Nature always accompanies its own footsteps, ushering in a familiar and fresh face. The most beautiful April day on earth will not lack a little moving appearance because of the impact of the epidemic.
This year's spring, although there is less of a sense of spring casualness, but in those books that hide spring, you can still feel the spring breeze, watch insects with children, and enjoy the comfort of lying in the flowers and grasses.
Today, Tahini sends out a list of books suitable for reading in the spring, looking for the spring that never fades in the book, and enjoying every bright spring day in life.
Plants Know the Answer to Life
Author: [Beauty] Daniel Chamowitz
A world where only a quiet mind can listen: plants can see, smell, touch, remember, locate.... This book takes us into the life of different kinds of plants, draws us in comparison to human feelings, and finds that we have far more in common with sunflowers and oak trees than we thought.
In fact, the world of plants is more magical than I imagined, not only can they see, they also have a more sensitive sense of smell than scientific instruments, and even plants can communicate with each other through taste. Imagine the trees, gardens, and meadows we pass by every day, and on our balconies, where the seemingly silent plants are whispering in ways we don't realize and appreciate. But the world of plants is far more than that, plants can also feel your touch, your coming and going, and they have the same clear ontology as people, they know where they are, they know up and down, left and right, and even they have their own unique memory system. These are described in great detail in the book. @Cat Talk Cat Hunt
Tokyo Insect Story
Author: [Sun] Izumi Masato Kazumasa Yasunaga
The citrus butterfly with the reputation of "god", the cockroach that comes before the season, the stove horse that likes to stay on the bathroom tiles, the black-winged caterpillar that is said to catch the heavenly punishment, the firefly moth with white stripes on a black background like a devil's cloak, the monster Godzilla prototype large water frog moth that emits a foul odor, the Japanese tiger beetle that emits a metallic luster, and the unicorn fairy and spade worm that are the favorite of boys Kun fans...
Izumi Mahito, a columnist who once wrote "Tokyo Bicycle Diary", was born in Tokyo and has witnessed the modernization of the Japanese metropolis over the past 50 years. The courtyard of his childhood was occupied by tall buildings, the pond where the dragonflies were caught filled in the cement floor of the factory, and if he wanted to find a hillside where butterflies flew, he had to take an hour's tram, and there were not so many butterflies on the hillside.
Izumi-ma seems to be a persistent guy, who stubbornly recalls, stubbornly takes the net pocket to look for it, stubbornly lies on the tatami and writes the story of the bug, allowing the gray moths and thin-legged praying mantises around him to stubbornly fly around him. He met insects again and again on the streets of Tokyo, in the woods of the city center, in flower beds, in the dark grass of temples and shrines, on the tiles of toilets, on fig trees in old houses. Every encounter is a lyrical poem, a cheerful song. Following his line of sight, we found that in the cracks of the original urban civilization, there was the breath of nature everywhere, every tree, every bush of grass, even the corners of the walls, under the eaves, everywhere there was a natural and flexible life. Although the author's heart often gushes "faint nostalgia", at least the "sour smell" of the citrus butterfly can temporarily soothe our nostalgic hearts. @Snail Snail
Nature's Notes
Author: Ren Zhong
According to the seventy-two phenology, the book records the various creatures in nature throughout the year on a monthly basis, accompanied by colorful illustrations drawn by the author. The insects, mosquitoes, flies, birds, seeds and plants in the parks around Shanghai and the suburbs are all vivid in the author's pen, faithfully showing how all kinds of creatures in the magical nature change according to the four seasons. The beauty of nature changes and repeats itself, hidden in the city and truly hidden around us. How much more beauty is there that we have never discovered? Reading this book with your child is also a very good sample of observation notes!
Usually, those of us who are busy in the city have almost forgotten that there are so many cute little lives and so many magical changes around us. I always thought that these were the scenes that I could only see when I was a child in the country trails of my hometown, on the high hills and by the large and small ponds. However, nature changes in all seasons of the year, and it never stops, but we who are busy never pay attention to these beauty and changes around us.
The text describes the process of spider silk hunting; the cause of the death of the caterpillar; the process and result of the male butterfly showing love; the power of the celestial bull on the damage to the plant; the change of the apple tree flowering in September due to the abnormal temperature; the growth process of the hive and the record of the size of the hive every time you see it; the origin of the name of the drunken fish grass; the use of the osmanthus flower; the best time for the breeding of various insects; the "wing eyes" of the dragonfly; the toad - the feeling of His Majesty the King, the heart is wide and fat, and the appearance of no one in sight; the beautiful hot girl - the thorn moth; the cicadas in the park; the cuteness of the flies ; the fruit of the camphor tree, etc., etc., etc
If you also like nature, and are curious about the magical changes in nature, and want to explore how you date nature? --- Nature Notes will definitely not disappoint you. @Cat Kitty
Serpon Natural History
Author: [English] Gilbert White Translator: False Zhe
The British 18th-century naturalist and writer White wrote this naturalist in epistolary style, telling the birds, animals, plants, woods, insects and fish in the most lovely village in Britain, the village of Selpen, which has been circulating for more than two hundred years. Its beautiful and clear style depicts like a picture, vivid and realistic serenity, forever preserving the unchanging beauty and initial freshness.
