- Overview
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Despite the dull theme of atmospheric pollution, this book features a friendly story with heartwarming illustrations.
- Book Intro
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The scary story of fine dust told by "Naknaki"
Bom's family started to enjoy the warmth of spring with their windows fully opened, welcoming in the clean air of spring. However, the sky is murky and the floor that had been cleaned to shine got dull with yellow and fine dust.
Mother returns home from her business trip to Mongolia and brings Bom a camel doll. It's special camel who claims to have lived more than 100 years in the Gobi Desert of Mongolia. Called Naknaki, it soon becomes friends with Bom. Naknaki is very knowledgeable about the desert climate as well as yellow dust and fine dust, and appears in front of Hangyeoul, Yeoreum and their daughter Bom, trying to convince them to avoid activities that generate fine dust and ultra fine dust and teaching them how to properly clean and avoid fine dust.
Will Earth ever be able to recreate a clean spring? This book teaches ways to reduce fine dust and to purify the air with the camel from Gobi Desert in Mongolia, Naknaki.
The Season family, Hangyeoul (father, winter in Korean), Yeoreum (mother, summer in Korean) and their daughter Bom (spring in Korean), and the camel doll Naknaki, who claims to have lived in Gobi Desert for more than 100 years, tell a cute, heartwarming story. Father Hangyeoul is a poet. He is emotional but lacks touch with reality, and is also in charge of the household chores. Mother Yeoreum may be a poor housekeeper, but she is a professional woman regarded highly in society. Bom's family meets Naknaki and goes through various episodes. Naknaki is a self-proclaimed "special camel" who is a bit over-confident in himself, but his knowledge about atmospheric pollution is undoubtedly high. Whenever Bom's family has a question about yellow dust, fine dust and atmospheric pollution, Naknaki appears out of nowhere with his overwhelmingly confident attitude and provides them with a variety of information and ways to reduce dust generation.
- About the Author
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Yang Hyewon
Yang Hyewon (F) debuted with a poem introduced in the Autumn edition of Literature and Critic in 1990. She won the 1st Munhakdongne Children's Literary Award with The Tomato Born Last, and she currently lives on Ganghwado Island taking care of her garden and writing books for children. Books she has written include We Moved into Yeowugol, Little Farmer in the Desert, Lazy is Good, Responsibility for Children, It's Okay to Be Fat, Raised with My Poo, The Day the Crone Flipped the World, Mom's Yellow Note, Rice Cake Story, Does Dad Understand Me?, How Long Will I Live? and I Like Bad Poses.
Sobogi
(English) “I wish that there were a village where a heart could stay and that I would like to live there for long.”
Lee Hyunjoo has illustrated for such books as Worries about Him, Logging-into School Today Again, On Board the Yellow Submarine, March from Selma and has written picture books such as Don’t Put Yourself Out but Solve Anyway 1 & 2, The Boy’s Mind, Children’s Poetry-Weltoon: Both of Us Together, Nothing Will Be Impossible, Nine Zero Nine Counseling Center, How to Draw Anime, Why Are You Crying?, Not Mommy But Auntie Tells a Story.
(Chinese) “想在一个村子里得到心灵的休息，并在此长久的生活下去。”
画的绘本有《那小子的担心》， 《今天也往学校- LOGIN》， 《坐上黄黄的舰艇》 《塞尔玛大游行》； 创作的绘本有《的心 诗+ Webtoon：我们两个就不成问题》， 《九百九咨询所》， 《画漫画的方法》， 《为什么哭？》， 《不是妈妈而是姨妈说给听的故事》等。
(Japanese) 漫画家、イラストレーターとして活動しながら、ユニークで深みのある絵に人文科学的感性を加えて作品を作っている。著書に『少年の心』、『がんばらないで、とにかく解決1、2』、『909相談所』、『子どもの心詩トゥーン、二人なら問題ない』、『205相談所』、『第二の秘訣』などがあり、絵を描いた本に『我が家の水泥棒を捕まえろ』、『人権も難民も平和も環境もNGOが駆けつけ解決してあげる』などがある。
(Indonesian) Penulis adalah seorang kartunis yang sekaligus ingin menggambar kartun seperti menulis puisi. Ia mempelajari sejarah di perguruan tinggi. Saat ini aktif sebagai kartunis dan ilustrator. Publikasi kartunya terdapat pada majalah anak-anak 『Ikan Paus yang Melakukannya』, kelompok aktivis lingkungan "Green Union," dll. Buku-buku yang Ia buat antara lain, 『Hati Anak Laki-Laki』, 『Jangan Coba-coba Tapi Tetap Selesaikan 1, 2』, 『Pusat Konseling 909』, 『Puisi-Kartun Pikiran Anak - Tidak Masalah Jika Kita Berdua』, 『Metode Rahasia Kedua』 dan buku yang Ia gambar antara lain, 『Tangkap Pencuri Air Dirumahku』, 『HAM, Imigran, Perdamaian, dan Lingkungan, NGO Memecahkan Semua Masalah Tersebut』, dll
