Tag Archives: animals

A Bookful of Beasts – Mayakovsky

Posted on December 20, 2019 by

In this post, we will see the book A Bookful of Beasts by Vladimir Mayakovsky. About the book The book is a picture book that describes various animals like elephants, llamas, giraffes, penguins, monkeys, camels, crocodiles, zebras, pelicans, bison, ostriches, … Continue reading →

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What The Bat Told Us – Zubkov

Posted on December 17, 2019 by

In this post, we will see the book What the Bat Told Us by Boris Zubkov. About the book The book describes physiology and adaptations in animals which have inspired human inventions. There is a term for these innovations called as Biomimetics. … Continue reading →

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Alice – Drunina

Posted on December 12, 2019 by

In this post, we will see the book Alice by Yulina Drunina. About the book The book is a story about how a steppe-fox, a corsak, finds its way to the author’s home from a pet market along with a … Continue reading →

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The Green Island – Datskevich

Posted on December 11, 2019 by

In this post, we will see the book The Green Island by Victor Datskevich. About the book In the book, a father and son (Vadik) explore botanical gardens of Moscow. The book is a nice introduction to nature watch for children which … Continue reading →

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Physiology for Everyone – Sergeev

Posted on December 17, 2018 by

In this post, we will see the book Physiology for Everyone by B. F. Sergeev. About the book Our planet, the Earth, is the home of hundreds of thousands of living creatures. Life has permeated everywhere. It has ascended to the … Continue reading →

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Man and Animals – Dmitriyev

Posted on January 27, 2017 by

In this post we will see Man and Animals by Yuri Dmitriyev. Man’s life on Earth is bound up fast with animals, birds, and fish t insects and beasts, octopi and worms. But over the millennia Man’s relationships with animals … Continue reading →

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Forest Homes – Bianki

Posted on January 20, 2017 by

In this post we will see Forest Homes by Vitaly Bianki. The book is actually a compilation of four children’s stories Forest Homes – Translated by Fainna Glagoleva Red Hill – Translated by Olga Shartse Ant Hurries Home – Translated … Continue reading →

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Science for Everyone – Ethology What Animals Do and Why?

Posted on October 8, 2013 by

Ethology is derived from two Greek words: “ethos”, meaning character, or custom; and “logos”, meaning study. In this post we will see another book in the series Science For Everyone. This one is titled Ethology – What Animals Do and … Continue reading →

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Baby Animals – Marshak, Barto, Laptev

Posted on September 10, 2013 by

  We now come to a wonderful and cute little children’s book titled Baby Animals and published by Raduga. This book is actually a compilation of three books on animal Babies. The first one is Babies of the Zoo by … Continue reading →

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