★ A child’s future competitiveness stems from a solid foundation in scientific thinking.
★ A rigorous science popularization series from Russia, specially designed for middle and high school students aged 10–15!
★ Boasts an exceptional team of authors, including leading theoretical physicists, members of the Russian Academy of Sciences, the deputy head of the nuclear research laboratory at the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, and even a Nobel Prize nominee!
★ Addresses key challenges in modern education: eschewing formula-heavy approaches, it focuses on cultivating critical thinking, curiosity, and creativity—skills that AI cannot replicate—perfectly complementing the extracurricular needs of science classes in middle and high schools.
★ The entire series follows a “hand-drawn illustrations → knowledge explanation → principle breakdown → extended thinking questions” reading format, using witty language and exquisite illustrations to vividly present complex scientific concepts, dispelling the stereotype of科普 books being dull and making learning both enjoyable and engaging.
★ Combining fun with in-depth knowledge, it is ideal for family read-alouds, school science education, and after-school enrichment activities.

This series comprises five titles: “Elementary Particle Physics,” “The Biological Laws of Birds,” “The Origin of Life,” “Solar Neutrinos,” and “Basic Chemistry.”

The world around us, with its incredible diversity, never fails to amaze even seasoned scientists. Among all the animals that surround us, birds are among the most fascinating. Their remarkable flying abilities have inspired engineers, while their songs have stirred poets to create poetry.
Of course, birds also hold great interest for zoologists and physiologists. It is for this very reason that Vyacheslav Dubinin, Igor Sergeev, Valery Gavrilov, and Tatyana Golubeva decided to write this book on avian physiology.
The book you now hold was created collaboratively by scientists and educators from the Faculty of Biology at Moscow State University. Their wealth of experience and boundless passion for their work have resulted in a lively, engaging, and richly illustrated popular science work—rather than a dry textbook—dedicated to one of the most familiar animals: the bird. We see birds every day, yet we rarely stop to consider why they build nests, fly across vast distances, or sing so sweetly. This book will help us understand every aspect of avian life. It is intended for middle school students.

[Author] Vyacheslav Albertovich Dubinin
Doctor of Biology, Professor in the Department of Human and Animal Physiology at the Faculty of Biology, Lomonosov Moscow State University. Expert in physiology, neurobiology, and psychopharmacology. Science communicator. He teaches at the faculties of biology, medicine, and psychology at Lomonosov Moscow State University and delivers lecture series and individual talks at various universities in Moscow, at Skolkovo, and in the psychology departments of corporate universities of major enterprises. He has published over 100 scientific papers in Russian and international journals, covering diverse areas of brain physiology and neuropharmacology.

[Author] Igor Yuryevich Sergeyev
Senior Lecturer in the Department of Human and Animal Physiology at the Faculty of Biology, Lomonosov Moscow State University; Chairman of the Organizing Committee for the regional stage of the All-Russian Biology Olympiad for Schoolchildren; author of several textbooks on animal anatomy and physiology; Doctor of Biology; Head of Biological Practice at the Faculty of Biology, Lomonosov Moscow State University.