This Is the 24 Solar Terms (English Edition)

This Is the 24 Solar Terms

(English Edition)

Written by Gao Chunxiang， Shao Min

Illustrated by Xu Mingzhen， Li Jing

Dolphin Books

March 2018

192.00 (CNY)

This Is the 24 Solar Terms is a set of geographical science picture books specially for children. The set consists of four books arranged in the seasonal order of spring， summer， autumn， and winter， with six solar terms elaborated upon in each book. Each of the solar terms is introduced by a large illustration in the beginning， followed by a detailed explanation of its characteristics with proverbs， poems， and folk customs and activities， providing comprehensive knowledge about the background， main features， customs， and mores related to each solar term which allow young readers both in China and overseas to appreciate the old Chinese wisdom. Meanwhile， games and activities with typical Chinese characteristics are recommended for their respective solar term， such as walking on stilts， standing eggs on their end， making zongzi， observing the big dipper， measuring the length of shadows to tell the solar term. Derivative products of this set include Nature’s Notebook of the 24 Solar Terms， Floor Jigsaw Puzzle Book on the 24 Solar Terms， etc.

Gao Chunxiang

M.A. in education， lecturer， developer of geographical science books， and consultant for syllabus and coursebook Ramp;D for Experimental Primary School of Suzhou Science amp; Technology Town. She has received honors and awards for “Most Influential Picture Book House Director of 2015，” “Academic Star of Suzhou” and “National Book Lovers’ Family.”