Igor Shevchuk

Words on wings

Where are the words flying and who made them wings? Children's writer, poet and screenwriter Igor Shevchuk decided to reflect on these questions. In his new book, he collected and presented in humorous verse the most interesting idioms that have become an integral part of Russian language. Shevchuk’s playful poems, accompanied by succinct and witty explanations by the writer and poet Mikhail Lukashevich, introduce children to funny phraseologisms in their native speech, without which it is impossible to imagine the modern Russian language.

• Funny poems by the popular poet Igor Shevchuk.

• A kaleidoscope of images, play on words, sounds and meanings - techniques that make idioms easy to understand and remember.

• Laconic comments by the writer and literary critic Mikhail Lukashevich help to understand the original meaning of idioms.

• Fun illustrations by Anna Demchenko help you get acquainted with the richness of the Russian language.