{"product_id":"vintage-1957-soviet-book-karik-valya-sci-fi-classic-jan-larry-tsar-to-soviet-books","title":"Vintage 1957 Soviet Book: Karik \u0026 Valya (Sci-Fi Classic) – Jan Larry | Tsar to Soviet Books","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e Classic 1957 Soviet Sci-Fi Novel: \"The Extraordinary Adventures of Karik and Valya\" by Jan Larry\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor collectors of Soviet science fiction, vintage children's literature, and classic mid-century book illustration, this \u003cb\u003e1957 original Soviet hardcover edition\u003c\/b\u003e is a classic. Published in Leningrad by \u003cb\u003eDetgiz\u003c\/b\u003e (\u003ci\u003eГосударственное издательство детской литературы Министерства просвещения РСФСР\u003c\/i\u003e) in the \u003cb\u003e\"School Library\"\u003c\/b\u003e (\u003ci\u003eШкольная библиотека\u003c\/i\u003e) series, \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Extraordinary Adventures of Karik and Valya\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e (\u003ci\u003eНеобыкновенные приключения Карика и Вали\u003c\/i\u003e) was written by novelist \u003cb\u003eJan Leopoldovich Larry\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBound in its original cloth-backed color pictorial boards illustrated by \u003cb\u003eA. Kondiayn\u003c\/b\u003e, this 280+ page volume is a masterwork of Soviet biological fantasy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMicroscopic Survival, Entomological Lore \u0026amp; Classic 1950s Sci-Fi\u003c\/b\u003e Jan Larry’s masterpiece merges storytelling with natural science:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Shrinking Potion \u0026amp; Micro-Jungle:\u003c\/b\u003e After swallowing a mysterious experimental liquid in Professor Ivan Germogenovich Enotov's laboratory, Karik and Valya shrink to millimeter size and are carried away into a wild world where ordinary grass blades become towering forests.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSurvival Fieldcraft \u0026amp; Natural Hazards:\u003c\/b\u003e The children and the professor navigate water crossings on a leaf sailboat with insect wings, outsmart predatory beetle larvae (\u003ci\u003eжужелицы\u003c\/i\u003e), escape dragonflies, and craft tools from natural fibers and spider silk.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEntomological Accuracy:\u003c\/b\u003e Explains the anatomy, predatory behaviors, and habitats of insects and flora in an accessible format.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePeriod Book Art:\u003c\/b\u003e Includes full title graphics, character sketches, and detailed insect drawings by A. Kondiayn.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eComplete Bibliographic Specifications\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTitle:\u003c\/b\u003e Необыкновенные приключения Карика и Вали (\u003ci\u003eThe Extraordinary Adventures of Karik and Valya\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jan Larry (\u003ci\u003eЯн Ларри\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIllustrator:\u003c\/b\u003e A. Kondiayn (\u003ci\u003eА. Кондиайн\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdition:\u003c\/b\u003e 3rd Edition\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e \"Detgiz\" (\u003ci\u003eДетгиз, Ленинград\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/b\u003e 1957 (Leningrad, USSR)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e Russian\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding:\u003c\/b\u003e Original publisher's cloth-backed pictorial hardcover\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePage Count:\u003c\/b\u003e 280+ pages with 18 chapters and illustrations\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eClassification:\u003c\/b\u003e Soviet Children's Literature \/ Science Fiction \u0026amp; Fantasy \/ Entomology \u0026amp; Biology\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition \u0026amp; Preservation Report\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eExterior Condition:\u003c\/b\u003e Original cloth-backed pictorial boards are clean, flat, and rigid with bright cover colors and minimal shelf rubbing along the corners and board edges.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Integrity:\u003c\/b\u003e Firm, square, and tight text block with intact hinges and solid spine cloth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePage Quality:\u003c\/b\u003e Interior pages, chapter headpieces, and line illustrations are clean and unmarked, exhibiting uniform light cream age-toning typical of 1950s Soviet paper stocks. Free from marginal notation, crayon marks, child scribbles, library stamps, or owner signatures.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMore Childrens book \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/tsartosovietsbooks.com\/products\/vintage-1988-soviet-book-about-everything-in-the-world-samuil-marshak-tsar-to-soviet-books?variant=48856797249768\" title=\"Childrens book\"\u003eHERE\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tsar to Soviets books ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48976248111336,"sku":"CHI0006","price":60.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0790\/8743\/6008\/files\/photo_1_2026-09-01_12-11-56.jpg?v=1788251257","url":"https:\/\/tsartosovietsbooks.com\/products\/vintage-1957-soviet-book-karik-valya-sci-fi-classic-jan-larry-tsar-to-soviet-books","provider":"Tsar to Soviets books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}