Shen Shixi’s Key Series – Jiang Boyan LLC

"Best books for Preteen to Young adult: Ages 9+"

1. 《狼王梦》 The Dream of Wolf King

Publication Date: September 2009
English translation available.
This book is about ideal and dream. The story starts when Zi Lan is about to deliver. Her husband has died, with an unrealized dream of being the wolf king. Zi Lan decides to accomplish his dream. Raising her babies to be the king becomes her only goal. On the journey to become the king, three of her sons die. So her daughter Mei Mei becomes the only hope. In order to find Mei Mei a good husband and have their baby become the wolf king, Zi Lan interferes a lot with Mei Mei's life. One of Zi Lan's wooers falls in love with Mei Mei and kicks Zi Lan out. Finally, she dies in the fight with an eagle, protecting Mei Mei's baby.

Every thrilling battle, every exciting action… let me have a deeper understanding of “wolf”. The protagonist in this book Zi Lan is ambitious, in order to become the mother of the wolf king.—By Douban ID 月盈メ浪恬

2. 《第七条猎狗》 The Seventh Hound

Publication Date: September 2009
Format: 24.1*17.1*1.4 | Page: 243 | Words: 45K | Reading age: 9+
* licensed: Simplified Chinese, Thai, English, Korean, Vietnamese, Mongolian
After six undesirable hounds, the old hunter Zhao Panba finally got a courageous and satisfactory hound named Chili. Carefully raised by Zhao Panba, Chili was a good help to him. However, in an encounter with a boar, Zhao was left alone to fight against the fierce boar and narrowly escaped from death. He was so disappointed that he decided to kill the hound.
Fortunately, Chili was set free by Zhao’s grandson and then became the leader of a group of jackals, leading a free life in the mountain. The heartbroken Zhao sold his gun and decided to take up cow-raising in replacement of hunting. One day, when he and his grandson were grazing their cows in the mountain, they were attacked by a herd of jackals. With no weapon, their lives were at stake in front of so many jackals. Just at that critical moment, Chili appeared. In order to rescue the old man and his grandson, Chili alone had a fierce battle with the hungry jackals and perished together.
Actually, Chili had always been loyal to his master Zhao. In the fight with the wild boar, he was about to attack the boar, but he found a cobra just behind Zhao. The reason he jumped into the jungle was to attack the cobra rather than fled away out of cowardice.

Compared to the loyalty of dogs, humans are sometimes too selfish. From the very beginning, the master likes it, but later when hunting, because the hound did not save the master in time, master even aimed at it with a shotgun in the end. Human love is conditional. The seventh hound was finally abandoned by its owner, becoming a homeless wild dog, and finally the leader of a pack of she-wolves and coyotes. Finally it met with the master. The misunderstanding was solved, and the seventh hound was sacrificed in the end.–By Douban ID 闲看花开

3. 《斑羚飞渡》 The Gorals Fly Over the Cliff

Publication Date: September 2009
Format: 21*14.7*1.2 | Pages: 160 | Words: 43K | Reading age: 9+
* licensed: Simplified Chinese, Korean
A flock of gorals were chased on to the Sad Precipice by hunters who planned to kill them and get fine furs. The Sad Precipice was divided by a river and there was a width of 6 meters in between. At this very moment, the leading goral made an astonishing decision was divided by a river and there was a width of 6 meters in between. In fact, the old gorals were determined to be stepped while jumping, in order to help the young ones to get to the other side of the precipice safely. Every successful jump of a young goral means the death of an old goral. On the Sad Precipice, they struck up an ode to life, forth survival of their species.

The book describes a group of gorals that have been forced into desperation. In order to win the chance of survival, they sacrifice half to save the other half to get out of the predicament. The wisdom, courage and self-sacrifice of the goral in the crisis will make everyone who read this article feel spiritually shocked, and will inspire people to re-understand this world where all things coexist.–By Douban ID 晴天[太阳]

4. 《最后一头战象》The Last War Elephant

Publication Date: October 2009
Format: 24.1*17.2*1.4 | Pages: 238 | Words: 109K | Reading age: 9+
English details available * licensed: Simplified Chinese, Korean, English (expired).
This story brings us back to the war between war elephants and Japanese invaders in Xishuang Banna, Yunnan Province, southeast China. Over eighty war elephants were shot and the river became red because of the blood. Only one male elephant named Ga Suo survived. He was badly hurt but cured by the villagers. When Ga Suo is fifty years old, he is about to die. At the last moment of his life, he thinks of his saddle which he wore in the war with Japanese invaders. He wants to wear his saddle again and walk to his tomb. Wanting to follow Ga Suo and look for ivory, instead, "Me" and Bonongding see him walking slowly to the tombs where all the war elephants are buried......

