Vladimir Mayakovsky (1893û1930) is one of the most important poets of the 20th century. His works, addressed to the adult reader, have become classics of Soviet literature. But Mayakovsky is no less famous as the author of poems for children. Cheerful, mi

Grade 4 Up-Harry has just returned to Hogwarts after a lonely summer. Dumbledore is uncommunicative and most of the students seem to think Harry is either conceited or crazy for insisting that Voldemort is back and as evil as ever. Angry, scared, and unab

Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (or, in more recent editions, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn) is a novel by Mark Twain, first published in the United Kingdom in December 1884 and in the United States in February 1885. Commonly named among the Great Ame

Lyudmila Ulitskaya once invented these stories for her children, and after many years her grandchildren also read them. They learned about the old tram, which dreams of the sea, about the Vegetarian Spider, who prefers strawberries to flies, about the Tad

It is difficult to find something as funny, talented and witty in our literature as this outstanding book by Vsevolod Nestaik, who is often called the Gogol of modern Ukrainian children's literature. It is not for nothing that 'Toreadors from Vasyukivka' has been translated into twenty languages and is included in Andersen's Especially Honorable List as one of the greatest works of world...

Baguette, a seemingly ordinary house cat, is a descendant of the magic Catlanteans who lived long ago in peace and happiness on the island of Catlantis. When he falls in love with the seductive alley cat Purriana, she insists Baguette accomplish a heroic feat before she’ll agree to marriage.

In the finale of the four-book Beastly Crimes series, Chief Badger faces his most bizarre case yet, in which someone is plucking and burning the feathers of birds in the Far Woods. To make things even worse, the top suspect is his former assistant, young Badgercat. Chief Badger knows that Badgercat can't possibly be the Plucker, so who plucked Lady Cuckoo and attacked the owl twins, Chuck...

The peaceful existence of the animals in the Far Woods is threatened by a crime wave in this third volume of the fanciful Beastly Crimes Book series. First, an underground art exhibition is robbed. Soon after, Marquise, a pampered, snow-white Persian, is kidnapped from the cat show. To Chief Badger and his ambitious assistant, Badgercat, all clues point to the snooty Arctic Fox as the...

Flush with success from having solved the case of the murdered Rabbit, crotchety detective Chief Badger and his impetuous young assistant, Badgercat, anticipate the return of peace and quiet to their community. But trouble recurs with a visit from Huntington Farm's bloodthirsty security team, who bring accusations of theft and harsh demands for justice. Guard dog Muxtar and hunting hound Polkan...

В книги этой серии вошли самые популярные произведения для детей известных писателей и поэтов, которые входят в программу внеклассного чтения для начальной школы. Это не только интересные, но и нужные книги. Книга Э. Успенского 'Смешные рассказы для детей' - это очень весёлое внеклассное чтение, потому что в неё вошли любимые рассказы Э. Успенского - про мальчика Яшу и про собак. Юных учеников...

В книге 'Вредные советы' Г. Остера серии 'Библиотека начальной школы' собраны самые смешные вредные советы. Они будут интересны и полезны не только ученикам 1-4 классов, но и их старшим братьям и сёстрам и даже взрослым. 'Вредные советы' входят в программу внеклассного чтения для начальной школы.Для младшего школьного возраста.

Грег Хэффли всегда мечтал поскорее вырасти. Но так ли это круто – взрослеть? Ходить на вечеринки, где бывают девчонки? Мириться с тем, что твоё тело начинает меняться, и не в лучшую сторону? Да ещё домашние взваливают на тебя кучу обязанностей. А со своим лучшим другом Грег в ссоре… Пора взглянуть правде в глаза: в одиночку он со всем этим не справится.