The first pictorial book for children portraying Truong Sa and Hoang Sa archipelagoes was launched in Hanoi on January 25. Entitled “To Quoc Noi Dau Song” (Fatherland on the High Seas), the book includes 200 photos and documents that reflect the archipelagoes’ history, geography, culture, nature, landscape and people. Readers will have a chance to “tour” the most interesting and special places of the two archipelagoes. They will see trees that grow in Truong Sa, like the square almond tree (barringtonia asiatica), as well as the daily life and fight of people and soldiers on the islands. The photos were taken by reporters, artists, photographers and soldiers that used to work on or are connected to the islands and seas around them. They are arranged in a way suitable for young children. The book is part of a project sponsored by the Vietnam News Agency and Vietnam People’s Navy./.VOV