Tomek in the country of Kangaroo. Shklyarsky A.

Gymnasium student Tomek Vilmovsky lives in the family of his native aunt Yanina - the boy’s mother died, and the disgraced father was forced to go abroad two years earlier. Fourteen -year -old Tomek dreams of traveling, devoting almost all the free time to reading books about other continents and countries. Suddenly, shortly before the end of the school year, an unexpected guest, an extravagant starla and a traveler named Yan Smuga appear on the threshold of the aunt's house. He tells Tomek about his father, very longing for his son, and about the company of Gagenbek, which is engaged in catching wild animals for zoos. So Tomek receives an invitation to join the expedition to Australia and, of course, without hesitation, he joyfully agrees. And which boy would have done differently in his place?..

the exciting adventures that he had dreamed about so long ago! In the stories of the fearless Tomek Vilmovsky, who came out of the pen of the Polish writer Alfred Shklyarsky, more than one generation of young books of books grew. Here is the first novel from this cycle-“Tomek in the country of Kangaroo”, the translation of which was re-verified and supplemented by interesting and informative science certificates. Wonderful illustrations for the book were created by the artist Vladimir Kanivets.