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Puppets Without Strings (Science for Everyone) – Varshavsky, Pospelov

Posted on January 12, 2020 by

In this post, we will see the book Puppets Without Strings: Reflections on the Evolution and Control of Some Man-Made Systems by V. I. Varshavsky, D. A. Pospelov. This is another book in the Science For Everyone series. About the … Continue reading →

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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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Whose is the Sun? – Averenkov

Posted on December 14, 2019 by

In this post, we will see the book Whose is the Sun? by Yuri Averenkov. About the book The book narrates the story of a pup and a chick who start to play and end up as friends. As in … 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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How Baby Elephant Learnt to Dance – Yarmish

Posted on December 9, 2019 by

In this post, we will see the book How Baby Elephant Learnt to Dance by Yuri Yarmish. About the book This is a children’s book that tells the tale of a baby elephant who wants to dance after listening to … Continue reading →

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A picture book of astronomy – Levin, Radlova

Posted on December 7, 2019 by

In this post, we will see A picture book of astronomy by Boris Levin and Lidia Radlova. About the book The book has several topics in basic astronomy in the form of questions and answers (total 16). Each question is … Continue reading →

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Vasilisa the Beautiful – Russian Fairy Tales

Posted on December 5, 2019 by

In this post, we will see the book Beautiful Vasilisa: Russian Fairy Tales. Vasilisa the Beautiful is a well known Russian folktale. About the book The book is a collection of sixteen fairy tales from Russia. They include stories of … Continue reading →

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