Steppes, Prairies, Pampas. One Year of Life in a Disappearing Biome

We are heading to where the steppes, prairies, and pampas are still preserved. It turns out there are not many left due to the destructive actions of humans, and they are scattered all over the world. We will visit Kazakhstan,... Argentina, the USA, China, Hungary, and, of course, Russia, where the steppes once stretched for thousands of kilometers: from the Kursk and Belgorod regions to Transbaikalia and the Amur region. Readers will experience severe frosts; feel the spicy scent of thyme in summer, and hear crickets chirping in the thick grass; in spring, they will admire elegant cranes and learn many amazing and interesting things about the life of this biome.

The author will conduct fascinating excursions through different seasons in the world's most important steppe reserves and national parks to talk not only about the fragility of this astonishing ecosystem but also about how crucial it is to preserve and restore its flora and fauna.

Artist Inga Khrystich, thanks to her love for the steppes and her gentle, atmospheric, almost living illustrations, where, when looking at them, you can feel the sway of feather grass, or the impatience of a rider rushing into the distance, has achieved that the book is regarded as a true work of art, further enchanting the reader with the allure of the steppes.