For children, understanding the diversity and complexity of the world and history probably begins with the basic concept of the state.
The exciting Olympic event on TV, the glittering exoticism in the film, the international disputes discussed on the Internet...
I believe that many children will be curious about these topics: why are the flags of some countries so similar? What kind of historical stories do they have? Why are relations between countries so complex?
How can children tell the complex history of the world simply, intuitively, vividly and vividly?
The answer is a set of original Chinese picture books that we want to solemnly recommend- "Children's World History Picture Books".
Help your child comb through the history of the world's major powers and understand the style and temperament of each country.
After reading this set of books, perhaps you and your children will find that the historical years are no longer abstract numbers, and historical knowledge is no longer a boring chronology, but has become a beautiful and magnificent picture.
Look at history from the country
A set of picture books of national history for children
Most of the common world history books on the market tell history in chronological order. The "Children's World History Picture Book" has another way, with 8 countries in a separate volume, that is, national history.
World history is based on time, many countries are intertwined, complex, and difficult for children to understand. Taking the country as the entry point and telling history in the form of picture books is in line with the context that children are familiar with every day, which can reduce children's fear of reading world history.
This set of picture books selects countries that are very important and of interest to children and adults alike – the United Kingdom, France, the United States, Germany, Japan, Russia, Spain and India.
The first seven countries are the focus of world history study, and India is an important neighbor of China and plays a role in China's geopolitics that cannot be ignored.
The picture book uses the minimalist history of 8 countries, more than 200 important historical events and nearly 100 representative figures from politics, military, science, philosophy, art and other fields to connect nearly 5,000 years of world history.
Reviewed by historians and drawn over 3 years
A set of rigorous and ingenious historical picture books
In order to ensure the professionalism of the picture books, when we created this set of picture books, we invited Qin Haibo, a researcher at the Institute of World History of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Luo Henglin, vice president of the Chinese German History Research Association and professor of Hunan Normal University, and other 9 historical experts to review the contents.
The book contains nearly 1600 exquisite illustrations, 320 historical scenes, 760 illustrations, and 600 vignettes. There are not only details such as the demeanor and expression of historical characters, but also creative reproductions of world famous paintings.
In order to draw the illustration scenes in the book, the author spent 3 years carefully studying the history of each major country, consulting hundreds of documents, and drawing countless sketches before and after.
For example, this scene in Spain depicts Napoleon's army invading Madrid, Spain.
The first half of the illustration shows the old King Carlos IV and his son Fernando VII fleeing in a hurry, while the French army fights the people of Madrid.
The second half describes the fierce and tragic uprising of the people of Madrid, who engaged in a head-on confrontation with the French army.
The appearance of the Chinese king and son refers to the paintings of Carlos IV and Fernando VII in the museum, while the heroic image of Napoleon is based on the famous Jean Jacques's work Napoleon across the Zipperne Pass.
While telling historical stories well, it also brings readers an artistic display that is not contrary to harmony.
There is also a picture of the streetscape of Edo that appears in the volume "Japan", and the author reconstructs the picture based on historical data and combined with imagination, and strives to present the reader with life in the last feudal period of Japan.
At this time, Japan pursued a closed-door policy, a stable social environment, prosperous economic development, and a rich cultural atmosphere.
Edo Castle's transportation is well developed and commerce is prosperous. Whether it is samurai, daimyo, or ordinary people, they can come to play, and merchants are endless. In order to show the bustling and lively Edo Market streetscape, the author painted many shops.
Chicken restaurant, bathing shop, rice shop
Even the signs of the shops in the picture are very elaborate, such as the liquor store's signs with words.
The characters in the book also have different looks: tourists who are extremely excited when they first enter the city, sabre samurai with arrogant looks, and shopkeepers with professional smiles.
Look closely, there are many interesting life scenes, such as: the woman who talks with her husband, the children who fight on the street...
