Jeju Island’s Rocks & Fish is a special exhibition to present picture books created by 49 children from Jeju Island. The project was organized in collaboration with ‘World Nature Heritage Villages in Picture Books’ by Friends of Libraries, Jeju with the support of Jeju World Natural Heritage Center.

Hamdeok Elementary School’s Seonin Branch School, Seongsan Elementary School, and Seonheul Elementary School are located near the Geomun Oreum lava tube system and Seongsan Ilchulbong Peak, which are listed as UNESCO World Natural Heritage sites.

For this project, the children of Hamdeok Elementary School’s Seonin Branch School and Seongsan Elementary School created picture books with artist Kwon Yoon-duck. The children of Seonheul Elementary School created picture books with artist Choi Hyang-rang.

The Earth and Rocks of Jocheon
Fifteen children at Hamdeok Elementary School’s Seonin Branch School (5th and 6th graders)

The Ocean and Fish in Seongsan
Eighteen children at Seongsan Elementary School (5th and 6th graders) Fifteen children at Hamdeok Elementary School’s Seonin Branch School (5th and 6th graders)

The Forest and Trees of Seonheul
The Forest and Trees of Seonheul