Ship from Germany, hardcover. Где-то на севере есть удивительная деревушка Котьма. Удивительна она тем, что живут в ней одни только коты! Впрочем, есть среди них и самые настоящие морские волки, которых так и тянет к приключениям. На этот раз неутомимые коты спешат на помощь к друзьям, потерпевшим кораблекрушение у берегов Австралии. Котам, как всегда, предстоит проявить чудеса смекалки и изобретательности, чтобы одолеть все препятствия на своем пути.
Children’s writer, poet, playwright and screenwriter. He was born in Moscow on 5th July 1958. Usachev has produced over 250 works for children in Russia. Six of his books are recommended by the Russian Ministry of Education as teaching aids in schools, including ‘Safety Advice for Everyday Life) (for 7-10 year-olds), ‘Declaration of Human Rights’, ‘My Geographical Discoveries’ and ‘Learning to Save Energy’ (for 9-10 year olds). Aside from his poetry and prose, Usachev has written a great deal for the stage, mainly for puppet theatre and musical productions. He has written or co-written around 15 plays. His plays have been performed in 50 theatres in Russia as well as in Ukraine and Belarus.
The art is the only saving grace of this book. Actually, the art is pretty awesome. I applaud the illustrator! But the text... that was terrible. We slogged our way through it anyway, as part of the language learning routine, but that was painful.