Kit swims north. 4th edition. Strokina A.

On the back of a huge whale, a mysterious animal mamora floats across the ocean. Mamoru has a difficult task: to find one and only - its own is the island and become its keeper. Will he, so inept and tiny, so defenseless in the midst of a turbulent ocean, hear the call of the islands that is intended for him? Anastasia Strokina’s magical story “Keith floats to the north” tells about the ocean and the islands living in it, about outlandish birds, fish, animals and, of course, about the mysterious northern people - Aleuts. It may seem that a real Aleutian folklore is woven into the narrative of Kita. However, the book is from the beginning to the end of the author’s fiction, an attempt to inhabit the real island invented characters and legends.

This fairy tale is wise and romantic. Behind an exciting plot, serious topics are hidden: friendship, support, search for purpose.

The artist Irina Petelina created for this book amazing beauty watercolor illustrations - as magical as the dreams of Mamora about the distant island. “KOMAPAGID. Favorites ” - a series of reprints of our best texts. “Keat floats north” brought the writer and translator Anastasia Strokina the victory at the Bookra contest (2015), a special prize of the V.P. Krapivin Prize, and the All -Russian Prize of the Far East.

This philosophical fairy tale was loved by children and adults, it is included in the school curriculum and invariably inspires readers: they put performances and write research on it.