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Become the Sun & Moon

‘Old fairy tale stories about sun, moon and stars,’ presenting Korean traditional stories and culture regarding the sun, moon, stars, and constellation ‘Old fairy tales about sun, moon, and stars’, presenting Korean traditional stories and culture regarding the sun, moon, stars, and constellation, consists of two volumes – volume 1, ‘Become the Sun and Moon’, and the volume 2, ‘Become the Star and Constellation’. The life of our ancestors observing the sky and predicting the future through stars and constellations is vividly described in the ancient myth and folktales through this book. From exciting adventure stories to sad love stories, various characters and materials are continuously seen in this book and the fun and attractiveness of traditional fairy tales are well shown in this series. Therefore, readers will never be bored reading this book. Each story introduces the world view and the way to understand the nature as well as seasonal customs of our ancestors through interesting cartoons, so children can feel this series friendlier and interestingly while learning the way of thinking, wisdom of ancestors, and learning lessons in the end. Traditional stories, containing the life and the wisdom of our ancestors Traditional stories contain ancestors’ amazing wisdom how they see humans and the world, therefore, its charming and tasty points to read cannot help being seen while reading this book. ‘Brother and his sister who became the sun and moon’ is a well-known story, but only a few people recognize that this story helps children to overcome the fear about darkness and real life, and gives them courage. Our ancestors have told their children, and their children have also told their own children this fairy tale while looking for the constellation of the rope brother and his sister kept holding. Children will be able to get power and comfort to live while seeing these characters in this traditional fairy tale, who fought their fears even under desperately dangerous crisis. Moreover, they can also learn the right value of living by looking at the people with good heart and the spirit of self-sacrifice.

Changbi Books, Changbi Books_Children, Changbi Books_Children > Fiction_Age 6-8, Changbi Books_Children > Fiction_Age 8-10, Changbi Books_Children > Fiction_Others (folklore….)
Become the Star and Constellation

‘Old fairy tale stories about sun, moon and stars,’ presenting Korean traditional stories and culture regarding the sun, moon, stars, and constellation ‘Old fairy tales about sun, moon, and stars’, presenting Korean traditional stories and culture regarding the sun, moon, stars, and constellation, consists of two volumes – volume 1, ‘Become the Sun and Moon’, and the volume 2, ‘Become the Star and Constellation’. The life of our ancestors observing the sky and predicting the future through stars and constellations is vividly described in the ancient myth and folktales through this book. From exciting adventure stories to sad love stories, various characters and materials are continuously seen in this book and the fun and attractiveness of traditional fairy tales are well shown in this series. Therefore, readers will never be bored reading this book. Each story introduces the world view and the way to understand the nature as well as seasonal customs of our ancestors through interesting cartoons, so children can feel this series friendlier and interestingly while learning the way of thinking, wisdom of ancestors, and learning lessons in the end. Traditional stories, containing the life and the wisdom of our ancestors Traditional stories contain ancestors’ amazing wisdom how they see humans and the world, therefore, its charming and tasty points to read cannot help being seen while reading this book. ‘Brother and his sister who became the sun and moon’ is a well-known story, but only a few people recognize that this story helps children to overcome the fear about darkness and real life, and gives them courage. Our ancestors have told their children, and their children have also told their own children this fairy tale while looking for the constellation of the rope brother and his sister kept holding. Children will be able to get power and comfort to live while seeing these characters in this traditional fairy tale, who fought their fears even under desperately dangerous crisis. Moreover, they can also learn the right value of living by looking at the people with good heart and the spirit of self-sacrifice.

