Book on Truong Son Mountain Range launched

Readers, especially children, can now go on a journey through one of the wildest and most biodiverse parts of the world - a range of rugged mountains bordering Laos and Vietnam, Truong Son Mountain Range.

The cover of the book "Wonders of the Annamites". It has been released in English/Vietnamese. (Photo courtesy of Eric Losh).

A bilingual book, Wonders of the Annamites, follows a local father, daughter and son on a trek to visit their grandmother in this ancient, almost mystical, mountain landscape.

They journey along rivers and through groves of bamboo, past rocky cliffs and into steamy tropical forests - and discover a wondrous world of wildlife along the way.

Children will learn about the rare and recently discovered animal species exclusive to the Annamites such as the Sao La, White-Cheeked Gibbon, Crested Argus, Red-Shanked Douc and other incredible species.

The book comes out from a long-time research project by Laos-based Camille Coudrat, director of a non-profit conservation project called Project Anoulak.

She has teamed up with Eric Losh, an art director and illustrator from New York, to offer colourful illustrations depicting twelve different habitats and 60 species.

There is a section at the end of the book that provides additional facts and details about all of the wildlife featured throughout.

The authors sought advice, suggestions, and comments from wildlife experts and colleagues working in the region to compile it.

The book will be produced in four language editions as physical and/or e-books in English, English/French, English/Lao, and English/Vietnamese.

(Source: VNA)