I like reading his books very much. There are many short stories about the courage of the animals in the animal world to dedicate themselves to love, and the evil things in the human world. Although I am a 6th grade elementary school student, I would like to recommend this book to everyone. Animal novels pierce the shell of human culture and all kinds of hypocritical appearances, and can directly express the original ecological life that blends ugliness and beauty without any cover.–By Douban ID Qzone用户

5. 《保姆蟒》Nanny Python

Publication Date: September 2018
It mainly talks about the story of python, but became the child's nanny. It is very competent, and several times when the author's son is in danger, it can always get to the child in the first place to eliminate the danger. For example, the nanny python bite the wolf and the snake, and it was injured, but the child was safe. It does not listen to other people except the child. Finally the child grew up and went to the city. The nanny can only stay in the country. The nanny misses his master very much, it neither go with others nor eat anything from other people. Later, it starved to death there.

6. 《刀疤豺母》Scar Jackal Mother

Publication Date: May 2014
Format: 21*14.5*2.2 | Pages: 282 | Words: 156K | Reading age: 9+
ENGLISH Translation Available
* licensed: Simplified Chinese, English-Canada
Jackals are a small mammal of the genus Canis, thus also called wild dogs. They are medium-sized carnivores. In many places, common jackals are called red dogs or red wolves, so named for their reddish-brown coats. Several decades ago, a French naturalist explored the canyons of Gaoligong Mountains on foot, and apparently discovered a species of jackals with gold marks on the back and thus named them gold-back jackals.

A touching golden-backed jackal leads over 70 jackals to live on the prairie. The evil human beings have harmed the laws of nature time and time again.–By Douban ID 小胖

7. 《再被狐狸骗一次》The Trader Fox

Publication Date: October 2008
Format: 24.7*17.6*2.1 | Pages: 202 | Words: 126K | Reading age: 9+
ENGLISH Translation Available
* licensed: Simplified Chinese, English-Canada, Korean
The story is about the two encounters between the narrator and a male fox. The fist time the narrator saw the dying male fox, he was carrying a chicken on his way home. He put the bound chicken under a banana tree and wanted to catch the fox. But suddenly a female fox ran out and held the chicken in its mouth. The male fox playing dead quickly got up and ran away with the female one. The second time, the narrator was cutting firewood when he saw the male fox again. It was lying in the grass in front of a dead tree, trying to get him to catch itself. But the narrator did not take it. He moved towards the tree cave where the fox family lived to catch the female fox for its fur. To his surprise, the male fox deliberately bumped its head to a tree trunk. In spite of the wound, it continued to mutilate itself by tearing a large piece of its fur and biting its own legs, in order to attract the narrator’s attention. The female fox took the change and ran away with their cubs. On hearing the female fox’s howl of informing its husband that they were safe, the male fox smiled a relived smile, but it can never get up.

Human culture and social civilization will be constantly updated with the changes of the times, but the cruel competition, tenacious survival and the pursuit of brilliance in life will never change. Therefore, The Trader Fox has more reasons to win readers and more reason to pursue immortality.–By Douban ID Qzone用户

9. 《兔王圆点点》King Rabbit Yuan Diandian

Publication Date: May 2015
With his bravery, kindness and integrity, the little rabbit finally defeated the cruel and envious enemy eagle and fox, bringing a stable life to the hare. Winning everyone's support and becoming the story of a generation of rabbit kings. Although the work tells the story of the growth of the bunny, it is reminiscent of the growth of the child. This version has been personally approved by Shen Shixi teacher and is specially designed for young children.