Changbi Books, Changbi Books_Children, Changbi Books_Children > Fiction_Age 6-8, Changbi Books_Children > Fiction_Age 8-10, Changbi Books_Children > Fiction_Others (folklore….)
The Homeroom Teacher Is an AI

A sci-fi children’s tale where an AI explores irreplaceable human roles in the coming age of AI! The Homeroom Teacher Is an AI, a children’s book by Yi Gyeong-hwa, who addresses sharp problematics in engrossing narratives, has been published. A sci-fi tale for youngsters whose protagonist is an artificial intelligence (AI) teacher, this work depicts in a humorous yet speedy style the conflicts experienced by students in their day-to-day dealings with the AI teacher and changes in the relationships among the characters. It examines in multifaceted ways the effects of the commercialization of robots on human society through clear differences in opinion among highly individualized figures and prompts readers earnestly to ponder on the roles of humans and the definition of “humanness” in an age of AI. What is the “humanness” that AIs cannot replace? A special homeroom teacher is appointed to Class 1 of 5th graders at Future Primary School: it is Teacher-AI 0526#, an AI teacher. Having been assigned this AI teacher after fierce competition, the children initially experience conflicts with this being, which is activated by a computer program, but, with the passage of time, come to realize something special about their teacher, which makes it irreplaceable by other robots. One day, however, a fatal error develops in the teacher…! Though AI robots that are out of order must be disposed of in principle, the students cannot simply let go of their teacher, the only one of its kind in the world. In the end, they devise a secret plan to rescue the teacher. Will the youngsters successfully rescue their AI homeroom teacher?

Changbi Books, Changbi Books_Children, Changbi Books_Children > Fiction_Age 10-13, Changbi Books_Children > Fiction_Age 8-10
Detective Khan’s Great Adventures

Child detective Khan and cat assistant Nivalius stick to the principle that “All incidents must be solved before dinner.” Making use of their keen reasoning power and outstanding investigation skills, Khan and Nivalius effortlessly solve incidents that even grownups cannot. Gripping adventures unfold as the great detective Khan resolves incidents ranging from a marble theft incident to a grand plot threatening the Earth as if solving endless riddles. Combining an engrossing detective story and the escapades of unpredictable and lively characters, this work will regale readers with the joy and charms of comics. A funny detective comic for children Khan has set up a detective agency in his bedroom. Whenever the yellow telephone in this detective agency rings loudly, it is Kong, the foremost crime squad leader in the country, ordering a dispatch. Together with his assistant Nivalius, detective Khan then rush to the site of the incident. Through their outstanding reasoning, Khan and Nivalius investigate and solve any and all incidents, from small ones in the town to big schemes threatening the Earth. Meanwhile, as the duo continues to resolve cases, the identity of the Buriburi Group, a large criminal organization producing countless villains, is revealed.

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Find Hae! The Idol Kidnapping Incident Resolved through Mathematics

Find Gang Hae by finding the unknown X! A great rescue mission undertaken by middle schoolers from Ganghwa Island through mathematics This book is the latest work by writer An So-jeong, who received the Changbi Prize for Young Adult Books for The Mystery of the Painting Winter Scene (published by Changbi). Having devoted herself to conveying to children and teenagers the fun and charms of mathematics, the author showcases in this volume a gripping detective novel with the topic of mathematical equations. When Gang Hae, the leader of a popular K-pop idol group, disappears without a trace from Ganghwa Island, middle school students from the island set about tracking the missing star. Hints are photographs and math problems left by the singer on a social medium. Where and why did the star post such problems? In the process of following the tale that unfolds non-stop against the backdrop of Ganghwa Island, which has been dubbed a “museum without roofs,” readers will discover the fun of solving equations and become interested in mathematics unawares. As such, this book will serve as a stepping stone helping youngsters easily to go on from primary school mathematics to middle school mathematics. Table of Contents Part 1. The Idol Kidnapping Incident Hae Disappears/The Last Rap and Equations ▷ Dodecahedron’s Story of Mathematics: Linear Equations Part 2. Tartaglia’s Equation and Platonic Solids Mystery Painting: The School of Athens/Euclid’s Figures, Pythagoras’ Equation/Dodecahedron: A Regular Dodecahedron Stone ▷ Dodecahedron’s Story of Mathematics: The History of Equations Part 3. The Mysterious Sheet Music and Numbers Meeting at the Seokmo Bridge/The Day You Are Trapped on Stone Islet/Please Find Me, “FIND ME” ▷ Dodecahedron’s Story of Mathematics: The Use of Signs and the Discovery of Ways of Solving Equations Part 4. The Secret Hidden in the Swallowtail Disappearance in front of a Dolmen/Tracing Hae’s Whereabouts/The Secret Discovered at Swallowtail Pavilion ▷ Dodecahedron’s Story of Mathematics: Simultaneous Equations Part 5. Opening the Secret Chamber A Visit to Turtlehead Village/The Suspicious Two-storied House/Trapped in the Secret Chamber ▷ Dodecahedron’s Story of Mathematics: Quadratic Equations Part 6. Find Hae Finally Meeting Hae/The Truth of the Note at the Dolmen/Rescue Hae: A Record of an Escape from Ganghwa Island ▷ Dodecahedron’s Story of Mathematics: Functions

