The China Children's Press and Publication Group has recently published a series of animal tales that help children readers investigate the science of the animal kingdom.
Meanwhile, a lecture was held to provide a hands-on reading experience among young readers who are now in their summer vacation.
Zhan Hengfeng is the deputy general manager of China Children's Press and Publication Group. While watching the lecture, he recommended the illustrated children's book series for 5-9 years old readers in particular.
"The lecture is arranged on the basis of the series of animal science books that offer lots of illustrations. Reading picture books, a hobby also highly advocated by overseas educators, would help domestic young readers at this age begin to establish self-confidence about their cultural identity."
With a set of 10 volumes, the books make hippos, polar bears, dogs, kangaroos, elephants, camels, howler monkeys, koalas, chimpanzees and squirrels its protagonists respectively, imparting a wealth of knowledge on these animals' physical features, the course of growing-up as well as their lifestyle.