10. 《花豹母女》Mother And Daughter Leopards

Publication Date: June 2019
The work tells the story of a pair of leopard mothers and daughters competing for the survival of the territory, showing the theme of the mammalian mother's love "you can be cooled, can be hidden, can be shocked, but will never disappear." The story of the work is touching, deep and beautiful, depicting the animal's living habits, showing the cruelty and warmth, tenacity and femininity of nature. The author links animal and human similar behavioral emotions, reveals the animal's unknown world of emotions, explains the deep understanding of life, and leaves the reader with deep emotions and heavy thinking.

11. 《双面猎犬》Double Hound

Publication Date: July 2010
Format: 24.9*17.6*2.5 | Pages: 245 | Words: 159K | Reading age: 9+
* licensed: Simplified Chinese, English- Lebanon
Bai Meier is the child of a hunting dog and a Jackal. This book mainly talks about the difficult process of getting tother and the growth process of Bai Meier. Hound Loga and female jackal Davia become a family after suffering, and get along with each other. But Loga was ungrateful and died after being pushed by Davia to the River of Rage. When Davia returned to herd, she died after giving birth to a Bai Meier. Bai Meier was forced to become bitter jackal with low status. In order to eradicate dissent, King Xia Sal forced Bai Meier out. Bai Meier had to follow the human Ku An Zi, then was sold to the butcher. Bai Meier was finally rescued by AManXing. Bai Meier clean up the grievances by their own efforts, and become an excellent hound of village chief AManXing’s excellent hound.

I rarely read animal-themed novels. It’s so beautiful. Bai Meier’s road to survival is too difficult. It’s very worrying to read that Bai Meier without milk for a month. Many stories are very touching. I finished reading it in one night and today. –By Douban ID 失忆的肋骨

12. 《混血豺王》Half-Blood Jackal King

Publication Date: July 2010
Format: 24.8*17.7*2.5 | Pages: 280 | Words: 159K | Reading age: 9+
* licensed: Simplified Chinese, German, Swedish, Czech, Bulgarian, Polish, Turkish, English- Lebanon, English-UK
Bai Meier said goodbye to the owner and went back to the groups of jackals. Afterwards, he defeated those enemies and became the jackal king. The life of Bai Meier is like a mist: the jackals believe that Bai Meier is not the right lineage, and regards it as a different kind. Bai Meier’s growth experience is very disgraceful, and its strong physique always makes king of Shasor feel like a tiger on the side. But self-reliance let it gradually grow up as a hero. Unfortunately, it eventually fell into the trap of king Shasor, and was driven out of the herd, and into the wilderness. Hunter AManXing chose to keep Bai Meier, and let it live a good life. But a new crisis has emerged, the old black dog black tiger from the beginning has been eyeing it.

This is my favorite book, it is very tangled and sad. After reading this book, I used to ask my dad to go to the Beijing Zoo to see the jackal.—By Douban ID 三流文人阿糖

13. 《鸟奴》Slave Bird

Publication Date: October 2009
Format: 21*14.8*1.6 | Pages: 243 | Words: 135K | Reading age: 9+ ENGLISH Translation Available
* licensed: Simplified Chinese, English- Lebanon
The book tells a story of the kindness and enmity between two bird families. The serpent eagle couple and hill myna couple live together on a big tree, raising their babies. How strange it is! Actually serpent eagles eat hill mynas for food. Can they live together in peace? What is the reason this is happening?
Every time the poor hill myna couple lay some eggs, they become serpent eagles’ food, so the hill myna couples hates their enemy bitterly. With the purpose of protecting their babies, they choose to be the slaves of the serpent eagle family. That’s why they live together. However, this relationship has to be broken because it is against the order of nature. The hill myna family is finally destroyed.

It’s so beautiful. With the knowledge, the relationship between Mynah and the snake sculpture is too delicate. In the novel, the humble servility of Mynah is written too vividly, and it is almost impossible to distinguish which is reality and which is processed by the novel.–By Douban ID 失忆的肋骨

14. 《雪豹悲歌》Elegy of Snow Leopard

Publication Date: October 2009
Format: 21*14.8*1.6 | Pages: 249 | Words: 139K | Reading age: 9+
ENGLISH Translation Available
* licensed: Simplified Chinese
The book tells the story of a little snow leopard who grows up with human and then is returned to the forest. Little Xue Yao, the snow leopard aged one year and a half, has been raised by human for one year. That is why he has missed the best age of leaning to hunt. In order to help him adapt to the life in nature and stop his dependency on human, “Me”, an animal expert and Qiang Ba, the guide tried everything. We tried to inspire his life instinct by chasing him away heartlessly and reducing his food, but that doesn’t work well. The turning point appears when his mother show up unexpectedly. She feels regretful for not being there for her baby and devides to make up for that. She starts to take care of little Xue Yao and teach him how to hunt and survive in nature. However, little Xue Yao cant stand that his mother is looking after his sisters and brothers while she is taking care of him. He killed them cruelly in order to monopolize his mother’s love. The mother left him sadly when she finds out the truth. Little Xue Yao is not able to survive in nature finally. He became the prey of wolves. The training turns out to be a failure.