Changbi Books, Changbi Books_Children, Changbi Books_Children > Fiction_Age 10-13
Pepe’s Fabulous Pictures

This volume is the first picture book by “Ae Shoong,” a cartoonist and a noted illustrator. A baby elephant fond of painting, Pepe seeks out the spot closest to the sun out of a desire to depict the sunrays of early summer and makes repeated efforts until it can portray beautiful bird songs to its satisfaction. This lovely picture book not only vividly conveys the joy of doing something one likes but also sensitively shows the diverse emotions experienced by youngsters such as the earnestness of wanting to do something well and diligently, frustration felt when things do not turn out the way according to wishes, and pride in what they have accomplished. As such, the tale cheers for and encourages children who enjoy and try activities even if they are not adept. Pepe, a lovable character Although an elephant’s “hand” is a bit stubby for holding a brush, Pepe nevertheless opens the sketchbook every day. At times it feels like crying because pictures do not turn out as envisioned, the little animal closes its eyes and thinks calmly: “How come I can’t make paintings the way I see them in my mind?” “Am I thinking too hard?” To the baby elephant, what is more important is to produce paintings that it finds satisfying rather than to receive favorable evaluations from others. In dreams, Pepe paints scarlet volcanoes, huge whales, and majestic mountains to its heart’s content. Though it can depict anything effortlessly, once awake, the little beast finds its artistic skills unchanged from the day before. Nevertheless, it joyfully says, “I like painting” without becoming dejected. Thus affirming itself as it is, the baby elephant is a lovable character.

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The Strange Train

This volume is the first original picture book by Han Ah Reum, a budding author. Sensitive pencil drawings create fantastic space and story, thus prompting readers to realize the charms of a picture book without text. Han depicts through detailed portrayal and gripping construction the diverse feelings experienced by a child as he travels alone on a train headed for his grandmother’s home. Readers will be regaled with the thrilling joy of decreasing tension as they follow the youngster’s journey as he passes through each car of a train where reality and fantasy intermingle. The joy of looking at a picture book without text This work uses solely drawings to depict changes in the child’s mind that are difficult to describe in writing. While the interior of the train, the setting of the tale, is portrayed in a repeated pattern, changes in the space as the protagonist proceeds from one car to another are vividly conveyed through modifications in the scenery outside the windows and the movements of the curtains. This work creates a dynamic flow through the train, which runs from the left side of the book to the right, and the child and presents a visual pleasure with its bold scene transitions and gripping construction. Images presented through painstakingly executed pencil lines such as feathers floating in the air and richly shaded shadows turn the train into a fascinating space where reality and fantasy mingle. The Strange Train is a picture book that Han created based on the motif of the old story ‘Little Red Riding Hood‘.

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I’ll Give You Flowers

I’ll Give You Flowers, a picture book by Kang Gyeongsu, an author who freely moves among picture books, comic books, and children’s stories, has been published. Intriguing is the tense dialogue between a ladybug caught in a spider web and a bear that wonders whether or not to rescue the insect. Depending on which of the characters’ perspectives—the spider, lady beetle, and bear—readers adopt, this volume will convey an entirely different theme. Unique are the work’s structure based on repetition-climax-reversal and cinematic visual construction. A ladybug is caught in a spider web! A tense relationship among a spider, a ladybug, and a bear “Bear, could you rescue me from this spider web?” “If I rescued you, the spider would have no food, right?” One morning, a ladybug is caught in a spider web. The insect must somehow free itself from the cobweb before the spider comes. At that moment, a huge bear happens to pass by. Will the beast rescue the bug? I’ll Give You Flowers is a tale consisting of a dialogue between the lady beetle trapped in the spider web and the bear, which wonders whether or not to rescue the insect. Tense indeed is the relationship among the characters: the spider, which must feed on its prey; the ladybug, which must live; and the bear, which does not wish to be involved in the two bugs’ situation. Depending which of the characters’ perspectives readers adopt, this book will convey a completely different theme.

