“When one of the children tells me that they can’t stand chemistry, I always answer: “How is that possible? Don’t you love the world you live in?” In response to the surprised look of the little man, we have to explain that the whole world, including ourselves, is woven from matter. And chemistry is the study of matter. What could be more interesting? The book by a famous scientific journalist, editor-in-chief of the popular science magazine “Chemistry and Life” is precisely stories about matter, its beauty and significance in our lives, it is chemistry without formulas and equations. The book is addressed to young readers, schoolchildren who have not yet started studying chemistry, but it can be interesting for their parents, and in general for all adults who want to learn more about the world around us.