About the book: 1972 / South-east of Kazakhstan, or, as it is also called, Semirechye, the most unique region of this republic. Vast and varied rocky, clayey, saline, sandy deserts are cut through by rugged, virgin spurs of the Dzhungar Alatau and the Ili and Charyn rivers. The treasure of the region, Lake Balkhash, the mighty Trans-Ili Alatau ridge give this area a unique picturesqueness. The author, scientist, naturalist and writer, introduces the reader to the most characteristic features of the landscape, the characteristics of the animal and plant world, talks about the work of a naturalist who reveals the secrets in the life of animals. The book is missing pages 64, 65, 164, 165, if possible, add.