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      • Children's & young adult fiction & true stories

        108, CAOXIEWAN ROAD

        by Cao Wenxuan

        108, Caoxiewan Road was where private detective Sha Qiuke worked and lived with his son Sha Xiaoqiu. As Sha Xiaoqiu grew up, his incredible capacity of observation and reasoning gradually revealed. When Sha Xiaoqiu was ten years old, Sha Qiuke took over a thorny trafficking case. After lots of twists and turns in the process, eventually a key breakthrough was achieved. But just when they were about to take the next step, something unexpected happened....

      • Children's & young adult fiction & true stories

        BLACKWOOD

        by Zhao Lihong

        The boy Tong met the stray dog Blackwood on his way to visit Grandma. The curious boy wondered how Blackwood used to live and wanted to know more about its loneliness, while the stubborn dog kept confronting people caring about it. During a period of more than a year, Blackwood waited before the gate of the primary school with the same posture every day. Its silent showing up and rapid disappearing created a mystery which turned out to make people both surprised and distressed.... The fiction depicts love and friendship between people and animals through the full-of-ups-and_x005fdowns life of Blackwood and its bond with Tong’s family transcending generations. Royalty, trust and love—everyone who has an animal friend will be touched; family, protection and company—every family will show more care for the aging members.

      • Children's & young adult poetry, anthologies, annuals

        THE SKY

        by Zhao Lihong

        This is the first poetry intended for children by the well-known author and poet Zhao Lihong, winner of multiple international poetry awards. Observing the world with childlike eyes and feeling the world with a childlike heart, the poet writes a total of 50 poems from three different angles—experience and perception in nature, curiosity and exploration with childlike fun and delicate thoughts and imagination about life. While revealing a broad little world rich in boundless imagination, beauty, goodness, purity and loveliness, it also encourages children to look up from the virtual world in electronic devices to feel more about the nature, injecting their souls with inexhaustible vigour and potential, and to enjoy and appreciate the rich beauty in life, painting their lives with a touch of poetic colour.

      • Children's & young adult fiction & true stories

        OX TO THE GREEN

        by Tang Sulan

        The greens shrank further and further in the city, while the pressure of daily life grew heavier and heavier. But Tian Ben and his mom still held fast to the little green on their own balcony until one day when the balcony turned into an open field, a huge tree grew in the house and the ox edged its way into the apartment! Grandma living in the village gave Tian Ben a patch of land as gift, and what surprised most was, this field could fly! How could they go back to their original life? Would the city change for better?

      • Children's & young adult fiction & true stories

        YA-MARK-PO

        by Yin Jianling

        This is a story about a Chinese boy You’an who grew up in a Christian orphanage in Shanghai in the early 20th century, and how this experience changed his life forever. Born in Shanghai, You’an never knew his mother who died in childbirth. His dumb father remarried, and his stepmother treated him badly. After his horrible fifth birthday, You’an ran away. He got lost on the way to his grandmother’s, and a church doorman took him to the orphanage YA-MARK-PO which was attached to the cathedral. He met all kinds of people there, including Joseph, Jusheng and various religious men. However, he soon realized that what he felt in the orphanage was the power of art rather than the call of God.

      • Children's & young adult fiction & true stories

        GOOD INTENTIONS, BAD IDEAS

        by Zhou Xiaofeng

        This is a story about communication and understanding. The boy Andy, who had lost Tata the rabbit, was determined to become a vet when he grew up. One day, he got a chance to take care of the baby animals that had lost their parents somehow in the zoo. Here he met Ouch the gibbon, Tutu the wombat, Toady the ruffed lemur, Bell the meerkat, Clumsy the bird and Black Flash the crow duo.... He gave medical advice to those animals, stayed by their side in their most painful time and looked after them, but the baby animals could not understand his good intentions—they made all kinds of trouble for him and even called him “Devil”. It was a battle of wits and courage every day...

      • Children's & young adult fiction & true stories

        THE GENERAL ALLEY

        by Shi Lei

        The author sets the story in Beijing(Beiping) during WWII, telling a story in old Beijing from the perspective of the boy Dabao. The fiction depicts people from all walks of life in old Beijing with a focus on General Tu, an offspring of a royal soldier, a character with impressive bravery and devotion. Poetic language, contents full of childlike fun and rich historical and cultural details are all integrated in this piece of work.

