★A high-quality children's literature and popular science book about environmental protection!
★As one of the best books on environmental topics and environmental awareness in Russia in 2022, this book is launched on the occasion of World Environment Day!
★The text of this book comes from Natalia Nemtsova, a famous Russian children's author, doctor of education, author of famous TV educational programs and cultural documentaries!
★The author skillfully integrates the educational philosophy and scientific knowledge of environmental protection into fairy tales, and conveys the theme of harmonious coexistence between man and nature to young readers in a simple and interesting way.
★Walk into the world of nine forest elves guards, understand the role of human beings in the environment, young readers will stimulate environmental awareness in fairy tales and gain environmental protection knowledge!
★Wonderful illustrations created by Yana Sedova!
★At the end of the book, there are also guides on how to protect of forests(the seven commandments), waste recycling, and the "life" of garbage.

Forest Guard - consists of nine forest fairies and elves. They silently guard and take care of everything in the forest: animals, mushrooms, plants, insects, etc. One of the guardians is the forest "garbage" fairy, who has no wings but has beautiful wrapping paper, this fairy has the magical power to turn large objects into small ones. Forest keepers often go to rescue fish (such as a sturgeon spawning from a fishing net), birds (such as a plastic bottle from a pelican's pouch), animals (such as a female lynx from a trap) lynx), plants (such as saving forests from fires), and mushrooms (people destroy toadstools, and wild animals may use them to heal themselves).

In the process of reading this story, young readers will also learn what is spawning, what mushrooms are edible, why ants milk aphids, which birds fly south for winter, the function and structure of mycelium, etc. At the same time, young readers will also find a variety of environmental ideas and warnings, such as recycling waste, protecting wildlife habitat, broken glass can ignite dry leaves and start forest fires, which species are extinct because of humans, and more. Forest keepers mourned the negative impact on wildlife and cried often, but not tears, but tears that looked like pollen grains. But they also always believe that these "two-legged giants" are kind and compassionate, they can also help animals, stop littering, save the environment, and they can be awakened.

【Author】Natalia Nemtsova
Well-known Russian children's author, doctor of education, well-known screenwriter of children's radio and children's radio programs, playwright of children's TV series, and author of famous TV educational programs and cultural documentaries. Natalia has worked in television for many years and is the mother of three children. Natalia's books have been distributed over 100,000 copies in Russia alone, and her works have been licensed to China! The fairy tales created by Natalia mainly revolve around popular science themes such as animals and plants, natural phenomena, courtesy and exploration. They are inspiring and educational, and most of them have been adapted into radio dramas.
All her books have a unique type - fairy tale encyclopedia, which is especially good at describing natural phenomena and laws with the help of characters and images in fairy tales, explaining behavior rules and etiquette, etc., and bringing important topics into a simple and interesting way to little readers.

【Illustrator】Yana Sedova
Yana Sedova is an illustrator who has won many awards in the Russian and International Book Illustration Contests and an internationally renowned young artist, graduated from the Moscow Arts and Industry Academy named after S.G. Stroganov (workshop of A.A. Koshkin). She like travelling, it helps her in collecting material for creating her unique fairy world of illustrations. Yana Sedova is the laureate of Russian and international illustration competitions, she is member of The Moscow Artists Union from 2011. Her art and book illustrations have been widely exhibited and acclaimed. Her works have been licensed to China, Japan, the United Kingdom, the United States, Germany, France, Denmark and other countries!
【Awards, prizes】
2020 BIBF Ananas International Illustration Exhibition/ Finalist (for “The Little Prince”)
Nami Island Concourse/Finalist (short list) (for “The Little Prince”)
The 2019 winner of the book illustration competition “Image of the Book” (for “Alexei Tolstoy -The Folk Tales”)
The 2017 winner of the book illustration competition “Image of the Book” (for “Alexei Tolstoy –The Magpie’s Fairy Tales”)
The 2016 winner of the book illustration competition “Image of the Book” (for “Alexei Tolstoy – The Mermaid’s Fariy Tales”)
The 2015 winner of the book illustration competition “Image of the Book” (for “The Snow Queen”)
The 2012 winner of the book illustration competition “Image of the Book” - Diploma in the nomination “The Best Illustrations to Books for Children and Teenagers” for illustrations to the book “Fairy Tales of Ingushetia”.
The 2009 winner of the book illustration competition “Image of the Book- Diploma in the nomination “New Names in Book Illustration” for illustration to “Nevsky Prospekt” by N.V.Gogol.
2010 – The International Contest in Korea “CJ Picture Book Festival”. Illustrations to “Caliph Stork” by W. Hauff were among 50 works included in the finals, and were also demonstrated at the final exhibition in Seoul.
2009 – The International Contest in Korea “CJ Picture Book Festival”. Illustrations to “Ruslan and Ludmila” by A.S. Pushkin were among 50 works included in the finals, and were also demonstrated at the final exhibition in Seoul.
Winner of the XIIIth edition of the FSU contest of the Book Arts (“Искусство книги”) for the “Russian birds encyclopedia”;
2008 – House of Graphic Art named after Rovinsky. “Traditional Block Print”. Illustrations to “The Story of Little Muck” by W. Hauff were included in the final exhibition of the contest.
2007 – Charity Foundation “Cherished Dream”.“Artists of Cherished Dream”, 1st Prize.