Good stories about animals and birds

Children, adolescents and adults, the heroes of the works included in this collection come to visit the wild and gain an invaluable gift of communication with the world of those whom we have tamed.
15 authors are presented under one cover, including such masters of the genre as Ernest Seton-Tompson and Boris Zhitkov. There are also returned names: for example, Leo Zilov with a story about the adventures of the Zhuravka Zhurki, as well as the legendary Anna Hvolson, thanks to which Murzilka and Dunno appeared in our children"s literature.
... And also original illustrations, including such talented artists as Nikolai Tirsa, Theodore Pevzner, Nikolai Kupyanov and others.
Compiled by V.V. Kuzmin