Ants in the Book - The Collection of Award-Winning Children's Literature from the 5th National Outstanding Children's Literature Award

Author: Gao Hongbo
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Publish Date: 2006-10-01
Features:
The many amusing stories of Ailan, a Chinese child born in Hanover, Germany, caught in the collision of Eastern and Western cultures; the tragicomedy of Shen Zilin, a diligent, studious, and musically talented youth pursuing his musical dream; the struggles and sense of melancholy of Liu Geshi, a teenager contemplating the unextinguished "innate heart" of humanity; the adventures, experiences, observations, and reflections of Xu Xiaosong, a teenage travel and exploration enthusiast who travels across China; thrilling and mysterious science fiction stories that unfold in a quiet campus; and the adorable, kind, and helpful little wolf, who, with the help of his friend, the well-behaved rabbit, teaches those who bully him a lesson.
Ailan, a Chinese child born in Hanover, Germany, experiences many amusing stories in the collision of Eastern and Western cultures; Shen Zilin, a diligent, studious, and musically talented youth, pursues his musical dream in a tragicomedy. Liu Geshi, a teenager, reflects on the struggles and sense of melancholy of humanity's unextinguished "innate heart"; Xu Xiaosong, a teenage travel and exploration enthusiast, shares his adventures, experiences, observations, and reflections as he travels across China; thrilling and mysterious science fiction stories unfold in a quiet campus; and the adorable, kind, and helpful little wolf, with the help of his friend, the well-behaved rabbit, teaches those who bully him a lesson.
This collection features award-winning works from 13 children's literature writers, including Qin Wenjun, Xue Tao, Zhang Lujie, Wang Yimei, and Wu Ran. Whether it's compelling novels, heartwarming essays, or dynamic poetry, the reflections and insights of young people on growth, their passionate pursuit of ideals, and their yearning for a better life are expressed through the words, radiating a flower-like smile as they approach us.
Like the National Excellent Children's Literature Award and the Mao Dun Literature Prize, the Lu Xun Literature Prize is one of the highest-honored literary awards in China, organized by the Chinese Writers' Association. It is the only purely literary children's literature award in China. The fifth National Excellent Children's Literature Award selected several of the most outstanding works from 181 excellent new children's literature works created between 1998 and 2000, in a fair and just manner. These works reflect the significant progress in children's literature creation in China in recent years. Previous selections had gaps in fable and science fiction categories, but this time, works in both genres were included.