This book, presented in a hand-painted watercolor format, combines traditionally evocative illustrations with a simple and easy-to-understand story. Using the months as a framework, it showcases the lotus's growth cycle, the edible value of its various parts, and its applications in regulating health in daily life. This deepens children's understanding of the cyclical nature of seasons and time, allowing them to experience the wisdom of "following the natural order" passed down through generations in China. Through reading this book, children learn that common plants around them not only have ornamental value but also can regulate their mind and body, promoting health and well-being. It guides children to step outside the book and into nature, stimulating their curiosity and desire to explore, discovering the medicinal herbs hidden around them, and experiencing the unique charm of traditional Chinese medicine culture, allowing traditional Chinese culture to take root and flourish in their hearts.
本书采用手绘水彩的绘本形式，将富有传统韵味的画面与简单易懂的故事情节结合，以月份为线索来展现荷花的生长周期与各部分的食用价值以及在生活中调节健康的应用，加深孩子认知中对季节、时间循环往复的概念，感受中国历代相传的“顺应自然”的生活智慧。通过阅读此书，让孩子知道身边的常见植物不仅仅具有观赏价值同时能够调理身心、养生保健，从而引导孩子跳出书本、走入自然，激发他们的好奇心和探索欲，去发现藏在身边的中药，感受中医药文化的独特魅力，让中国传统文化在孩子心中生根发芽。
本书采用手绘水彩的绘本形式，将富有传统韵味的画面与简单易懂的故事情节结合，以月份为线索来展现荷花的生长周期与各部分的食用价值以及在生活中调节健康的应用，加深孩子认知中对季节、时间循环往复的概念，感受中国历代相传的“顺应自然”的生活智慧。通过阅读此书，让孩子知道身边的常见植物不仅仅具有观赏价值同时能够调理身心、养生保健，从而引导孩子跳出书本、走入自然，激发他们的好奇心和探索欲，去发现藏在身边的中药，感受中医药文化的独特魅力，让中国传统文化在孩子心中生根发芽。
