"Classics Explained" is an entirely new approach to studying the school literature curriculum, tailored for modern children. The series includes readers containing unabridged texts. Instead of boring footnotes, every work is followed by hundreds of engaging, color-illustrated comments and notes that expand knowledge across four subjects at once: literature, Russian language, history, and geography! What is a "grosh" and how does it differ from a ruble? How were young women married off in the past, and what does the word "priest" mean? Who was Dhu al-Qarnayn, and how did women do laundry in olden times?
Reading classic literature often raises many questions, not only for children but for their parents as well! In this book, we will break down the classics and the classic authors, provide detailed explanations of unfamiliar words, and accompany them with interesting facts and illustrations.
Thanks to these colorful notes, exploring folk tales and the works of the Brothers Grimm, I. A. Krylov, A. P. Chekhov, and P. P. Bazhov will become an immersive journey into history and culture, offering unexpected discoveries and making the school curriculum truly engaging.
Pages: 386 (offset paper). Hardcover
Dimensions: 242x166x30 mm
Series: Classics Explained