      • Children's & young adult fiction & true stories

        TOOTH IN THE UNIVERSE

        by Chang Xiaoyu

        Let's go, for the mysterious future! A specially made layer of metal “crown” separated the two worlds—the new called Titanium and the old Dust. Murray and Mavis, two children from the new world, were devoted to discovering the secrets of the old world. Setting forth on the journey where crises lurked here and there, was this test or their mission? Cargo ships roared in the sky; dark trash mountain stretched thousands of miles.... Who betrayed the earth? Who made up the lie? In the interrogation of the times, could they find the sword of truth to rip the shackles apart and save the future of Earth?Behind this creative story lies the discussion about the future of Earth and the destiny of humanity. Through the “archaeological” exploration by two children, the author presents the close connection and the huge barrier between the two worlds and the different acts and minds of children and adults under the special circumstance, which shows her reflection upon technologies and reforms while keeping the childlike fun,inspiration and appeal of children’s literature, helping children to develop their scientific attitude, logic, imagination and curiosity about the unknown.

      • Children's & young adult fiction & true stories

        MIRROR IN THE SKY

        by Zhang Mudi

        This is a story about family love. Xibei’s father died in an accident when she was little but Xibei didn't understand then. She thought her father abandoned them and started to hate him. One day, with the appearing of a shard of blue glass, she was endowed with a chance to visit the world in the sky. She got on the little red train which had occurred repeatedly in her dreams, went on incredible adventures above the clouds, beyond the setting sun, in the starry night and the universe. There, she found new strength in the ordinary yet unforgettable past days, her memories of father who used to stay by her side and the minute happy moments she spent with her family. The all kinds of interesting people she met in her journey also set her thinking and growing up...

      • Children's & young adult: general non-fiction

        ADVENTURES IN THE FORBIDDEN CITY (3 TITLES)

        by Zhu Yong

        This is a series about the Forbidden City, focusing on its 600-year history and covering a 7000-year span of Chinese culture. Three titles—In Search of Treasures, Exploration into Architecture and Exhibition on Paper—have been published so far. With antiquities, architecture and paintings as themes, the three titles contain 69 pieces of knowledge in history, culture, painting and art, collecting more than 300 photos taken in the Forbidden City. Between the lines, the readers can discover even more beyond the Forbidden City itself, about the long-standing history, civilization and culture of China.

      • Children's & young adult: general non-fiction

        ANTARCTIC ELVES—EXPEDITION NOTES BY SCIENTIST

        by Wei Menghua

        With Professor Wei Menghua’s scientific expedition to the Antarctic as the thread, this book demonstrates interesting knowledge of creatures in the Antarctic—lichens, krill, Antarctic insects, seals, penguins, skuas, etc.—through his adventures with them. The author takes a special perspective to share the interesting knowledge with readers, such as the kindergarten of baby penguins, living skills of Antarctic mosquitoes and the rejuvenation of krill. Logical and well-organised, this is one of the few non-fiction works in China focusing on Antarctic animals.

      • Picture books, activity books & early learning material

        I AM A LUCKY BOY

        by Jin Bo

        This is a picture book with poetic charm and philosophical thoughts. It was said that a lilac with five petals could bring good luck. Having heard about this, the little boy embarked on his journey to look for it, hoping good luck could come his way. Actually every one of us has a beautiful dream and it is because of this dream that we will find a wonderful hope which gives us the momentum and direction of going forward.

      • Picture books, activity books & early learning material

        TO CATCH A FISH

        by Zhang Wei

        In the book, six young children show us five different ways to catch a fish without a fishing net. They stir up water to make the fish come up for air. They pick long grass and push fish through the water. They dam the stream and catch fish in a basket. They use bait to lure the fish to where they can catch them. And they make holes for the fish to hide in. We learn that fish like to swim in narrow stretches of water, close to the bottom of creeks and streams, and like to hide in holes. At the back of the book, three pages give details of six types of fish found in Chinese lakes and rivers.

      • Picture books, activity books & early learning material

        FATHER SEALION AND HIS DAUGHTER

        by Li Wenqin

        This is a story for all the fathers who are just too busy to spend time with their kids. As an entrepreneur, Father Sealion had little time to spend with his daughter. He could only play with his daughter on weekends to get a kiss in return, while when the new week began, he had to start from scratch...

      • Picture books, activity books & early learning material

        HI

        by Xu Lingling

        "Hi" is babies'first greeting to the world. From sunrise to sunset, from surroundings to the universe, this book depicts an ordinary yet wonderful day through the eyes of babies, reflecting their curiosity and passion towards lives. The special design of flaps helps to display the change in part and full view, time and space, which will offer babies a family time with surprises, marvels and a sense of security. The bright colour adds even more vitality and childlike fun to the work. This is a simple book filled with purity and full of details.

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