Man and Animals

Published in Moscow by Raduga in
1984, translated from the Russian
into English by Raissa Bobrova,
“Man and Animals” is an out-of-
print book on man’s relationship
with animals through the ages. I
recently spotted the unforgettable
cover featuring a giraffe, a sea
serpent or kraken, a mythical
Arabian Nights type bird (Rukh)
carrying an elephant, a schooner,a
butterfly and an anachronistic
helicopter, on an Ebay listing for
“Rare and antiquarian literature”.

The author gives a brief
description and I am quoting from
it :“One book is not really enough
to tell about the many different
relationships between Man and
animals. Nor have I tried to
embrace the subject in its
entirety. I wrote this book for
children, striving, above all, to
make them understand how
important it is to know, love and
protect animals” .

Author: Yuri Dmitriyev

Publisher:  Raduga

Released Date: 1984

ISBN: 5050616851