Reading is such a good thing

Author: Zhang Xinying
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Publish Date: 2004-04-01
Features: This book is a collection of articles written by Professor Zhang Xinying of the Chinese Department at Fudan University and a renowned young critic, specifically commissioned by the editors of Shanghai Middle School Student News for young middle school readers. The author's style is both serious and humorous, engagingly narrated, making the young readers feel very close. This book is a work written by Professor Zhang Xinying specifically for young middle school readers, addressing a series of questions such as why to read, how to read, and what the joy of reading is. The author has a broad knowledge, a blend of seriousness and humor, with well-paced and engaging writing, making the young readers feel approachable yet deeply enlightening. Accompanied by 20 illustrations; drawn by Sun Zhengyi, a high school student from Shanghai Yan'an Middle School (now graduated), the designs are innovative, the brushwork light and graceful, revealing the youthful spirit and imaginative ideas of contemporary middle school students.