Word wizards will be buzzing with delight when they visit a new exhibition for children at the Hong Kong Central Library.
Animated bees, ants, butterflies and ladybugs are used as icons to teach social skills and encourage leisurely reading in Children's Growth and Development - The Bugs' Community.
A highlight of the Hong Kong Public Libraries' Summer Reading Month, the exhibition focuses on learning through picture books, poems, proverbs and games. It runs until August 21.
The exhibition aims to encourage parents and children to read together, said Mary Cheng Lau Mei-lee, senior librarian (extension activities) at the Leisure and Cultural Services Department.
'We looked for themes which would help children understand growth in a social, cognitive and physical way,' said Ms Cheng.
'We developed ideas with bugs, which are an icon of communities. Insects are very social beings. They work together and cannot survive alone.'