“The more cowardly it is externally, the more ferocious it is internally. This may be a rule in the animal kingdom.” This is the analysis for Red Cliff Sheep. This is the most persuasive sentence in the book. It is suitable for readers of junior high school and elementary school.–By Douban ID 苍茫过客

16. 《骆驼王子》The Camel Prince

Publication Date: October 2009
Format: 21*14.8*1.7 | Pages: 233 | Words: 130K | Reading age: 9+
ENGLISH Translation Available
* licensed: Simplified Chinese
On the gobi dessert there lived a group of rare wild camels, including two adult couples and one little male camel, who was called the camel prince. The adults gave the camel prince unusual care and affection, even to the extent of overindulgence. Coming to age in such doting family with no opportunity to practice skills, the prince was reduced to a camel that could only live in reliance on the adults. However, his dream to live together with the adults was completely shattered under the cruel external environment. When the camel group was attacked by a pair of snow leopards, the prince fled away, causing a destructive blow to his family. After that, only his mother Qiu Caomu still stayed together with him. Qiu Caomu admitted a stray mother camel and her son, hoping the prince would become the leader of the new family. However, to her disappointment, the prince who had grown up under his parents’ protection had no sense of responsibility at all. Therefore, the new family was broken again. The forsaken prince finally could only choose to serve as a labor for human beings. The world lost another rare “wild camel.

My boy was fascinated to read this book, he borrowed it from his classmates. He asked me: Mom, do you want to read it when I finish reading it? He has always liked animals. Recently, there are too many homework. After 23:30 tonight, he still read a few pages before going to bed.–By Douban ID Virginia Tiger

17. 《五只小狼》Five Wolf Cubs

Publication Date: December 2016
From a zoologist's perspective, the author describes in detail the process of saving five wolves that have lost both parents. In the novel, how zoologists train wolves has gone through many twists and turns, but it has a surprising ending. Only one wolf grew up to become a wild wolf, and the rest died and alienated. The different fates and different endings of the five coyotes make people think deeply. It provides another observational dimension of life growth for young readers.

18. 《一只猎雕的遭遇》An Encounter of a Hunting Eagle

Publication Date: June 2011
Format: 21*14.6*2.4 | Pages: 309 | Words: 172K | Reading age: 9-12
* licensed: Simplified Chinese, Thai(Expired), Vietnamese
Basacha is a brave and strong golden eagle. He is so eager to be free and fight to break human’s control. Finally he returns to the forest that he misses badly. After unbelievable hardships and the deadly hurt of having his wings cut, he goes back to his master, and dies saving his master. Although Basacha’s life is short, his master is changed for three times, he never gives up his love and pursuing to life.

I read it when I was young. After reading it, I asked my mother why most of the protagonists in animal novels died in the end. My mother said it was probably the author who wanted to write their lives.–By Douban ID 乃傲nightowl

21. 《侏罗纪龙鸟》Jurassic Sinosauropteryx

Publication Date: February 2018
It tells the story of two dinosaur families who were close relatives, but embarked on different evolutionary paths: You’s family continued the lonely character and cold jungle battles, as they hunted giant dinosaurs, and even preyed on the same kind, later becoming the dominant dog-toothed dragons. However, the cold selfishness took them to the path of extinction. Cheng's family enjoy the warmth of the family. They build a nest, feeding the offspring, small but strong. Finally they won the eternal glory on the stage of life.

