The Left Book. Adventures in a Left-Handed World

Have you noticed how well our world is adapted for right-handed people? Scissors, sharpeners, rulers, turnstiles in the subway, ATMs, refrigerators, microwaves, and even mugs with funny inscriptions — all of them expect to be handled and used with the right hand. To truly feel how convenient this is for right-handers and how inconvenient it is for left-handers, one has to imagine that all these things suddenly «work» in reverse. This is the world that the heroes of this book enter — sixth graders Max, Mishka, and Lisa. Along the way, they learn many fascinating facts and stories about the role of right and left not only in human life but also in the lives of animals, plants, and even chemical compounds.