The book "Fatherland at the forefront" was introduced by Kim Dong Publishing House, targeting children as readers.

This morning (January 25), at Kim Dong Publishing House (Hanoi), a photo book about Hoang Sa and Truong Sa for children titled “Fatherland at the head of the waves” was launched. The launch was attended by the group of authors who wrote the book and leading Vietnamese scientists and historians.Male, including historian Duong Trung Quoc.

This is a photo book that selects more than 200 photos and documents about history, geography, culture, nature, landscapes, and people of the land where the waves of the East Sea begin, the sacred headland of the Fatherland.

Although, Vietnam's seas and territoriesMaleis not a new topic but it has attracted the attention of many readers, especially at the present time. This new book is also not the first book that Kim Dong Publishing House has introduced to children about the topic of Hoang Sa and Truong Sa.

Previously, Kim Dong Publishing House has published books such as “I Tell You Truong Sa Stories”, “The Golden Sea and the Pearl Island”, “We Write a Poem to Call the Sea Back”, “Brilliant Truong Sa”, etc. to help children gain a more correct understanding of the sacred territory of the Fatherland. However, “The Fatherland at the Head of the Waves” is the first picture book on this topic, aimed at young readers, aiming to give them a more intuitive and clearer view through vivid and realistic images.

The book is compact in size and has the effect of popularizing knowledge about history and geography, not through words or words of a discussion or research nature, but is easily "receptive" to young readers through pictures.

An image from the book "Homeland at the forefront"

The photos and documents in the book are provided by the photo project “Truong Sa – Vietnam”.Male"There is such a sacred and beautiful place" by Vietnam News AgencyMaleand the Vietnam NavyMaleTo get such photos in the book, photographers, reporters, artists and soldiers of the Vietnam People's Army had to spend a period of time working, being attached and experiencing real life right in Truong Sa and Hoang Sa.

Commenting on the book, historian Duong Trung Quoc affirmed: "This book's ideas come from the authors' trips to meet common wishes and ideas, especially to help children gain basic understanding and knowledge about the value of the country's history and territory."

"But that meaning is expressed relatively comprehensively through the language of pictures, so the book not only affects the children's awareness but also affects adults in a close way, through images associated with life in Hoang Sa and Truong Sa, such as daily life on the mainland, as well as the difficulties and challenges for people on the islands. Through this, the message about the beauty of the Fatherland, about the awareness of protecting and preserving the territory is aroused in readers, first of all from children" - historian Duong Trung Quoc shared.

Not only “Fatherland at the forefront”, in the coming time, young readers will continue to have the opportunity to understand more about the value of the country's sea and islands through some other works about to be released by Kim Dong Publishing House, such as: “In the wind of Truong Sa”, “Hoang Sa, Truong Sa - My sea and islands”, “Learning about Hoang Sa, Truong Sa with me”./.

(According to VOV) - QN