If all kinds of scientific concepts are instilled in them before they determine their cognition of things, then the door to scientific and literary exploration will be officially opened to them. We never doubt that a child who can perceive the beauty of science will always find more surprises from this world.
So how do you choose the first popular science book for your child?
How to measure the quality of a popular science book?
How to judge whether a popular science book is suitable for your child?
You can use these four book selection criteria when buying books ~
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Age-appropriate
Many times, it's not that children don't like reading, but that parents choose the wrong book. Be sure to choose school-age books for your children. The age marked on the book can be used as a reference for selecting books. But the best state is to let the children go to the bookstore to try and choose the books they are interested in.
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authority
It is difficult for ordinary scientific research authors to grasp the structure and rhythm of transferring knowledge to children. In foreign countries, many popular science students are a combination of expert teams and practical experience. When choosing children's popular science books, we must pay attention to choosing authoritative publishers and authors.
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interesting
Excellent popular science books will have strong storytelling ability. In addition to accurately conveying knowledge content, they can also guide children to understand problems, mobilize various disciplines and cultures, integrate problems into children's life at their fingertips, and make every reader become an experiencer. This is the highest realm of popular science books-reading popular science books into novels.
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grow
In the market, there are not a few popular science books that have done well in popularity, interest and humanity, but they have little growth. How to understand growth? That is, whether you are 6 years old, 16 years old or 60 years old, you are willing to keep this book. Such books can not only inspire children's thinking ability, but also have a certain impact on children's values and world outlook.
The following book list not only tells children what the world is like, but also takes them to discuss how to explore the world.
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DK children's encyclopedia-"those important things"
Suitable age: 3-6 years old
The biggest feature of DK Encyclopedia is that it has a way to make those blunt scientific concepts funny and vivid, just like telling stories. When I opened "Those Important Things", I felt it was like an observation notebook made by children themselves. I remember everything that is closely related to my life, from the natural phenomena of mountains and rivers in space to the colors and shapes of fish, insects, birds, animals, vegetables and fruits. Usually, children ask and are most curious.
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Interesting and natural reading.
Author: (French) Irene Aubert.
Suitable age: 3-6 years old
This is a good book for finding natural scenery. There are four volumes in this series, and children need to find tasks in four different scenes: jungle, ocean, garden and forest. As soon as I opened the book, I found that each page was cut into three parts, and three independent pictures could be spliced into one page at will. A book has 30 independent pictures, which can combine 60 different scenes, so that children can enter the repeated cycle of "opening-discovering-discovering" and enjoy it.
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Encyclopedia of Time Map Wallbook (5 volumes)
Author: (English) christopher lloyd
Suitable age: 0-99 years old
(Parents under 5 years old * * * read, 6 years old+independent reading. )
This is a book that can be glued to the wall. Each book is 2.4 meters long, which can easily turn a wall at home into a set of books in the learning classroom. Cosmic history, natural history, scientific and technological history, agricultural history, political history, religious history ... From Bigbang 65.438+0.37 billion years ago to the present, the trajectory of the development of the earth and human beings will be displayed in a big way. On the back of the timetable is a series of stories, each of which is a detailed account of the highlights of the timetable, many of which are presented in the form of newspapers.
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My collection: looking for the treasure of nature
Author: (Japanese) Mouth full
Suitable age: over 6 years old
Moriguchi, the author of this book, is a famous naturalist, illustrator and active biographer in Japan today. My portfolio: Looking for the treasure of nature has four themes: spring, summer, autumn and winter. In every season, the author has a unique discovery of nature, and every small "collection" reflects a strong sense of season. Flowers in full bloom in spring, insects at night in summer, fruits in autumn and nests in winter allow children to experience the flow of seasons and explore the cycle of life in the lovely "natural baby".
five
Low-end edition of what is what
Suitable age: 3-6 years old
60-year-old classic popular science brand, 100 more than scientists participated in the creation. The series "What is What" takes children all over the world to feel the beauty of science and pay tribute to science with rigorous attitude and excellent quality. Every book has a theme of AR interaction. Mobile phone scanning code can not only listen to encyclopedic knowledge, but also see wonderful three-dimensional scenes. What's more interesting is that you can give the ancient mammoth a heavy snow and feed the dinosaur a meal ... It's very interesting to take the baby to experience it for himself.
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Magic school bus
Authors: Joanna Cole, Bruce Deagan,
Suitable age: 3-6 years old
In the past, boring terms and concepts in books have become tangible "real world" here. An eccentric teacher, Frith, took her children on various school buses, entered the bee's nest, got into other people's stomachs and went into space. .................................................................................................................................
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National Geographic Children's Popular Science Series: Think about it.
Suitable age: 3-6 years old
This is a book about space exploration, from our sun to the farthest edge of the solar system! This book will arouse children's curiosity, and they will want to know some interesting things about this corner of our space. Guided by curiosity, children will follow the arrow of "think" and learn new things they are interested in, about our planet, about our galaxy and everything they are interested in!
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First discovery series: perspective eye series
Suitable age: 2-8 years old
The 42 books in the "Perspective Eye" series cover five knowledge fields: plants, animals, technology, astronomical geography and cognitive concepts. The secret of the success of this series is that the illustrations are very realistic, and some transparent pages printed on both sides are inserted in the book, so that children can better discover the internal structure of some creatures or the changing process of life forms. Finally found a good and simple way to explain common problems in life to children.
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Magic luminous book
Author: bertolucci
Suitable age: 3-6 years old
The Book of Magic Night Lights: Animal Evolutionary Wars has cast strange magic on these animals. Just open these pages for 20 seconds under the light, and then turn off the lights, and you can see a fantastic animal world! The special luminous design of the page shows the flashing figure and environment of animals. Let children unconsciously have a strong interest in science in games and freshness.
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human body
Author: Pascal Edland
Suitable age: 3- 10 years old
From the child's point of view, the combination of graphics and text will surprise you when you open every page. Just like exploration, all kinds of secrets about yourself will be revealed inadvertently. Open the "teeth" to see the internal structure; Pull it to see what the child looks like at different stages of growth; Turn around and you will show rich facial expressions; You can see the digestion process of food by pushing it; Push and pull the hinge to see the change of skin color; Touch, experience rough, soft, smooth and other different tactile sensations ... and the wonderful "amniotic bag" with baby, transparent film perspective page. ......