Tatyana Panova. Book about Umbrellas

Surely, everyone has an umbrella, or even several, at home. Today, it is a familiar thing, it is difficult to imagine life without it. There are so many types of umbrellas now: canes, folding umbrellas, automatic umbrellas, and huge outdoor umbrellas! But you will be surprised to learn that umbrellas as we are used to seeing them became quite recently. Just two hundred years ago, umbrellas were considered a real luxury and not everyone could afford such an expensive and rare accessory. They were not taken even when it was not raining! Umbrellas used to be used exclusively for protection from the sun. And even earlier, thousands of years ago, only rulers had the pleasure of walking under an umbrella. It was indecent to appear in public without one. Just imagine all this umbrella splendor: bamboo, paper, silk, decorated with painting, precious stones, feathers!

After reading this book, you will learn the true history of umbrellas. Why they are called that, where they were invented, what umbrellas looked like in different countries, whether there are umbrella plants and much more. Even how to make an umbrella yourself! A small one, though. And also riddles, tricks, games... and all this about umbrellas!