Starting from 2 yuan a book, the business of "substituting book covers" has been born. Is it true that new textbooks must be covered with book covers?

　　For children, the first day of school is the registration day for the new semester, handing in homework and receiving new books.

For parents, it is a school wrapping day once a semester, and they have to burn the lights and fight at night.

　　This job seems simple, but in fact it is not low-tech and requires a lot of work, which often makes parents complain while doing it.

"When I was young, I wrapped it myself, and after I wrapped it, I had to wrap it for my younger brother. Now I wrap it for my son, and I think I will wrap it for my grandson in the future..." A netizen's true feelings also resonated with many parents on Weibo.

　　Parents have needs, but it is difficult to "package book covers"

　　It is said that the new semester has a new atmosphere. Taking into account the needs of parents, recently, a new business appeared in the stationery store at the entrance of Jiangsu No. 1 Primary School—book cover service, and every clerk is busy wrapping book covers.

It is understood that the package price of small books is 2 yuan a book, and that of large books is 3 yuan a book.

The business is quite booming, you need to queue up, and it is also on the hot search.

　　Is there any similar business in Hangzhou?

This week, the reporter randomly visited many stationery stores near the school.

　　These small shops have one thing in common: the book covers are placed in the most conspicuous position in the store, and some stores even put up banners to attract business: "Safety and environmental protection book covers have arrived" "New semester package discount"...The styles of the book covers are also different. It is quite diverse, including kraft paper, colored wrapping paper, transparent book film, finished book cover and so on.

　　The owner of a stationery store next door to an elementary school told reporters that the start of school is the busiest day in the store, especially the day when students receive new textbooks. The store is full of students and parents who come to choose book covers. When they are delivered to the school gate, they will come to the store to buy them, and some will bring their children to pick them up after school. I found that some students in the upper grades of elementary school will wrap their own book covers, and most of the rest are done by their parents.”

　　According to feedback from store owners, the best-selling book cover style this semester is the transparent book cover that can be directly attached to the book.

A store owner said: "There are both elementary schools and junior high schools near our store. The popular trend of book cover styles is mainly the school's requirements. In the past few years, kraft paper film was popular in our store, but since last year, transparent book film sales have been large. "

　　Talking about the new "book cover" service in the neighboring province, the owners of many stationery stores said they had never tried it.

"There are many styles of book covers, which require parents to cut and wrap them on the textbooks, which is time-consuming. Indeed, some parents have asked if there is a service for enclosing books on behalf of them, and I said no. The school season is the busiest time, looking for items, It’s too late to pay the bill and replenish the goods, so why bother with wrapping the book cover?”

　　Half of the parents think that wrapping book covers is very necessary

　　In fact, every new semester, book covers are a hot topic.

Is it necessary to cover the new textbooks?

Everyone sticks to their own opinions.

　　A Hangzhou mother said: "My daughter asked me to buy special paper for book covers. I don't think it will protect the books well. There is no need to buy them. Every time I worked hard to wrap her book covers, it was a mess within a month. "

　　The reporter conducted a small survey on book covers this week. Nearly a thousand parents participated, and 33% of the parents, like the mother above, felt that it was unnecessary. 50% of the parents thought it was very necessary to wrap books, and 17% Parents don't care.

　　According to 83% of parents, protecting books is the biggest reason for choosing book covers.

Because some textbooks are sealed in plastic, they will have certain waterproof, oil-proof, and reinforcement effects. However, considering environmental protection and other issues, most textbooks are not sealed in plastic now.

　　In the new semester, among the 40 students in a fifth grade class of Hangzhou Shenhua Primary School, 39 students had book covers, and the only child who did not have book covers was because the book covers purchased online had not yet arrived.

"My request is that the homework on the registration day is to wrap the book cover, so that the students have a sense of ritual in the new semester, and at the same time, it can protect the textbooks and improve the students' hands-on ability." The head teacher told the reporter.

　　Among the 39 students who wrapped the book cover, 23 completed it independently, and the rest of the students also actively participated and completed it together with their parents.

Most of the students chose the book cover made of transparent material.

"Some parents once objected to this, thinking that book covers are not environmentally friendly. I respect the parents' opinions. That child really didn't cover books for a semester, and the textbooks were messed up. So now they start to cover books again." The head teacher said.

　　What will happen if there is no book cover for a semester

　　In the reporter's impression, not only stationery stores have developed new businesses around book covers, but property companies also provide related services.

Hangzhou Qianjiang Yufu’s real estate once launched the service of wrapping book covers for owners. A group of uniformed staff were in the lobby, carefully “dressing” each new book. Many parents and children waited in line. Child holding scissors and sitting on the ground to help.

　　There are also schools that have tried to address the root causes of the problem.

The Affiliated School of Hangzhou Jinxiu Yucai Middle School and Hangzhou Yucai Dengyun Primary School have launched the initiative of "no book covers at the beginning of school", advocating low-carbon life for all students, green school start, and no book covers at the beginning of school, which has attracted attention from all walks of life.

　　The school’s bottom line for protecting books is that there are no missing pages or corners, no scribbling, no loss, etc.

At that time, as soon as the proposal came out, netizens left messages and comments one after another. The majority supported it, but some netizens predicted that by the end of the day, the cover might not even exist.

　　This semester, the reporter came to Yucai Dengyun Primary School again and randomly investigated the situation of book covers in the two classes.

There are 44 students in Class 305, and only 5 children have book covers.

These children feel that they have not been able to protect the books well after trying not to wrap the book covers before, so they want to use the book covers to better protect the books this semester.

Other children who do not have book covers think that after a school year of practice, they have accumulated a lot of ways to protect books, and they can protect books well without using book covers to protect themselves.

　　In class 402, none of the 36 children in the class had bags.

　　The school’s children’s experience in protecting books is: if there is a stain on the page, it should be cleaned up in time. You can use a hard object to pick it off. If you drop it on the ground carefully, or accidentally fold it, you must use heavy objects to flatten it in time; you should also be careful when placing the book, so that it does not have any corners.

　　With the school's initiative, the cooperation of parents, and the love from the heart of the students, we can say goodbye to textbooks and book covers. This requires us to supervise and cultivate each other.