Looking at today's perspective, Uspenski was a genius at 1974 when he wrote that book; it features things like solar power and a tractor running on bio-fuel =)

Well, a lot of his books are translated to Finnish - and I guess to another languages as well, but I certainly don't know how popular they are elsewhere. So, if any parents happen to read this comments; go try books by Uspenski, they make a good and enjoyable read! I also liked the one where there are little men living in vacuum-cleaners, radios, clocks and such. They work to keep the devices in good condition - but when the warranty time is over, they return back to the factory (and this is why we see so many products getting broken soon after the warranty is over...)

Summer 2014 sounds fine! I'll send you and e-mail, no problem.