About the book: 1970 / Writer Nikolai Georgievich Polivin has traveled a difficult and interesting path. While still very young, he took an active part in the Great Patriotic War. And after the war, he traveled a lot around the country as a correspondent, and was interested in hunting, tourism, and fishing. That is why the heroes of his works are so spiritually rich and attractive. Nikolai Polivin entered literature as a poet; his turn to children's literature is not accidental - he has something to tell young readers. The published book includes the stories "The Whale - a Biting Fish" and "The Ship's Side". The young heroes of the story “The Whale - a Biting Fish” risk their lives to help adults detain dangerous criminals, enemies of Soviet power. The story “The Ship's Side” also in an action-adventure form tells about the boys and girls of the Astrakhan port. Please send reviews of this book to the following address: Moscow, K-12, Vladimirova proezd, 6, Moskovsky Rabochiy publishing house, fiction editorial office.