Zhang Wenliang, a professor at National Taiwan University and known as "Professor Hippo", wrote The Story Telling by Professor Hippo: Life Education in Nature, which is such a good book that tells us about the magical power of nature. We can get to know the scenery around us that you and I are used to, and then realize that it is so extraordinary, it is ordinary!
As the editor of this book, I got in touch with the author Liang Wen. I had a very shallow understanding of Mr. Liang Wen before, and I vaguely knew that as a professor in academic circles, there were countless works by teachers; He once published a series of books on "Flying on the Grass" in Mandarin Daily, and won the Jinding Award and other awards. I also learned a little about teachers through my articles.
Before I met Mr. Liang Wen, in order to prepare for editing, I first went to the open course of National Taiwan University and watched all the audio-visual courses of Mr. Liang Wen. So basically, I finished my teacher's general education class for one semester. I am surprised that a general education course can be so lively and interesting; A university professor majoring in science can convey knowledge and enthusiasm in class so vividly and enthusiastically.
I met Mr. Liang Wen for the first time and wrote back and forth several times. Because of the need to discuss the manuscript, Mr. Liang Wen invited me to his research room to discuss it in detail. At that time, our biographical classmates worked with me before they went to kindergarten. At the sight of Xiao Heng, Teacher Liang Wen bent down like a child and said with a happy smile, "Hello, hey! There are some little things to play with in my desk. " At that time, the teacher seemed to do magic, and even "changed" a few small toys from the research room.
Liang Wen's sincerity and kindness make me believe that this teacher has the reputation of "one of the most popular professors at National Taiwan University", because he is really such a lovely and sincere person. This sincere and humble personality trait can also be read in the book Professor Hippo Tells Stories. In his book, Mr. Liang Wen introduced 16 plants that are common in nature in a very fluent and humorous style. He used words to call our long-lost natural nature: "Next time you see plants, please stop and feel the wonderful vitality!"
As a teacher with a scientific background, Liang Wen's writing attitude is very strict. She not only quoted classics from the book, but also traced the origin of each plant in the book. In addition, in order to make it easier for readers to understand the characteristics of plants, a "small file of plants" is added to the title page of the chapter, so that readers can recall the characteristics of plants when they stare at the natural scenery again after reading the story of plants.
Originally, the editor suggested adding "plant aliases" to the "small files of plants", but the strict teacher Liang Wen thought that many plant aliases were familiar, but not rigorous enough, and often passed from one source to another, so she finally decided to delete them. This shows Liang Wen's academic attitude.
The editing concept of this book is to present the simple and beautiful natural scenery written by Teacher Liang Wen in the purest way. Many books of the same type that introduce plants often present the appearance of plants in physical photos. This book uses illustrations of plants, as if an observer who walks into nature is looking up at plants and making realistic sketches. Because observing plants requires personal participation and observation, in order to truly "see" plants.