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In the northernmost reaches of the Asian continent, lies Siberia of the Russian Federation. On the far eastern border of this land is the Sikhote-Alin mountain range overlooking a forest, the taiga, which bears the Bikin River within its bosom. The people here live by hunting and gathering.They are the Udege, an ethnic minority of Tungus and Manchurian origin. With love and reverence, a Japanese writer and a Russian painter have depicted the way in which these people go about their lives while residing deep within nature. The eloquent text contains an abundance of onomatopoeia and takes the form of poetry. Spun to a comfortable rhythm, the language resonates with suggestion as it quietly seeps into the very depths of  the reader.

在充满阳光的大自然中，人和动物作为生物，生命是紧紧连在一起的。这本书出色地表现了这一连带感。我们从书中可以体会到那渗入心肺的、使人肃然起敬的大森林的寂静，还有那些可以放松我们紧绷着的感官和心情的水之声风之语。这些都是我们在现代化社会里，几乎丧失殆尽的东西。这本图画书里，秘藏着使年轻人的心，不，是使他们的灵魂觉醒的要素。这两位艺术家创造出如此宏伟的图画书世界，展现出如此多姿多彩的大舞台，他们那犹如清泉流淌的感情，才可以真正称之为儿童文学的源头。