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Lu Qian is a Chinese author of popular science books, about whom public information is limited; the details currently available come mainly from her published works. Her three books are set in the sky, the desert, and the water, forming a group of science titles for young readers: Sky Paradise, Desert Paradise, and Water Paradise. Judging from their themes, her writing tends to place scientific knowledge within concrete settings that children can easily relate to, using these three kinds of space to encourage readers to observe nature and understand the scientific phenomena around them. The works are classified as popular science and are aimed mainly at children and young adults. Because no reliable records of the author's background, nationality, or dates of birth and death have been found, a full picture of her writing and personal history is difficult to sketch, yet on the evidence of these three titles, Lu Qian's science writing already shows a clear orientation: linking knowledge through settings and combining education with enjoyment.