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Review: Foglar’s boys from beaver river are a timeless classic for children and adults

Are you bored? All you have to do is gather twelve boys and one Rikitan and go on an adventure with Hochy from Beaver River - you will definitely not be bored! In the iconic children's novel, Jaroslav Foglar follows the story of two best friends - Jirka and Vilík. Their lives change when they meet R...

Review: Galls and tumors can grow on trees and people

Three autumns, dozens of adventures, hundreds of interesting animals and plants, and one sick mother who lies weakened in bed. Mojenka captures (in the beginning) fifth-grader Magdalena, who has to come to terms with her mother's cancer together with her father and grandmother. The book is divided i...

Review: Where is home?

"Two Christmas trees. Two fried carp. Two bowls of potato salad. Two piles of presents," is how one of the book's characters aptly describes the Christmas of children who live alternately with two parents. The main theme of Řapky, Migratory Cats from the Má to háké edition is precisely alternating c...

Review: Sensitively and with humour about depression

The small children's book Sadness must be asked, which is part of the Má to háček edition dedicated to challenging topics and complex situations, is already captivating with its poetic title. One day, sophomore Věnka comes into her carefree childhood life with a new, completely unknown word, de...

Review: In an engaging journey across the ocean, Fučíková investigates the fate of immigrants

Did you know that there are so many immigrants from the Czech Republic living in America that there is even a Czech-American capital? It is located in Nebraska, where the Czechs founded entire villages, where they still observe Czech traditions and speak Czech among themselves. Renáta Fučíková maps...

Review: How to make the city work for everyone?

Cities are often compared to living organisms. Buildings and neighborhoods as organ systems, connected by arteries through which people and means of transport flow. The creators of the book A city for everyone: a beginner's urban planner's manual liken it to an anthill. But someone has to plan, buil...

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