Ying Wa’s stories are more than ecological primers; they are endowed with a quiet nobility, a plain-spoken humanism, and a breadth of life that runs deep. By turning children’s love of nature and reverence for life into books that endure, she has done something truly precious.
—Zhu Yongxin (Renowned educator, National Ambassador for Reading Promotion)

These volumes will spark children’s appetite for reading while gently revealing the beauty of harmony between people and the natural world. For nearly two decades Ying Wa has quietly cultivated the field of ecological children’s literature, producing more than one hundred titles and winning the Bing Xin Children’s Literature Award three times. Such steadfast work is certain to yield a rich harvest.
—Shen Jian (Environmental expert, Deputy General Manager of China Environment Publishing Group)

★Recommended by renowned educator and National Reading Ambassador Zhu Yongxin, environmental expert Shen Jian, and education specialist Wang Chen,etc.
★Created by award-winning children’s author Ying Wa and celebrated illustrator Zhu Shifang, this four-volume set is an ecological treasure trove for young readers.
★Each poetic picture book blends art and science, nurturing children’s aesthetic sense while introducing them to nature, life, and environmental stewardship.
★Hand-painted in exquisite detail, every leaf and blade of grass is carefully rendered to reveal the truest, most beautiful face of the wild.
★Every story is paired with clear, Interactive mind maps that weave engaging narratives with solid science, letting children savor the wonder of storytelling while soaking up real-world facts.

The series includes 4 titles:
A "sky-leaping" Snow Leopard
The Brave Penguin
Wild Camel’s Spring
Lightning's Steppe Journey

Eco-Themed Adventure:Combating Grassland Desertification

Blazing Lightning, a champion chestnut racehorse, flees to escape being sold by his owner. His journey takes him through raging sandstorms, where he encounters fleeing wild camels—a stark reminder of the grasslands turning to dust. Though shaken by the survival crisis facing his homeland, he makes the courageous choice to return.

In the end, local herders unite to restore and protect the prairie, slowly bringing life back to their shared home.

Ying Wa(Text)
An award-winning author of children’s literature, a member of the China Writers Association, and a three-time recipient of the Bingxin Children’s Book Award. She weaves environmental awareness and a spirit of universal love into her stories, believing that “where there is love, there is hope.”

For many years she edited the environmental magazines Environmental Education and Children of the Earth. Two of her projects have been selected for China’s National Publishing Fund, and her books have been named among the National Press and Publication Administration’s “100 Recommended Books for Young Readers” and added to the catalogue of China’s primary and secondary school libraries. She has received the Administration’s second “One Hundred Original Works” award and the 13th Shandong Province “Fine Literature and Art Project” Prize. Her titles include The Magic Green Camp and Winnie’s Garden.

Zhu Shifang(Illustrations)
A celebrated illustrator who has spent years creating artwork for books and picture stories for children. Her illustrated works include The Retired Shoes, The Fire Fox, The Tiger That Turned Vegetarian, Six Short Sons, Little Willow and Little Jujube, Chinese Festival Picture Book: Spring Festival, and Ying Wa Eco-Picture Book: Grandpa and I by the Lake. She received the fifth Beijing Excellent Popular Science Work Award, and rights to her illustrations have been sold to the United States and other countries.