六一兒童節快樂:種下童書,長成小樹

Children's Book Transforms Into A Tree When Planted

種下童書，長成小樹

While e-books are on the rise, most people, especially young kids still prefer printed versions that they can pore over for hours on end. Though that is an excellent habit, it also means cutting down precious trees. But what if the book could revert to its roots and transform back into a tree? Now thanks to a Brazilian children's book publisher, that is possible, at least for one book!

在電子書盛行的時代，還是有許多人，尤其是孩子們仍然鍾愛那些他們可以抱着從頭至尾品讀的紙質書。這習慣雖好，但製作紙質書會消耗珍貴的樹木資源。那麼，如果紙質書可以迴歸本源，重新生長成樹，會怎樣呢？機智的巴西童書出版商已經實現了這個想法，至少在下面這本書上。

The "Tree Book Tree" program is the brainchild of Argentina's Pequeno Editor and FCB Buenos Aires. Their first creation Mi Papá Estuvo en la Selva (My Father Was In the Jungle), has been around in regular format for many years. In the book, a young boy takes the readers on an exciting journey of his father's adventures inside an Ecuadorian jungle.

“Tree Book Tree”計劃是阿根廷Pequeno Editor出版社和FCB Buenos Aires公司合作，精心推出的。這本Mi Papá Estuvo en la Selva (《我爸爸在叢林中》)的常規版本已經盛行多年，書中主要由一個小男孩敘述其父在厄瓜多爾叢林驚險刺激的旅程。

The book that is made from acid-free paper, printed with non-toxic ink and hand-stitched and bound, is completely recyclable. Jacaranda seeds are carefully sewn into the pages to help it transform into a tree.

該書由無酸紙經生態墨水印製而成，手工縫製裝訂，百分之百可回收。書中還縫有藍花櫻種子，可幫助書本生長成樹。

Raquel Franco, the editorial director of Pequeno Editor, says they picked the book because, "It has an endearing message regarding the respect we owe to all living beings. But we were wondering how to take this message even deeper. We wanted to develop a powerful communication action with a metaphorical weight.

Pequeno Editor出版社的編輯總監Raquel Franco表示：“我們之所以出版此書，是因爲它親切的傳達了人類對所有生靈的尊重，但我們仍在探究如何將此推進至行爲溝通層面有重大意義的事件。”

After a kid is done reading the book (over and over again), he/she waters the cover and place it in a sunny area inside the house. Once the seeds sprout, the book can be planted in the dirt in any location the owner decides. From then on the book just has to be nurtured like any other plant.

孩子們閱讀（或反覆閱讀）完此書後，可以把它放置在家中有陽光的地方，並在表面澆水。種子發芽後，可依自己的意願移到任何地方的泥土裏，這之後呢，就可以把此書當成正常的植物照看啦。

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