by Cynthia Delaney Suwito Some may like plastic bags for their convenience, while others may dislike them for polluting the environment. Regardless of anyone’s stance, the plastic bag as an object is just something that passes through our lives. Kresek is the rustling of plastic bags in Bahasa Indonesia. It is also the title of this light-hearted wordless comic,…
Original text by Qin Wenjun Illustrations by Yu Rong Translated by Helen Wang A bilingual (Chinese-English) children´s book retelling a story of famous Chinese heroine Hua Mulan. The main character of the book is a small girl who loves stories about Hua Mulan. She enjoys reading about her adventures and she even dreams about her. She wants to be exactly…
by Marcia Thompson Akbar’s India tells the story of Akbar (emperor of India 1556 -1605) through eight paintings. The paintings were selected from many produced in his workshops to tell the story of his remarkable reign. The book was written and the different exercises were devised to encourage children to give the pictures more than a cursory glance - to help…
“妈妈，病毒是什么？” 当梅听说了有关在世界各地传播的新疾病的消息时，她和她的妈妈开始着手尽可能地多了解这一种传染疾病。 她们发现第一个对新型冠状病毒发出警报的人是一位名叫李文亮的中国医生。梅知道了为什么戴口罩很重要，以及大家要怎么做才能帮助阻止病毒感染。她还学会了在感到伤心或孤独时该怎么做，以及一条彩虹可以走多远！ 通过讲述团结合作及人与人之间的联系，这本书可以帮助孩子们了解这种流行疾病，以及他们如何能为建设更美好、更平等的未来社会贡献一份力量。 本书由畅销系列图书《献给特立独行女孩的睡前故事》（Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls）的合著者 Francesca Cavallo（弗兰切斯卡·卡瓦洛）撰写，由Claudia Flandoli（克劳迪娅·弗兰多利）画插图，后者致力于通过插画作品将科学带入生活。 ISBN: 978-1-913891-71-8 Language: Simplified Chinese edition (Original title in English: Doctor Li and the Crown-Wearing Virus, by Undercats, Inc.) Publication date: 20 November 2020 Format: Hardcover 280mm x 216 mm Pages: 40 pp colour
written by Wenhua Wang illustrated by Amann Wang Winner of the 2013 Taiwan Golden Tripod Award `Beautifully written, beautifully illustrated and once again a real wow from this talented team and brought to us by Balestier.' ---ReadItDaddy Mr Horton has fashioned a violin out of a magic tree. But just who is worthy of playing it? The…
written by Wenhua Wang illustrated by Amann Wang Winner of the 2013 Taiwan Golden Tripod Award `A truly brilliant and original book!'--- ReadItDaddy Mr Zibra is the Chief Cellist of the Caramel Pudding Symphony Orchestra. He is one of the best cellists in the world—but he is mean, miserly and cold. One evening, he comes across an orchestra…
