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Mother Pumpkin And Her Remarkable Gourd Family by Nadezhda Nadezhdina

Posted on September 4, 2025 by The Mitr

A fabulous little book describing how members of the pumpkin family became part of our diet. Gorgeously illustrated by Olga Kofakova Translated by Tracy Kuehn You can get the book here and here Note: The book is in large format, … Continue reading →

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The Sly Bird by Georgi Skrebitsky

Posted on August 25, 2025 by The Mitr

A little book for children telling us how sly Cuckoo bird uses other nests to raise her children. Illustrated by A. Keleynikov Translated by Vladimir Korotky   You can get the book here and here

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Ships Go Sailing On The Seas by Svyatoslav Sakharnov

Posted on August 13, 2025 by The Mitr

A little book describing various types of ships and boats. Some fantastic illustrations showing the cross sectional structures of ships. Illustrations by Eric Benjaminson and Boris Kyshtymov Retold in English by Fainna Glagoleva Note: The book was too large to … Continue reading →

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A Bookful Of Beasts by V. Mayakovsky

Posted on August 11, 2025 by The Mitr

A small picture book describing various animals like the bison, lion, lama , monkeys, crocodiles and elephants …. Illustrated by N. Charushin Translated from the Russian by Avril Pyman You can get the book here and here

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The Green Island by V. Datskevich

Posted on August 10, 2025 by The Mitr

A little book describing a green area, the Botanical Gardens, in the middle of Moscow visited by six year old boy Vadik and his father. Various plants, trees, flowers are described with birds and other animals. Colour photographs by V. … Continue reading →

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Alice by Yulia Drunina

Posted on August 9, 2025 by The Mitr

A wonderful book about a little fox named Alice who was a pet for the author. The author get Alice from the market thinking she is a dog, but only after a while she realises that she has indeed got … Continue reading →

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పుస్తకం ನಿಂಡ್ జంతువులే! – వి. మయకోవ్స్కీ (A Bookful Of Beasts! In Telugu by V. Mayakovsky)

Posted on August 8, 2025 by The Mitr

A little picture book describing various animals, వివిధ జంతువులను వివరించే చిన్న చిత్ర పుస్తకం, చిత్రాలు: యన్. చరూషిన్ అనువాదం: పి.పి.సి. జోషి You can get the book here and here

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ఆకుపచ్చ ద్వీపం- వి.దచ్కేవిచ్ (The Green Island in Telugu V. Datskevich)

Posted on August 7, 2025 by The Mitr

A little book describing a green area, the Botanical Gardens, in the middle of Moscow visited by six year old boy Vadik and his father. మాస్కో మధ్యలో ఉన్న ఒక పచ్చని ప్రాంతాన్ని వివరించే ఒక చిన్న పుస్తకం, బొటానికల్ గార్డెన్స్, ఆరు సంవత్సరాల బాలుడు … Continue reading →

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The Minor Planets by F. Yu. Zigel’

Posted on August 6, 2025 by The Mitr

Where did that group of minor planets come from, revolving around the Sun between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter? Are the minor planets related to the meteorites that strike the Earth? What role could the minor planets play in … Continue reading →

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अंतराळयानाचा प्रवास यू. कलेसनिकोव्ह; यू ग्लास्कोव(A Spaceship In Orbit In Marathi by Yu. V. Kolesnikov, Yu. N. Glazkov)

Posted on August 3, 2025 by The Mitr

पत्रकार आणि वैज्ञानिक यांच्या सहयोगाने लिहिल्या गेलेल्या या मनोरंजक पुस्तकामध्ये अंतराळयानाच्या इतिहासाचे वर्णन करण्यात आले आहे. अंतराळयानाची रचना व त्याच्या उड्डाणा- व्यतिरिक्त अवकाशामध्ये केल्या जाणाऱ्या विविध भौतिकशा- स्त्रीय, रसायनशास्त्रीय, खगोलशास्त्रीय, जीवशास्त्रीय व इतर प्रयोगांची माहिती आपणाला या पुस्तकामध्ये आढळेल. भारतीय … Continue reading →

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