Youth Publishing House releases the Vietnamese version of National Geographic Kids (Photo courtesy of the publishing house) HCMCity (VNS/VNA) - Vietnamese publishing housesare promoting new programmes and books this summer to encouragechildren to read.
The Kim Dong Publishing House is launching the programme “DocXuyen Mua He 2021” (Summer Reading in 2021), providing dozens of new booktitles for children by Vietnamese and international authors.
Ca voi Eren den Hon Mun (Eren - the Whale Travels to Hon MunIsland) is a new novel by author and journalist Le Duc Duong aboutthe adventure of Eren the Whale in the beautiful sea of Nha Trang.
The publisher has also introduced Toi vaChung Ta (Me and Us) and HonTruong Ba Da Hang Thit (Trương Ba’s Soul in the Butcher’s Body),two famous plays written by Vietnamese poet and playwright Luu Quang Vu. Play extracts appear inthe textbooks.
Peter Pan, a picture book about a "boy who would not growup" by American author Arianna Candell and illustrator Daniel Howard,is presented in both Vietnamese and English.
Many books featuring Vietnamese culture, customs, history and arts have beenreleased as well.
Along with new books, the publishers are offering hundreds offavourite titles with affordable prices starting at 16,000 VND.
A representative of Kim Dong said: "The publisher wants to join withsociety and parents to bring a safe and meaningful summer to children."
The programme is available at website www.nxbkimdong.com.vn andthe publisher’s store on online shopping platform Shopee until June 30.
The Tre (Youth) Publishing House has released a Vietnamese version ofNational Geographic Kids, a children's magazine published by the NationalGeographic Society.
The set consists of five books, answering children’s questions about people,the world, and living skills. They include UltimateBodypedia, What Would Happen?Serious Answers to Silly Questions, UltimateExplore Guide, Don’t Read This BookBefore Bed, and Children’s Choice-nominated HowTo Survive Anything.
Nguyen Kim Quyen, a mother of a 12-year-old boy, said: “The books providechildren knowledge about people, nature and the world, as well as amazingadventures.”
They are available at bookstores nationwide and on online shoppingplatforms.
Apart from works by Vietnamese authors, the Kim Dong Publishing House hasreleased a picture book for Vietnamese children by two foreign authors livingand working in Vietnam.
The Kim Dong Publishing House is launching the programme “DocXuyen Mua He 2021” (Summer Reading in 2021), providing dozens of new booktitles for children by Vietnamese and international authors.
Ca voi Eren den Hon Mun (Eren - the Whale Travels to Hon MunIsland) is a new novel by author and journalist Le Duc Duong aboutthe adventure of Eren the Whale in the beautiful sea of Nha Trang.
The publisher has also introduced Toi vaChung Ta (Me and Us) and HonTruong Ba Da Hang Thit (Trương Ba’s Soul in the Butcher’s Body),two famous plays written by Vietnamese poet and playwright Luu Quang Vu. Play extracts appear inthe textbooks.
Peter Pan, a picture book about a "boy who would not growup" by American author Arianna Candell and illustrator Daniel Howard,is presented in both Vietnamese and English.
Many books featuring Vietnamese culture, customs, history and arts have beenreleased as well.
Along with new books, the publishers are offering hundreds offavourite titles with affordable prices starting at 16,000 VND.
A representative of Kim Dong said: "The publisher wants to join withsociety and parents to bring a safe and meaningful summer to children."
The programme is available at website www.nxbkimdong.com.vn andthe publisher’s store on online shopping platform Shopee until June 30.
The Tre (Youth) Publishing House has released a Vietnamese version ofNational Geographic Kids, a children's magazine published by the NationalGeographic Society.
The set consists of five books, answering children’s questions about people,the world, and living skills. They include UltimateBodypedia, What Would Happen?Serious Answers to Silly Questions, UltimateExplore Guide, Don’t Read This BookBefore Bed, and Children’s Choice-nominated HowTo Survive Anything.
Nguyen Kim Quyen, a mother of a 12-year-old boy, said: “The books providechildren knowledge about people, nature and the world, as well as amazingadventures.”
They are available at bookstores nationwide and on online shoppingplatforms.
Apart from works by Vietnamese authors, the Kim Dong Publishing House hasreleased a picture book for Vietnamese children by two foreign authors livingand working in Vietnam.
Chiec Dep That Lac - The Lost Sandal is a bilingual book byBelgian author Geralda De Vos and Swedish illustrator Sofia Holt.
The work tells a story of a girl named Linh who loses one ofher favourite pair of sandals, and her adventure in seeking the lost shoe.
De Vos came to Vietnam in 2017, and has participated in environmentalprotection activities such as plastic waste reduction and recycling activities.
She has called on people to pick up and return people's lost items.She began picking up lost sandals on the street, which became herinspiration for the book The Lost Sandal.
Illustrator Holt came to HCM City in 2014. She is nowworking as a fashion and furniture designer, and an illustrator, creating artworks about a happier and more sustainable world. The book can be boughtat the publisher’s website and on online shopping platforms./.
The work tells a story of a girl named Linh who loses one ofher favourite pair of sandals, and her adventure in seeking the lost shoe.
De Vos came to Vietnam in 2017, and has participated in environmentalprotection activities such as plastic waste reduction and recycling activities.
She has called on people to pick up and return people's lost items.She began picking up lost sandals on the street, which became herinspiration for the book The Lost Sandal.
Illustrator Holt came to HCM City in 2014. She is nowworking as a fashion and furniture designer, and an illustrator, creating artworks about a happier and more sustainable world. The book can be boughtat the publisher’s website and on online shopping platforms./.
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