Synopsis
This photo-tale is about four year old boy and his little brother, who were looking for treasure. First, they tried to find it at their home, then in their backyard, then in their swimming pool. In search for treasure they even traveled to Mexmayan Land and swam in the ocean. More than one hundred real photos illustrate the book.
About the Author
Ilya Polyak Biographical Sketch 1937: Born in Ufa, Ural, Russia, where my father was exiled as an immigrant from Rumania; my mother was also exiled there from Leningrad in a stream of mass repression after Kirov’s (one of the Party leaders) murder. 1941–1942: Resident of the Blockade of Leningrad (In 1989, I was given a memorial medal). 1942: Evacuated (almost dead) from Blockaded Leningrad on the icy “Road of Life” through frozen Ladoga Lake to Siberia. 1942–1946: Our family was in evacuation in Omsk. 1946: My parents were thrown into prison. 1946–1948: With brother and sister, I was an inmate of the Children’s Receptor-Distributor (a kind of transit prison for children) in Luga, not far from Leningrad. The DPR’s children were not schooled, so we lost two years of schooling. I escaped from that DPR eight times. 1948—1951: We were inmates of the Children's Home No. 26, Leningrad, 10 Prilukskaya Street. 1951: I was expelled from the Children’s Home, from the school, and from the Komsomol for improper behavior. 1951–1956: In exile with parents in Ishim, Siberia, where, during the first year, our family of five lived in a dug out, underground hole of about 9x7x6 feet in size. 1955: My parents were fully acquitted (after Stalin’s crimes were exposed). 1957: Graduated from high school with honor and started Leningrad University in the Department of Mathematics. 1962: Graduated from the University with a master’s degree in mathematics. 1966: Ph.D. degree. 1975: Doctor of sciences degree in physics and mathematics. 1962–1989: Researcher, head of the software lab, professor of mathematics. 1978 (October, November): a scientist at the World Meteorological Organization, UN, Geneva. 1983: Finished a novel about the DPR. 1990: In a tough competition with outstanding works of famous Russian writers, my novel “The Songs of the Bedraggled Children’s Receptor-Distributor” was published by the Moscow thick literary magazine “October” No. 1. It received excellent reviews in Russia and in the United States (version in English: “I Am Your Prisoner for Life,” Vantage Press, New York, 2000.) 1990: Emigrated to the USA. 1992–2003: Visiting Associate Professor at Texas A&M University, NASA Senior Scientist, methodologies and software developer. 1962–1996: Published four scientific books. 1996: Became a citizen of the USA. 2003: Retired as scientist. 2005: Published miniature memoir stories, “Babushka Bertha’s Maises”. 2010: Published a novel: “Science and Fear”.
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