White was a strictly "regional writer", or "master of natural literature", born in 1720, and in 1775, at the age of 35, he retired to his hometown of Selpen and lived a cultured gentleman's life. In Serpen, White observed migratory birds, mammals, insects, amphibians, plants, weather, soil, etc., and wrote them in the form of letters, which became his books "Natural History of Selpen", "Ancient Chronicles of Selpen Antiquities", "Serpen Plants" and so on. White did not write as a literary work, but his writing was not inferior to that of a first-class essayist, and even Zhou Zuoren praised the transmission of his description; White was not studied as a natural science, but his writings had a scientific rigorous spirit and a discovery beyond those of his predecessors; the Fabre-like spirit of observation, the feelings of American natural literature, and the thinking of religious believers were integrated, and White's greatness was achieved. @Dream is not
The Forest of Awakening
Author: [Beauty] John Burroughs Translator: Cheng Hong
The Forest Of Awakening is the first collection of nature essays by American writer John Burroughs.
His love and writing of nature has to do with the natural environment in which he grew up in a bird-singing environment. The author personally met the forest several times, searched for, chased and found birds, and wrote this book about birds.
Most of his 25 books of his lifetime were devoted to the description of nature, especially birds. The birds he writes about come from the exploration of nature, not the false imagination of the study.
At the age of 36, he quit his job and went to the west bank of the Hudson River to buy an orchard farm, where he built a "riverside hut" and two years later built a "mountain stone house" in the mountains two miles away. Thereafter, for the last 48 years of his life, he spent almost all of these two country huts. He was always free to "live a double life of a farmer and a writer, writing his wishes on the land and on white paper with a hoe and a pen."
Therefore, in terms of writing style, the author does not fully rely on rigorous science, but relies on his love for birds and in-depth observation and understanding, and composes his enthusiasm and voice in the book, with the intention of arousing readers' interest in birds, nature and even naturalism through words.
"Cursive Language"
Author: Balgi Wilderness
"Grass Talk" is a collection of essays by the author, including "Bagan's Butterfly", "Birds Flying Over the Canyon", "Flowing Water in the Desert", and "Crossing the Forest in the Rain", a total of 89 works, highlighting the poetic aesthetic pursuit and the realm of beauty. The text is beautiful and eternal, and when you read it at any time, you will feel quiet, and after the cover-up, it will be thought-provoking.
Rather than saying that "Grass Talk" is a collection of essays written by the author about the grass and trees of the prairie, it is better to say that this is a travelogue, and each article is taking us to every unknown corner of the grassland to listen to the voice and mood of the grass and trees in nature. Even if you can't immediately leave for the grassland, you will think of walking in the courtyard of the community that you pass by every day, looking at the flowers and plants, or looking up at the sky. A profound and timeless text of the Mongolian Han Dynasty, exuding a poetic and beautiful light, thanks to such a text, brings people the joy and pleasure of reading.
After seeing the forest and the insects,
You can also walk from the world of picture books into spring.
"Meet Spring"
This is a book that is especially suitable for parents and children to read together when spring comes. The brilliance of the whole book lies in the author's understanding and interpretation of "spring"--that is, the child's virgin soul, which is unexpected and reasonable for adults, which can trigger adult thinking; at the same time, the content and results of the story are enough to resonate with children. Therefore, such a spring becomes particularly vivid, fresh and joyful.
Dear Mom and Dad, do you remember your childhood songs? "Where is spring?" Where is Spring? Spring is in the eyes of children. There are red flowers, there is green grass, and there is the little yellow oriole that sings..." The ancient spring and the spring in front of us, the spring of reality and the spring in fairy tales, our spring and the spring of our children have never changed—red, green and yellow, the familiar but new colors in "spring".
"The Picnic Of No Choice"
Author: Zheng Zongqiong
This is a wordless book that makes you discover something new every time you read it, and it becomes more and more interesting the more you read it.
At first glance, it is the story of the animals in an animal village having a picnic together, but when you look at it again, you will find that every little animal in the village has a small story.
There are dozens of animals in the book, such as the chef yellow dog couple, the unlucky pig nurse, the gray cat mother and baby, the lizard pushing the wheelchair and the frog in the wheelchair, the fox, the kangaroo, the big and small rabbit, the goat aunt, the cat couple, the beauty-loving lady dog miss, the badger, the grizzly bear, the gray mouse on stilts, and the two black mice encountered on the way. There are no words, but it allows adults and children to read dozens of times, or you will find fresh and interesting picture books with extremely rich content.
Picture Book of Songs
Author: [Japanese] Wasagawa Yashishi Ed. [Japanese] Mitsuya Anno Picture
Anno's paintings uphold the natural scenery and warm humanistic atmosphere that have always been refreshing. The pale tones render the quiet countryside, the vast wilderness, the quaint houses, the laid-back cattle and sheep, the children playing... Every time you look at it, there are always new discoveries and new surprises.
"Scenery of Songs" consists of landscapes from 34 places, 34 popular ballads, and 34 eloquent essays. Many songs such as "Santa Rukia", "Arirang", "Mary Has a Little Sheep" and so on are widely circulated in the world. Author Mitsuya Anno travels the world to the "hometown" of these songs and paints beautiful paintings. The charm of the original scenery of each song is vividly reflected.
In addition, the ballad is accompanied by a musical score. Beautiful songs, beautiful paintings, and eloquent words open a door for readers to arrive at a new and beautiful art world.
"Towards a Spring Afternoon"
Author: Jimmy
"It's the first afternoon of spring. I knew that somewhere ahead, someone was going to give me a hug. ”
The blue sky, the yellow-green grass, and a few meters tell us a warm and sad story in "Towards a Spring Afternoon". The little girl's friend in the book is gone, but this afternoon she needs someone to fulfill their agreement—to visit her friend Via's circus.
This book is actually a girl's broken thoughts, telling friends who will never come back about everything that happened around her after she left. The wind, the woods, the clouds in the sky, all greet you in the picture, there is imperfection in life, and there is also the courage of this little girl to start again in the picture book.
Hope to grow up in the days,
We always remember
This spring.