26. 《牧羊神豹》Shepherd Panther

Publication Date: September 2012
The author get a black panther and make good relationship between the sheepdog and the little black panther, according to the old hunter Polly's theory. After the sheepdog's unexpected death, the little black panther became a shepherd. It wasn't long before it was discovered that a cub had been born with a female leopard, and the author put it back in the mountains, where it was reunited with the female leopard. A year later, the shepherd made up for the four previously stolen sheep with four red-spotted antelopes, but the leopard did not appear when the author hoped it would be sent back

28. 《王妃黑叶猴》Princess Langurs

Publication Date: June 2011
Format: 21.1*14.7*2.3 | Pages: 293 | Words: 163K | Reading age:9+
* licensed: Simplified Chinese, Thailand (expired)
The story mainly talks about the image of a mother langur Dan Dingfo who cares and loves her son Blood Hip, trying to protect him. Dan Dingfo and her son survived after a horrific war. She had to join another group of monkey. But the monkey king was trying to framed up Blood Hip. Dan Dingfo found another way to protect her son: with the help of Dan Dingfo, her partner White Beard has become the new monkey king. Dan Dingfo become the new queen and Blood Hip was safe again.

This book tells about a mother who fights wits and courage for her children. Whether it is a human or a monkey, she will do everything she can to protect love. I am deeply impressed by the competition for power in the monkey world. The survival of the fittest and the winner is the law of nature. The true portrayal made me very interested in Mr. Shen’s work!–By Douban ID 阳下光波妞

30. 《疯羊血顶儿》Crazy Sheep Xue Dinger

Publication Date: July 2010
Format: 21*14.8*1.9 | Pages: 237 | Words: 133K | Reading age: 9+
ENGLISH Translation Available
* licensed: Simplified Chinese
This book is composed of three novellas: Blood Stained Crown, Blood Avalanche and The Lunatic Argali. Blood Stained Crown: There is a civil war between the black cape male monkey and the pockmarked monkey king. The story of animal kingdom challenging the old monkey king with strength and youth often happens, but when the coexistence of two kings of monkey world appears, the consequences are worrying. The story reveals the chaos and injury of the war in the animal world. Finally, it composes the love song of the animal world with the generosity of the monkey king and the martyrdom of the queen. The Lunatic Argali: The story describes the extraordinary life of the orphan argali Xue Dingr from the perspective of big ram. Because of a pair of distinctive horns, Xue dingr dares to challenges its natural enemy, the black wolf, so that the argali family is involved in the war disaster with the carnivore black female wolf. The tragedy that Xue dingr was abandoned by the argali family and died in martyrdom is lamentable

I read it ten years ago. There is a faint sense of fatalism in the book, heroes and tragedies, survival and destruction; this is not just animal novels.–By Douban ID Lil rilke

31. 《黑天鹅紫水晶》Black Swan Zi Shuijing

Publication Date: October 2016
Three hundred years ago, Peron Williams died in the hands of a black swan named Zi Shuijing. Three hundred years later, Peron 's descendant John, not only became the guardian of another black swan named Zi Shuijing with four chicks, but also gave up the vast wealth of intergenerational hatred and ancestors. The book provide young readers a story of rancor from generation to generation as well as the precious feelings with dependence.

32. 《兵猴传奇》Legend Of Snub-Nosed Monkey

Publication Date: January 2012
This book tells the story of a golden monkey named Big White Tooth. He has to fight his own for food because he lost his mother. One day he robbed the prince monkey's food and attacked the prince monkey, the monkey king wanted to drive it out of the community. Meanwhile, another group of golden monkeys suddenly to seize their territory, the monkey king had to delay the decision and fight with another group of golden monkeys. Big White Tooth helped the monkey king bite another group of golden monkey and became a soldier monkey. Later in the battle with other species, he found out that monkey king betrayed him and left him alone in the fight. What will Big White Tooth deal with the situation?

34. 《母豺火烧云》The Mother Jackal Huo Shaoyun

Publication Date: June 2017
Two cubs of the mother jackal Huo Shaoyun were killed by a wolf, the mother jackal has to escape from the place. By chance the mother jackal encountered the wolf caught in the animal iron clip. Huo Shaoyun killed the mother wolf's youngest cub, but save elder cub and feed it. Every time of the famine, Huo Shaoyun wanted to kill the wolf cub but it gave up and give up. In order to realize its own value, Huo Shaoyun finally supported the wolf cubs for peaceful days.

