Winter vacation is approaching. Due to the pandemic, we can’t travel as freely as usual. So, staying at home has become one of the best options. Besides movies, games, internet is there anything else you can do?
Yes! There is! Let’s read!
This time we have recommended six books focusing on the knowledge that we don’t pay much attention to daily life. Hope they can broaden your horizon and help you to have a lovely winter holiday.
BOOK 1
Animation Lab For Kids
Suitable for all ages
Author: Laura Belmont; Emily Brink
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Publisher: East China Normal University Press
ISBN: 9787567569737
Shelf Number: 1F-0251
This book teaches children to create stop-motion animations by using ordinary materials and props. Children can tell an interesting story through their own animation film. This will surely make the children and parents excited and unforgettable memories. 「For primary children, it is recommended to be created under the company of parents」
BOOK 2
Turning Waste into Treasure
Suitable for all ages
Author: Sabina Love
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Publisher: Huashan Literature and Art Publishing House
ISBN: 9787551145220
Shelf Number: 1F-0244
Can recyclables be turned into treasures? This book will tell you how to make full use of recyclable materials to make your own toys.「For primary children, it is recommended to be created under the company of parents」
BOOK 3
Bizarre Phenomena
Suitable for all ages
Editor: Li Xin & Shangguan Ziwei
Publisher: Tianjin Science and Technology Press
ISBN: 9787557654689
Shelf Number: 1F-1287
This book contains some anecdotes that happened all over the world, covering different kinds of strange phenomena and unsolved mysteries in nature and human society. These stories will not only satisfy your curiosity, but also help you to discover the limitations of your reasoning.
BOOK 4
The Origin of All Things
Suitable for all ages
Editor: Hua Fen
Publisher: Jilin University Press
ISBN: 9787560153995
Shelf Number: 1F-1289
Although the title of this book is “The Origin of All Things”, but in fact, “All things” cannot be included in one book. This book talks about the origin of some folk custom, diet, sports, literature, art, medical treatment and so on, taking you into a colorful world.
BOOK 5
The Tool Book
Suitable for all ages
Author: Phil Davy; Luke Edwardes-Evans; Jo Behari; Matthew Jackson
Publisher: Dorling Kindersley Limited
ISBN: 9780241302118
Shelf Number: 1F-1667
This book shows a variety of common tools in daily life, as well as the ways of using them. After you understand different tools’ functions, you will be able to select and use them when necessary.
BOOK 6
A Hundred Questions and Answers of Reading Picture Books
Suitable for parents and teachers
Chief Editor: Chang Xiaowu
Publisher: Changjiang children’s Publishing House
ISBN: 9787556088034
Shelf Number: 1F-1105
What are picture books? What’s the different between a picture book and a comic book? How to accompany children to read a picture book? Experts were invited to answer parents and teachers’ questions about picture books. It can be seen as an “encyclopedia” for reference and guidance.