A translated english version of a Russian (U.S.S.R) school book. Originaly published during the 1950's to teach Russian children english. The following is a excerpt from the forword. "This ia a Book about things you can find all around you. Many of them are old friends of a note book and a pencil, a tes cup and a knife, a shirt anda pair of shoes, a saw and a hammer, a watch and an electric bulb, the house you live in and the car that speeds down the street, past your house. You've known all these things for a long time, and yet you don't really know them at all. (The book basicaly explains how everyday objects are made.)