Richard Dawkins is an outstanding British scientist-ethologist and tireless popularizer of science, winner of many literary and scientific awards, author of translated into many languages books “Selfish gene”, “Extended phenotype”, “Blind watchmaker”, “Breathing the rainbow”, “God as an illusion” and others. His work has played a huge role in the revival of interest in scientific literature addressed to a wide readership...... [ The New Book of P.. [ [ Dawkins is a conversation with a young reader........ [ [ Most of its chapters are entitled, "Who was the first man?", "What is everything made of?", "What is a rainbow?" or "Why does trouble happen?". The author not only tries to give them accessible and convincing answers, but also talks about how scientists come to solve the riddles that the Universe tirelessly presents to humanity. However, today it is possible to explain not all, writes Dawkins, but one of the main advantages of science is that “scientists know when the answer to a question they do not know .. They are happy to announce their ignorance .. Joy is appropriate here, because finding the right answer is the most exciting thing to do."