Have you ever thought of a main victory of Joanne Rowling, the author of Harry Potter? Of course, she became rich and famous, but even this is not important. His favour for the humanity is enormously valuable-children started to read! Though our compilation doesn’t contain any magical stories about an unusual boy, we still have collected several interesting for you
Mizelinski Oleksandra and Daniel «Under the earth. Under the water»
The word «alligate» comes from the Latin «alligo» – «to connect». Alligate that are book and periodicals which have two title pages, two beginnings and connect two stories. But not only this attractes kids in a book-alligate «Under the earth. Under the water». At first kids get to know everything that is going on under the earth: about the core of the earth and caves, about underground layers and roots which are eaten by different creatures, about mines and even subway. Well no, at first about everything that is under the water: about the coral reefs and the deepest oceans, about submarines and « Titanic», about fish and other sea creatures and the scientists who study them. Oh wait! But what must be in the beginning? About everything and at the moment, because it is a book-alligate created by a Polish couple of artists and designers Oleksandra and Daniel Mizelinski,and you can start reading it from whatever place you like.
Sylvia Plat «Kitchen of Mister Cherry»
Some strange stories are happening sometimes in the kitchens, and one of them will tell to the kids an American writer and poetess Sylvia Plat. Actually, she wrote for adults, but also she has created several amazing stories for kids too. Her restless characters, who live in the kitchen of Mr.Cherry, are eager to flip everything upwards, to switch their usual jobs and to entrust the execution of their work to somebody else. For putting in order strange Coffeemachine and Mixer, diligent Iron and Laundry and all the other residents have to listen to kitchen spirits, who want to save Mr.Cherry’s kitchen when everything goes nuts. But will they be able to do that? You will never know till you visit a strange kitchen by yourself, that means till you read a funny story from a mother-poetess Sylvia Plat. Due to the wonderful translation done by Catherine Mikhalitzina, the characters of the story now speak to us in Ukrainian.
Jo Nelson «Historium»
Artbook is a creation, but only because of that it depicts a history of the ancient civilizations. Do you think that tellings about the historical findings and museum values are boring? No, when in this is engaged Jo Nelson, editor and writer, who in 17 years after graduating from Cambridge university specializes in the educative literature. The most valuable findings help us to find out about lives of our ancestors, and the illustrated encyclopedia «Historium» involves us into the ancient times of the era of dynasty Silla in Korea and ancient Rome, Africa and ancient Egypt, Polynesia and Mesopotamia. A grabbing and mysterious world the book opens not only for kids but also for adults who are interested in the ancient findings. To look through all the artifacts you can due to the illustrations made by Richard Wilkinson. It would be much more interesting to see all that is in the book, but let «Historium» become a pointer for the little lovers of science.
Matsey Shymanovych «A Year in a Magic Country»
This time wimmelbuch is a book-review about a Magic Country. Different months (they are 12), strange characters and an interactive game are connected in the book. You wouldn’t regret it, if you will decide to have fun with your child, evolving into this book. Wouldn’t it be interesting to get acquainted with a Fairy, Tubopotamus and a Pager, who were invented and lively by the Polish master of puppets and artist Matsey Shymanovych? A wimmelbuch will present the readers an acquaintance with the residents of the Magic Country and the esthetic pleasure from a qualitative periodical.
Ivan Franko «When the animals used to speak»
And finally a compilation of the fairytales from the classic of the Ukrainian literature Ivan Franko. «When the animals used to speak» are the instuctive stories with the help of which Ivan Franko used to entertain and educate when he became a father. His literary inheritance helps to educate even now, teaching kids virtues. You’d better imagine Lion, Donkey, Cancer and a Painted Fox and many other characters who personify human traits, the little readers will help the illustrations made by Valeria Sokolova.
These and many other books from the «Publishing House of an Old Lion» are waiting for in the «Lviv Workshop of Chocolate» at the adress: Peremohu sq.,7.