38. 《古剑、军犬、野鸽》Ancient Sword, Military Dog, Pigeon

Publication Date: July 2019
The book describes a battle between several soldiers at a border post in Yunnan and a cross-border drug trafficking organization in the peace years. At a small outpost on the China-Myanmar border, nine soldiers, accompanied by an ancient sword, a retired army dog and a pair of wild pigeons, lived a bland but not quiet life. Until one day, the foreign drug dealers viciously attacked, the war immediately began..

39. 《野马归野》Wild Horses Belong To The Wild

Publication Date: January 2016
Przewalski's horse, commonly known as the Mongolian mustang (Asiatic mustang), has an evolutionary history of 60 million years. Known as a "living fossil", przewalski's horse is more rare than the giant panda. This novel is based on the wild experiment of przewalski's horse. It displays the vast and mysterious natural scenery of kalamili nature reserve in Xinjiang, and describes the breathtaking survival and struggle of przewalski's horse in the wild and harsh environment. The book reflects the urgency and difficulty of the task of protecting endangered wild animals.

41. 《象群迁移的时候》When Elephants Migrate

Publication Date: July 2019
This book tells the story of a group of wild elephants who live in friendship with people. In order to protect these precious wild animals, several soldiers and militiamen were ordered to prevent them from leaving the country and to guide them living in another nature reserve. They found a elder man who had raised elephants to guide this group of elephants, and they found that the head of the elephant group was saved by the old man long time ago. The head elephant finally recognized the old man and follow his instruction to towards the new protected area.

"Best books for Preteen to Young adult: Ages 9+"

1. 《狼王梦》 The Dream of Wolf King

2. 《第七条猎狗》 The Seventh Hound

3. 《斑羚飞渡》 The Gorals Fly Over the Cliff

4. 《最后一头战象》The Last War Elephant

5. 《保姆蟒》Nanny Python

6. 《刀疤豺母》Scar Jackal Mother

7. 《再被狐狸骗一次》The Trader Fox

8. 《吃狼奶的羊》The Goat Fed By the Wolf Milk

9. 《兔王圆点点》King Rabbit Yuan Diandian

10. 《花豹母女》Mother And Daughter Leopards

11. 《双面猎犬》Double Hound

12. 《混血豺王》Half-Blood Jackal King

13. 《鸟奴》Slave Bird

14. 《雪豹悲歌》Elegy of Snow Leopard

15. 《和乌鸦做邻居》Neighbors with Crows

16. 《骆驼王子》The Camel Prince

17. 《五只小狼》Five Wolf Cubs

18. 《一只猎雕的遭遇》An Encounter of a Hunting Eagle

19. 《导盲犬迪克》Guide Dog DiKe

20. 《红飘带狮王》The Lion King in Red Ribbon

21. 《侏罗纪龙鸟》Jurassic Sinosauropteryx

22. 《雄狮去流浪》The Lion Roams

23. 《虎娃金叶子》Tiger Baby Jin Yezi

24. 《野犬女皇》Queen of the Wolf

25. 《残狼灰满》The Disabled Wolf Hui Man

26. 《牧羊神豹》Shepherd Panther

27. 《大鱼之道》Big Fish

28. 《王妃黑叶猴》Princess Langurs

29. 《象母怨》Resentment of Mother Elephant

30. 《疯羊血顶儿》Crazy Sheep Xue Dinger

31. 《黑天鹅紫水晶》Black Swan Zi Shuijing

32. 《兵猴传奇》Legend Of Snub-Nosed Monkey

33. 《白象家族》White Elephant Family

34. 《母豺火烧云》The Mother Jackal Huo Shaoyun

35. 《白天鹅红珊瑚》White Swan Hong Shanhu

36. 《黑熊舞蹈家》Dancer Black Bear

37. 《巨蜥母亲》Mother Monitor Lizards

38. 《古剑、军犬、野鸽》Ancient Sword, Military Dog, Pigeon

39. 《野马归野》Wild Horses Belong To The Wild

40. 《鹭鸶谷传奇》Legend of Egret Valley

41. 《象群迁移的时候》When Elephants Migrate

42. 《军鸽白雪公主》The Pigeon

43. 《金蟒蛇》Gold Python

44. 《沈石溪：我的小时候》Shen Shixi: When I Was A Child

45. 《小鹰逆风飞行》The Eaglet Flew Against The Wind