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Would You Like to Establish a Goblin Phone Connection?

The latest smartphone and goblins from traditional Korean tales meet! The protagonist, Song Ji-u discovers an odd smartphone in the school library one day. It turns out to be a smartphone used by dokkaebi, or legendary Korean goblins! The place he travels to after receiving a call from a goblin in the middle of the night is a lair of these creatures, where all kinds of amazing things happen. However, it differs considerably from the space described in traditional Korean stories. Goblin children carry smartphones instead of goblins’ clubs. In using smartphones, they converse with one another through messengers and enjoy games by using shapeshifting with apps or creating virtual reality. These creatures use smartphones also when buying things or requesting courier services. Playing with his smartphone together with his gobbling friends, Ji-u experiences many amazing things. A problematic work captivating children who live with smartphones Having come to possess a goblin phone, Ji-u visits the creatures’ den and plays there to his heart’s content every night. In the human world, he uses the goblin phone to finish his school homework quickly, to solve problems on workbooks readily, and to speak English fluently as well. The boy also uses shapeshifting to play pranks on his friends. Hooked on the goblin phone, he is unable to let go of the device even after learning that whenever he uses it, energy seeps out from his body so that he becomes weak. Thus unable to shake free from the temptation of the goblin phone, the hero strongly resembles children in reality. The author admits that smartphones have many advantages. He affirms that, by using these devices, we can communicate with diverse people and learn new science and technology. Based on such awareness, he guides Ji-u to find ways of living with smartphones on his own. Step by step, he shows the process through which the protagonist undergoes worries and conflicts at first and finds the correct way of using these devices in the end. As such, the author provides readers with a chance to look back at themselves instead of presenting a didactic or moralistic conclusion. Through Would You Like to Establish a Goblin Phone Connection? young readers will have opportunities to think on their own about ways of using smartphones.

Changbi Books, Changbi Books_Children, Changbi Books_Children > Fiction_Age 8-10
Kneady the Eraser Crumb

A friend even more special because it was made with my hands Kneady the Eraser Crumb has all the strengths of a children’s tale for reader in the lower grades of primary school including the grippingly fast-paced development of the plot, unique characters, and a clear distinction between “good” and “evil” figures that is readily comprehensible to youngsters. Out of them, the setup that the protagonists are actually created by children with their hands would not have been possible if the author had been unable to have an insight into youngsters’ constant creativity and psychology during play, both of which allow them to focus on unceasingly creating new things. Although children’s literature has repeatedly and countlessly featured fantasy friends who comfort youngsters vexed by the demands of reality, the eraser crumbs in this work are refreshing in that they have been created by children with their hands, unlike existing dolls or animals. Children and adults who grow in step with one another Kneady the Eraser Crumb is noteworthy for not only conveying empathy and comfort to youngsters but also portraying grownups’ growth. Although children’s stories commonly deal with youngsters’ growth, this work has an uncommon narrative where adults are prompted to grow through the actions of insignificant eraser residues. Wiping a twisted mindset clean, as if erasing wrongly written letters with an eraser, “Mr. Strict,” the teacher in this tale, vows to forge new relationships with his students. In being an adult who is able to reflect on his own thoughts and actions and mend them when necessary, he is a salutary figure. Just as the teacher in this work comes to repent his past and to understand children’s minds and hearts, it will be a meaningful experience for young readers outside the book to consider the thoughts and feelings of their own teachers, who hitherto may have seemed only fearsome and unapproachable.

Changbi Books, Changbi Books_Children, Changbi Books_Children > Fiction_Age 8-10

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