Vietnamese art book on wildlife to be released in UK
An art book about wildlife by writer Trang Nguyen and painter Jeet Zdung will be released in the UK in September following a copyright agreement signed by the book’s publisher, Kim Dong Publishing House, and its partner, Pan MacMillan.
Cover and bookmarks from Chang Hoang Da - Gau (Saving Sorya, Chang and The Sun Bear), an art book dedicated to wildlife, available in English. Photo courtesy of the publisher
HCM City (VNS/VNA) - An art book about wildlife by writer Trang Nguyenand painter Jeet Zdung will be released in the UK in September following acopyright agreement signed by the book’s publisher, Kim Dong Publishing House,and its partner, Pan MacMillan.
The book, Chang Hoang Da – Gau (Saving Sorya, Chang and The Sun Bear),features the journey of Chang, a young girl with big dreams of savingendangered wild animals. It tells the stories about animals that are close toextinction.
Chang’s adventure begins when she meets Sorya, a sun bear who was savedfrom traffickers by the Bear Rescue Centre. She is determined to return Soryaback to nature.
Chang and her new friend, Sorya, help readers discover the beauty ofnature and the life of wild animals through their stories.
Chang Hoang Da – Gau includes 120 watercolour paintings by Jeet Zdung.The pictures are the result of a two-month field trip into the wild.
The 120-page book was released in Vietnam in March, 2020. Profits fromthe book’s sales will be sent to wildlife projects in Vietnam.
It has been issued by Pan MacMillan in five countries, China, theRepublic of Korea, Norway, Turkey and the US.
“I hope the book can touch readers’ hearts and encourage and inspirepeople to dream and protect nature and the Earth’s vitality,” said the book’swriter Trang, 31, who has a PhD in Biodiversity Management from the Universityof Kent in England.
In 2013, Trang founded WildAct, an NGO which focuses on monitoring illegalwildlife trade markets, and provides conservation education programmes forVietnamese youngsters. She also received a scholarship for wildlifeconservation from Cambridge University.
In 2019, Trang was included on the BBC’s list of the top 100 inspiringand influential women around the world.
Artist Jeet Zdung, whose real name is Nguyen Tien Dung, was born in1988. He has won prizes for his illustrations. His works were shown at theCartoon Festival organised by the Wallonie – Bruxelles Delegation in Vietnam in2012./.
Kim Dong Publishing House on March 11 released a new book dedicated to wildlife, Chang Hoang Da – Gau (Wild Chang and Bear), the first volume in a series about wildlife protection.
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Cover and bookmarks from Chang Hoang Da - Gau (Saving Sorya, Chang and The Sun Bear), an art book dedicated to wildlife, available in English. Photo courtesy of the publisher 
