Tag Archives: nature

Builders Without Tools by Vitaly Bianki

In this post, we will see the book Builders Without Tools by Vitaly Bianki. About the book A little book describing how birds build their fantastic nests without any tools, using only beak and the materials they find in nature. … Continue reading

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Birds Of The Russian Woods – Snegiryov

In this post, we will see the book Birds Of The Russian Woods – G. Snegiryov. About the book Many different birds live in the woods of Russia. Some, like the titmouse and woodpecker, have almost no fear of people. … Continue reading

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Tales Of A Naturalist by Pyotr Manteufel

In this post, we will see the book Tales Of A Naturalist by Pyotr Manteufel. About the book There are different ways of loving nature. One might love nature because it is generally accepted to love it and to say, … Continue reading

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Kids And Cubs by Olga Perovskaya

In this post, we will see the book Kids And Cubs by Olga Perovskaya. About the book Childhood recollections of animals by an author from Alma-Ata, the capital of the Kazakh Republic (now Kazakhstan). There are tales of a pair … Continue reading

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A Picture Book Of Insects by Vitaly Tanasyichuk

In this post, we will see the book A Picture Book Of Insects by Vitaly Tanasyichuk. About the book A book about insects What an empty place the desert seems to be—nothing but sand all around and wilted bushes that … Continue reading

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The Sun’s Storehouse – Prishvin

In this post, we will see the book The Sun’s Storehouse by M. Prishvin. About the book This is a collection of four stories by Russian author Mikhail Prishvin (1873-1954). The Sun’s Storehouse is about two orphaned siblings, ten-year-old Mitya … Continue reading

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A Ticket To Ride by N. Osipov

In this post, we will see the book A Ticket To Ride by N. Osipov. About the book A Ticket to Ride or Stories About Resourceful Travellers with a Truthful Introduction and Equally Truthful Afterwords, with Puzzles and Hints by … Continue reading

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The Green Island – Datskevich

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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Man and Nature – Fedorov

In this post, we will see the book Man and Nature by E. Fedorov. About the book The book explores the aspect of development from the perspective of the relationship of humanity to nature. The author links these to a … Continue reading

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This Amazingly Symmetrical World – Tarasov

In this post, we will see the book This Amazingly Symmetrical World by Lev Tarasov. As we had written in the earlier post with Tarasov’s Calculus, which was remade electronically using LaTeX typesetting engine, this is another of his books which have … Continue reading

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