“The Lightest Boat in the World” is a famous story by Yuri Koval, which largely has a biographical basis. The book was first published in 1984 and was awarded an honorary diploma by the International Children's Book Council for Writers. The author himself said that he wrote this book for 8 years and that it is “the most important thing” along with his largest novel, “Suer-Vier.” In an interview, Yuri Koval spoke about his story like this: “Of course, all this is true. Of course I know where Crimson Lake is. And there is this boat, it lies in my attic in my hut on Tsypina Gora.” The main character of this book fulfills his dream - he builds the lightest boat in the world from bamboo and sets off on a fantastic voyage along the rivers and lakes of Russia. Join this atmospheric voyage too. The book is being published for the first time with new talented illustrations by Dmitry Trubin. For middle school age.