THE CONCEPT "NATURE" IN CHILDREN''S POETRY BY NIKOLAY IZHENDEY
This article analyzes the concept «nature» in the poetry of the Chuvash prominent children's writer Nikolay Izhendey. The paper based on the analysis of the poems included in «Chĕvĕlpi» («Schebetunya») book, and the ones published in the press, reveals the multifunctionality of the images of sun, rain, objects of flora and fauna. It shows the role of flowers in poetry written for children of preschool and early school age. The author pays attention to educational functions and artistic features of the poet’s poems devoted to nature.