The Adventures of the Wind Crab

The Adventures of the Blue-Vanished Wind Crab (author Le Duc Duong, published by Kim Dong Publishing House in 2024) on the blue seashore is a meaningful gift for children on the occasion of summer 2024. The story also revives the childhood memories of many parents. It was a time of barefoot fun, chasing mischievous wind crabs on the sandy beach. The author gently arouses love for small creatures such as wind crabs, storms, lizards, sparrows... and understands that all natural things need equal and happy living space.

With 20 chapters revolving around the physical growth and cognitive maturity of Cong Gio, the story contains many humane lessons for children. Knowledge about the animal world or lessons about behavior in life are "wrapped" in a layer of funny language, so it is easy to touch the souls of children. In which, Cong Gio is the central character with a whole journey of growing up. Cong Gio was born on the poetic blue seashore. When he first hatched, Cong Gio was called Cuc. He was tiny, round like a sea louse, with short legs, living buried in the sand. Cuc made friends with Vich, a sea turtle species born in the sand. The two friends had a difficult adventure when returning to the mysterious ocean, even though the sea was their homeland. Cuc - Vich has experienced many new things, many emotions when Cuc was scorned, despised and especially the tragic story of the mother Vich caught in the torn nets thrown into the sea by humans, helplessly waiting to die. The story about maternal love and love for fellow humans evokes compassion in readers... The gentle writings penetrate the children's souls with the awareness of marine conservation. When we are moved by the beautiful and magical marine world of all living things, when we witness the pain of animals in distress due to human indifference, we realize the lesson "This life is only beautiful when our existence does not harm the existence of other species".

The writer builds a vivid world of characters. When Cuc returns to the sandbank where he was born, he continues to go through many hardships and dangers to become a strong Crab. It is touching and heartwarming to see the kind feelings of Uncle Crab, Brown Sparrow, and Crab friends who have protected and sheltered Crab many times. He was discovered by the Tiger-Faced Crab Commander to have a noble appearance, with a shell with jade veins like a green dragon, so he was named Blue-Vanished Crab from then on.

In most of the fairy tales of writer Le Duc Duong, children will receive biological knowledge, natural laws, moral lessons and life skills in a gentle way as if observing life. The writer only takes the children by the hand to the world of all things and lets the children play there, discovering the values themselves without explaining or summarizing dry theories.

The literary quality and appeal of the story are built on a half-fantasy, half-realistic setting. That is Nha Trang beach, where the corner of Ong Tu's Tower has a green carpet of sea hibiscus and a purple tigon grove. The beautiful lines describe the sky, the night sea with countless twinkling stars, the crescent moon hanging across the sky and the murmuring sound of the waves... Readers will be very emotional when experiencing the vibrant ocean space and the exciting adventure of the brave Cong Gio Van Xanh.

THU THUY

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