★From the Russian master children's book writer, the winner of the silver medal of the Russian Academy of Arts and the International Federation of Children's Books (IBBY) certificate, the talented painter in many fields, the naturalist - Peter Bagin!
In this new book, Peter Bagin continues to introduce children to his favorite topic: the wonderful creatures of nature - animals and birds that inhabit the forest, telling children how to distinguish wolves from dogs by their footprints , lynxes and wolverines, white rabbits and hares, how to tell who lives there by the appearance of a hole or nest, how to "read" the marks left by bears or tigers, etc. on trees, and more.
★This book is based on the painstaking research work of many outstanding Russian biologists, whose subtle observations, and the most interesting facts about the life of forest animals and birds, helped the author create this book.
★The artist's natural and realistic painting style makes this book a real forest animal portrait album and natural ecology science exhibition. The text is full of fun and humor, expressing deep respect, kindness and warmth to the forest, to every animal and bird.
★Suitable for children over 3 years old, it is recommended that parents accompany their children to read together. Through visiting, searching and learning, let's answer the trail test paper left by forest animals.

The forest is inhabited by amazing creatures - wildlife and birds. Even if we can't see them, we can find their tracks: footprints on the ground and in the snow, scratches and marks on trees, bitten fruit, various nests, burrows, droppings, and more.
This book will teach children and their parents how to read the traces: how to tell the difference between a wolf and a dog, a lynx and a wolverine by their footprints, how to tell who lives there by the appearance of a hole or nest, how to "read" a bear or a tiger from the traces left on the trees, young readers will also learn a lot about the appearance, temperament, eating habits and life cycle of wild animals.
The artist's natural and realistic painting style makes this book a true portrait of forest animals, the accompanying text is full of fun and humor, and expresses deep respect, kindness to the forest, to every animal and bird and warm. By visiting, searching and learning, let's answer the trail test paper left by the forest animals.

【Author】Peter Ivanovich Bagin
Peter Bagin (born 1938), painter, graphic artist, illustrator, and master of children's books. Born in Ufa, he graduated from the Leningrad School of Graphic Arts in 1958 and in 1968 from the Art Department of the Soviet State Film Academy (in animation). He studied under the masters of Russian fairy tale illustrator Pimenov and Shachanov. In 1974 he became a member of the Association of Peter Bartin (Graphic) Artists. Peter has cooperation with the magazine «Мурзилка» for more than 40 years.
Peter Bagin is very fond of nature and perceives animals in nature. In the process of creating illustrations for fairy tale plots, he created images of animals and birds with complete precision. The portrait of each animal was born out of the author's long, detailed research work. Peter Bagin's footprints are all over northern Russia, Altai, Urals, and even Wrangel Island. Everywhere he made sketches, observed studies, and memorized them. It is all this work that opens up the possibility for his perfect creation of nature, giving each animal and bird its unique qualities. He has created illustrations for more than 100 books, as well as illustrations for Pushkin's stories, Russian folk tales, and poems by Chutchev, Yesenin, and others.
In 1980 the Tretyakov Gallery (Russian Art Museum) acquired the illustrations in Peter Bagin's book "A Walk in the Arctic Circle", in which Peter Bagin is both the author and the painter. His meticulous observation of nature, the precise expressiveness of his brush and his studies of the far north are perfectly displayed in this work! In 2001 Peter Bagin was awarded the Silver Medal of the Russian Academy of Arts for his works on "Russian Fairy Tales" and for the Irish fairy tale "Amazing Dreams"! In 2004 won the IBBY International Children's Book Alliance Certificate of Honor! He is also the author of "The Forest: Animal Life throughout the Year" (which won the Russian Best Children's Book Award), and the new book "Traces.The life of animals and birds in pictures and short stories" in 2022!