Stefan Casta is a world-famous writer who has collected a bouquet of awards in the field of children's literature. He has already become a favorite of Russian readers as an author of teenage novels. Casta was a journalist on radio and television for a long time. In 1981, he decided to devote himself to what interested him most - nature - after all, he lived in the south of Sweden on a small farm for about 30 years. Casta even made several films about nature and the Swedish countryside. Now he has devoted himself entirely to literature. Of course, he has books about nature - about the joy it brings us and about the need to protect it. One of Stefan Casta's most famous series about nature is expeditions through fields and forests with the ant Sophie. The first books in the series - "Sophie in the World of Flowers" and "Sophie in the World of Trees" have finally appeared in Russian. All information has undergone scientific editing and is adapted to the nature of the Russian central zone.
Do you know what kind of tree the paper this book is printed on is made of? What kind of trees are used to make musical instruments and warships, toothpicks and drawing charcoal, ice cream sticks and skis? How old is the oldest oak tree in Russia, and why do oaks grow alone? Why do maple leaves turn different colors in the fall?
Ant Sophie invites you to an amazing expedition. Together with her, we will learn many interesting things about the life of trees and flowers that we meet every day.
Recommended reader age: 4+
Author: Stefan Casta
Artist: Mosberg Boo
Translator: Irina Matytsina
Editor: Ksenia Kovalenko
Year of release: 2018
Publisher: White Crow / Albus Corvus
Pages: 48
Cover type: Hardcover
Dimensions: 268x205x10 mm
ISBN: 978-5-906640-32-1
Book Series: Sophie