Exploring the Wonders in the Sea of Clouds

Description

Exploring the Wonders in the Sea of Clouds

Author: Liu Xianping

Order No. 1215

ISBN-13: 9781622461097

ISBN-10:  1622461096

Binding: Paperback

Publisher: Homa & Sekey Books

Pub Year: 2023

Language: English

Size: 6.5 x 9.5

Page: 225

Price: $24.95. You pay only $14.97 (after 40% discount).

About the Book

Exploring the Wonders in the Sea of Clouds is a story about monkey protection, scientific exploration and human brilliance. It describes an adventure of Heihe and Wangchun, two courageous teenagers who, in order to help Wildlife Investigation Team in the monkey world. The work presents the braveness, wisdom, a strong sense of responsibility and selflessness and dedication to science, which brings people spiritual shock and reflection on the wildness of life.

About the Author 刘先平

Liu Xianping, regarded as the father of contemporary Chinese nature literature, has been exploring nature for more than 40 years. He travelled extensively in China, spending long periods of time in the wilds, e.g. in Xinjiang, Yunnan, Tibet and other areas. He has written four novels including A Legend of Giant Pandas (Homa & Sekey Books, 2021) and dozens of adventure stories about exploring in the wildlife world. His works have won three national prizes for children's literature. He has received a National Outstanding Children's Literature Award on two occasions. In 2010, Liu Xianping was nominated for the Hans Christian Andersen Award. In 2011 and 2012, he was listed as a candidate for the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award. He is an honorary member of the Chinese Writers Association.

About the Translator

Zhang Yi graduated from Dalian University of Foreign Languages in 1996. Now an associate professor at Dongbei University of Finance and Economics, Zhang takes much interest in translation practice and research. To date, he has completed the translation of about twenty books which cover finance, history, culture, archaeology, politics, sociology and etc. Dozens of academic papers have been completed with the attention mainly on the use of translation theories in different texts.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Chapter 1 Soaring Eagles and Roaring Monkeys

Chapter 2 Something Unheard at Hot Spring

Chapter 3 Ferret Badgers in the Moonlight

Chapter 4 Below the Snow Line

Chapter 5 The Weird Sound

Chapter 6 Herding the Monkeys

Chapter 7 The Elves amidst the Unearthly Trees and Flowers

Chapter 8 The Episode of Catching Monkeys

Epilogue

Afterword