Book 1
《帕拉帕拉山的妖怪》
Grade Level：G1-G6
Author：赖马
Publisher：河北教育出版社
ISBN：9787554545096
Shelf Number：1F-0743
“Fear” is everyone’s inborn emotion.
A child of two or three may be afraid of the ‘ticking’ sound of an air conditioner dripping water, the lid of a ‘smart toilet’ suddenly opening, a dark shadow in the corridor, or a stranger’s face.
A child of four or five may be afraid of different things, such as giants in their dreams, a long and dark road, lightning and thunder, or a question like “Where will we go when we die?”
The older the child, the more concrete, real and profound their ‘fear’ will be. Laima’s book addresses fear using a unique story that uncovers its true face so that children can understand the essence of what they fear. What is the monster of “Mount Parapala?” We wait for your answer.
In addition to “The Monster of Mount Parapala”, Laima has written many other wonderful and interesting stories. His two books, “I Have Become a Fire-breathing Dragon” and “Guess Who I Am”, have both won the first Feng Zikai Children’s Picture Book Award. You are welcome to read them!
Book 2
The Treasure of the Sea
Lexile measure: 560L
Grade Level: G3-G9
Author: Thea Stilton
Publisher：Scholastic
ISBN: 9781338032901
Shelf Number: 1F-1324
This book is different from many other books. The font, color, and shape of each word all convey a unique meaning, as if the words were alive. Each word seems to be telling a story.
When children read this book, they will be attracted by the vast and strange world in it. When Stilton and his buddies head off for their adventure, our young readers will be brought into a new world.
While experiencing an adventure in their imagination, children are guided by the author to solve mysteries. At the same time, they learn about the different customs of the world, and unconsciously learn much about the nature, geography, history, art and other aspects of the world around them. In this book, Stilton and his friends try to save a mysterious underwater world by finding music that is about to disappear. Come and join us on this adventure!
Book 3
《瓦猫》
Grade Level：G6+
Author：葛亮
Publisher：人民文学出版社
ISBN：9787020169047
Shelf Number：2F-0157
Tile Cat is a novella collection written by Ge Liang. It contains the life stories of three traditional craftsmen. Its space spans three cities (from Nanjing, Hong Kong to Kunming) and three places (from Jiangnan, Lingnan, and to the southwest region). Its time span goes back from the contemporary era to the Southwest United Nations Congress. The author shows a diversified narrative style and atmosphere.
The author wrote this book because of a manuscript from his grandfather. And through the restoration of the manuscript, he learned about the career of ancient book restorers, experienced the process of a book being completely restored, and felt the powerful skills of the craftsman. He then began to visit a lot of craftsmen. Subsequently, he wrote The Booksmith, a book about the restorers of ancient books. His other book, Feifa, is about a barber – this book also won the 8th Lu Xun Literature Award for the Novella category. Tile Cat is about a potter.
Famous writer Mo Yan made the following comments on the book: “Ge Liang consciously inherited the tradition of Chinese novels and the strength of language. His characters, whose attributes of benevolence and righteousness have not been extinguished, have shown the most brilliant part of traditional Chinese culture.”
Let’s read this book together, sink our hearts into it, and feel the craftsman’s spirit!
Book 4
A Shot in the Arm! (Big Ideas that Changed the World #3)
Grade Level: G6+
Author：Don Brown
Publisher：Harry N. Abrams
ISBN: 9781419750014
Shelf Number: 2F-0840
This book details the history of human beings’ fight against various infectious diseases in the form of pictures. It shows the process through which human beings have gradually recognized infectious diseases from their initial lack of knowledge of them. Now, human beings not only understand the working principle of our immune system, but also continue to develop various vaccines to prevent disease. In addition, the book also lets our readers understand the important role of vaccines in the field of public health.
During the reading, children can ‘meet’ many famous people, such as: Ms. Mary Walterly Montague, who popularized vaccinations in Britain; Louis Pasteur, who pioneered microbial physiology and invented pasteurization; Anthony van Leeuwenhoek, who improved the microscope and developed microbiology; Edward Jenner, known as the ‘father of immunology’; and Robert Koch, who discovered tuberculosis bacilli and tuberculin, etc.
This book belongs to the “Big Ideas That Changed the World” series. There is a full set of books for this series in the 2nd Floor LRC. Students are more than welcome to borrow them.
