The book was published as part of the joint publishing program of the resort and Meshcheryakov Publishing House
Rosa Khutor Resort has released a Children's Mountain Encyclopedia
“Rosa Khutor” consistently adheres to the principles of sustainable development. Among them – educational activities aimed at preserving the nature, culture and traditions of the mountainous Black Sea region, the region where the resort is directly located. Thus “Rosa Khutor” supports the publication of popular science brochures about the animal world, monographs on the history of Krasnaya Polyana, etc. In cooperation with the Meshcheryakov Publishing House, two books were published: “Tales of the Black Sea Mountains”; and the reprint of the memoirs of the legendary Baron Tornau, the discoverer of the Greater Sochi region, under the title “Journey to the Caucasus. Memoirs of a Russian Officer. Most recently, the third joint work of – “Children's mountain encyclopedia: answers to the questions of why”.
This edition is intended for children of middle school age and gives an idea of such an amazing natural phenomenon as mountains. How do they appear? What does altitude mean? What is unique about the mountain climate? What plants and animals live only in this landscape? How do people live in the mountains? How to behave in order not to harm the ecology of the mountains? What sports can you do in the mountains? The book contains answers to as many as 80 “mountain questions”. Each of them will not only help you better understand the origin of the stone giants, but will teach you to appreciate and protect them.
As Daria Meshcheryakova, General Director of the Meshcheryakova Publishing House, notes: “The book is also unique in that we dwell in great detail on issues related to the mountain systems of Russia, primarily the Caucasus. These are not only the youngest, but also the highest mountains of the country. There are as many as eight “five-thousanders” here. At the same time, the focus is on the mountains of the Western Caucasus. Its picturesque nature, historical monuments and unique nature have turned this region into one of the favorite vacation spots. But the mountains love not only enthusiastic tourists, but also thoughtful people who respect them. Then they will inspire, surprise and reveal all their beauty.
126 page book, beautifully illustrated and divided into thematic chapters “What are mountains?”, “Nature of mountains”, “Mountains of the world”, “Man and mountains” ;. Its circulation was 1500 copies.
General Director of the Rosa Khutor Resort Alexander Belokobylsky said: “We are happy to continue our publishing program, especially to publish an encyclopedia about mountains, addressed to our most important guests – children. As you know, the resort “Rosa Khutor” is focused on a family audience, and we pay a lot of attention to the organization of children's leisure. In winter and summer, we hold amateur competitions for the Khutorenok Cup. Now its participants will be able to receive such a good and useful book as a gift. It is wonderful that, after reading its contents, the child will be able to check some of the facts stated in it immediately in the mountains, at our resort.
The book “Children's Mountain Encyclopedia: Answers to Questions about Why” it will be possible to receive as a gift not only participating in competitions, but also studying in children's ski camps or the Rosa Khutor Summer Mining Academy, purchased in the resort's souvenir shops, as well as in the online store of the Meshcheryakov Publishing House.
“Rosa Khutor” — year-round world-class mountain resort, the largest Olympic venue of the XXII Olympic and XI Paralympic Winter Games 2014 in Sochi, located an hour's drive from Adler International Airport. In winter, ski slopes designed by the world's best experts, with a total length of 105 kilometers, 32 lift. In summer, hiking and cycling routes along the picturesque mountain slopes are in active demand. Eight years in a row, starting from 2013, Rosa Khutor confessed the best ski resort in Russia according to the World Ski Awards.
«Meshcheryakov Publishing House» — Moscow book publishing house, which has been a leader in the market of children's and classic gift literature for more than 18 years. The main task of the publishing house — the release of high-quality books in a decent printing & nbsp; execution. His books are in demand among literary gourmets — people for whom the formation and development of reading taste is extremely important not only for themselves, but also for children, close circle. The range of directions of the publishing house is very wide: over the years of its existence, the company has published more than 1100 titles of books with unique design, invented more than 100 original series, which included classic works, historical novels and detective stories, modern literature for children and youth and high-quality non-fiction.