A variety of characters recreate the prosperity of Tokyo during the Edo period, allowing readers to understand the customs and customs of the Edo period from the details.
8 countries, 8 temperaments
Show a different history of the world
Just like everyone has their own personality, the author also adopted different styles when creating this set of books, according to the different temperaments of 8 countries.
"Britain" is dominated by warm colors, aristocratic clothes, utensils, ornaments everywhere permeate a classical beauty, thick and delicate. In the illustrations, it is necessary to highlight the details of the characters, utensils and architecture, but also to retain the calm and classical classicism of British culture, and also to show the delicacy of Britain and the freshness of the environment.
The interior design of "France" shows the supremacy of French romance. The application of a large number of bright and solid colors highlights the freedom-loving and unrestrained character of the French people.
Spain is full of sunshine, so "Spain" as a whole is bright in color, and a large number of red and yellow colors show Spain's enthusiasm. The translucent blue is embellished in the middle, which is both a balance of the overall picture and a symbol of the clear sky.
Germany is located in the heart of Europe, and the Germans are also known for their seriousness and meticulousness. The main color of "Germany" is mostly a stable yellow-green and dark red contrasting tone. With a deep and intense color, it reflects the character characteristics of the German people.
Russia is vast and winter is harsh and long, which is the "winter temperament", so there is no better way to depict Russia with all kinds of elegant and calm tones.
The illustrators of "Russia" chose a large number of blues, blues and purples to create this somber and tough winter atmosphere, while focusing on the "oil painting feeling" of the picture, using thick brushstrokes and low saturation colors to increase the overall "thickness".
The cover of "America" is selected in a very modern blue, corresponding to the history of the United States for only more than 200 years.
The United States has carried out the industrial revolution in modern times, extracted oil, produced steel, developed the economy, and built a large number of modern buildings, so the author treats the tone of the United States during this period to cool gray.
The tone of "Japan" uses a large number of ukiyo-e color schemes, cyan, ochre, brown, green, blue, red, but also integrates some of the characteristics of ancient China, and integrates some plain colors into it, which is more calm, elegant, and more in line with the heritage of the ancient oriental countries.
Indians love to wear bright colors of sari, can sing and dance, temperament is very recognizable, and because of the influence of Hinduism, Islam and other religions, mysterious and dreamy.
Therefore, high saturation, rich colors are the best choice, in the book "India", you can see in India symbolizing the sacred calendula-like orange, and peacock-like blue-green, and represent the mysterious purple is used in a large number of pictures.
Study world history and broaden your international perspective
The content framework of this set of "Children's World History Picture Books" is based on time sequence, which is conducive to children forming a clearer sense of time and space, understanding the evolution of human society from the perspective of historical development, expanding international vision, and better understanding the world today.
The knowledge points stipulated in the "Compulsory Education History Curriculum Standards" such as "Renaissance", "Triangular Trade", "British Constitutional Monarchy", "New Shipping Route Opening", "American Independence" and so on are highlighted in the book, helping children to understand historical knowledge and guide children to think deeply.
Renaissance France
New shipping routes are opened
Glorious Revolution in England
Independence of the United States
In addition, the picture book also sets up interesting thematic interactive pages, interesting questions and answers, and Chinese and foreign historical chronology, so that children can better understand and memorize historical knowledge, and at the same time, compared with China's historical period, let children understand the impact of Chinese civilization on the process of world history.
India Interactive Feature Page "Tang Monks Travel West to Learn the Scriptures"
Timeline of a brief history of France
Chronology of Historical Events in China and Abroad
Let the children understand the differences in civilizations in this set of "Children's World History Picture Books", learn to look at the history and culture of different countries and peoples in the world with a "harmonious and different" attitude, and be humble, open and inclusive.
It is hoped that they will be able to better communicate and live in harmony with people from different countries and cultural backgrounds in the future.
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2022.3.12
Editor: Sangsang | Audit: Cellur