty Hugh and Lanky Len are robbers on a mission. They've been stealing eggs from the fat red hen, and now they have their eyes set on the real prize-the fat red hen herself. They think their plan is foolproof, but they haven't counted on one very tiny, very quiet thing. The ladybug has outsmarted these bandits once-and she's ready to do it again!

Let’s face it: Greg Heffley will never change his wimpy ways. Somebody just needs to explain that to Greg’s father. You see, Frank Heffley actually thinks he can get his son to toughen up, and he enlists Greg in organized sports and other “manly” endeavors. Of course, Greg is able to easily sidestep his father’s efforts to change him. But when Greg’s dad threatens to send him to military...

Old man Pettson was looking for a bag of fishing floats in the attic. Findus jumped on a large green canvas sausage, which bounced him downstairs. 'Why do you have such dangerous sausages lying about in the attic?' scolded Findus. 'That's a tent,' Pettson said. He started to dream how much fun it would be to camp by the lake and grill fish over the fire as the sun set...That's not exactly how...

Oh, the same goat-dereza!.. Because of her, the grandfather got rid of his sons, wife and peace, and the bunny could not enter his hut. She scared a bunny, a bear, a wolf, a fox to death... But there is one good man in the world who is not afraid of this animal. Who is he? Where did it come from?.. Only those who read this book, which was drawn with great wit by the well-known Ukrainian artist...

Judy has a mood ring, and its Extra Special Powers have put Judy in a predicting mood. But her outrageous predictions have everyone wondering if Judy really is psychic. According to 'Madame M' (for Moody), the Toad Pee Club's long-lost mascot will reappear, Judy will earn the coveted Thomas Jefferson tricorn-hat sticker, and love just might be the real reason behind her teacher's new eyeglasses.