Wondrous Children
2021-01-01 00:00:00
中國(guó)新書(英文版) 2021年5期
Wondrous Children
Gong Ruping
Changjiang Children’s Press LTD.
November 2020
120.00 （CNY）
Brief introduction：
Wondrous Children is a set of bilingual picture books for children of 2-5 years old， which intends to stimulate their creative brain power. Beginning with eight questions common to children of this age， eight short stories are formed.
Each story takes a quirky questioning game as the starting point， covering animal cognition， observation， exploration， and ways of thinking about life. Each story ends with a clever turning point and a heuristic ending which triggers children to think independently. It aims to stimulate children’s imagination， help them explore， find， and create.
These stories are full of thought-provoking questions encouraging understanding the self， and the origins of the world. Both adults and children will enjoy these stories. They offer new perspectives to daily life， develop excellent thinking habits， and teach excellent thinking methods， which allow children to live in the future with more passion and curiosity.
Gong Ruping
Gong Ruping， with a master’s degree in education， is a well-known children’s poet， whose works have been translated into English， French， Russian， Spanish， Swedish， Turkish， Arabic， Vietnamese， and many other languages. Her works have been permanently collected by the Children’s Library of Princeton University， the Library of Maryland University， and the Munich International Youth Library of Germany.
Known for her humorous， intelligent and poetic prose， Gong’s writings are popular among both parents and children. This collection has been promoted worldwide as a global Chinese language training textbook by one of the world’s largest educational publishing groups – CENGAGE Learning.
