This is a picture book on nature and family affection. As spring has just arrived in the coastal city, a little child goes on a trip to the mountains with his mother. Stepping into the natural world in the mountains, everything feels incredibly novel. In the mountain nature, tall trees burst with new buds, resident birds and hibernating insects regain vitality under the warm sun, bustling for the new year. Through the child’s eyes, birds fly among fresh greenery, and plants thrive with a faint fragrance.

Following in the footsteps of the child and his mother, readers draw close to nature, befriend flowers and birds, and feel nature’s vastness and tolerance.

Author: XIE Yujun

A picture book author and freelance writer who has a deep love for nature and enjoys walking alone. Nature is incredibly beautiful, and all living things are like family.

Illustrator: Yuan Yahuan

Graduated from Nanjing University of the Arts with a Master's degree in Illustration Art in 2015. She now resides in Nanjing, China, dedicated to creating illustrations and picture books. Her published works include numerous illustrated books and picture books, such as The Coward, Drawing a Snake and Adding Feet , The Little Fisherman and Princess Treasure Mirror, etc.

Translator: Lu Qiaoling

A literary translator whose major translated works include The Beasts of Clawstone Castle and Selected Humorous Stories by O. Henry.

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The mountains are very quiet; yet the mountains are also full of life. Open this book and step into the mountains, into a beautiful and romantic nature illustration. Here, the spring breeze comes gently, and the birds sing sweetly. In the mountains, one can stand for a long, long time...

——Zhou You (Teacher at the School of Fine Arts, Nanjing University of the Arts; Picture Book Author)

When stepping into the mountains in spring, what you see and what you hear matters a lot. The forests are lush, birds are singing joyfully, and all things are thriving with vitality. They share the same time and space with us, worthy of our stopping to admire and treating equally.

——Liu Ben (Picture Book Author, Editor)

★ A popular science picture book that accompanies children into the mountains to get close to nature, allowing them to feel nature’s vastness and vitality.

★ Includes a carefully crafted science column by the author, offering in-depth popular science knowledge about various common species around us.

★ Features a narrative full of humanistic care, weaving together the child’s delicate observations and the mother’s warm companionship, helping readers experience the joy of parent-child exploration of nature.

★ With exquisite illustrations and poetic language, it helps children learn about the characteristics and changes of flowers, birds and trees, and discover the beauty of nature.

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