Αστρονομία για παιδιά

by Yefrem Levitan, Sergei Alimov (Illustrator)

Αυτό το βιβλίο θα σας βοηθήσει να γνωρίσετε στα παιδιά μια από τις πιο συναρπαστικές επιστήμες: την Αστρονομία. Και θα ' ναι πολύ χρήσιμη αυτή η γνωριμία. Πρώτα-πρώτα, επειδή η Αστρονομία παίζει έναν αρκετά σημαντικό ρόλο στη διαμόρφωση της υλιστικής σκέψης. Δεύτερο, γιατί η απασχόλησή τους μ' αυτή την επιστήμη θα βοηθήσει τα παιδιά να αναπτύξουν πολύτιμες ικανότητες, όπως την παρατηρητικότητα, αλλά και την κατανόηση των παρατηρήσεων. Τρίτο, το παιδί που θα το τραβήξει η Αστρονομία θα παρακολουθήσει και θα μελετήσει με μεγαλύτερο ενδιαφέρον τη Γεωγραφία, τη Φυσιογνωσία, τα Μαθηματικά, τη Φυσική και τη Χημεία, καθώς και άλλα σχετικά μαθήματα.
Θα είναι όμως κατανοητές στα παιδιά προσχολικής ηλικίας οι γνώσεις που προσφέρονται σ' αυτό το βιβλίο;
Η σύγχρονη Παιδαγωγική και Παιδοψυχολογία έφτασαν από καιρό στο συμπέρασμα πως οι δυνατότητες νοητικής καταγραφής του παιδιού είναι μεγαλύτερες απ' ό,τι νομίζαμε πριν. Οι επιστήμονες διαθέτουν σήμερα μια στερεή βάση για να μας διαβεβαιώσουν ότι στα παιδιά προσχολικής ηλικίας μπορεί να αναπτυχθεί όχι μόνο η εποπτική, αλλά, ως ένα βαθμό, και η αφηρημένη σκέψη.

Genres: Nonfiction

127 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1985

About the author

Efrem Pavlovich Levitan - Doctor of Pedagogical Sciences (the only one in Russia on the problems of school astronomical education), Academician of the Russian Academy of Natural Sciences, the Russian Academy of Cosmonautics. K.E. Tsiolkovsky, Honored Worker of Culture of Russia, Honored Worker of Academic Book Publishing of Russia, member of the Writers' Union of Russia, member of the Union of Journalists of the Russian Federation and Moscow, member of the specialized dissertation Scientific Council at Moscow State Pedagogical University, member of the Academic Council of the Moscow Planetarium, created in May 2008, Deputy Editor-in-Chief of the RAS Presidium journal "Earth and the Universe" ; author of the main textbook "Astronomy-11" , the monographs "Didactics of Astronomy" (2004) and "The Universe of a Schoolboy of the XXI Century" (2007), curricula, methodological guides, optional courses, as well as the author of a number of popular science and science fiction books on astronomy for junior and senior schoolchildren and even preschoolers.

Reviews

[Дмитрий · Rating 5 out of 5]

Удивительная книга, очень интересная, занимательная, увлекательная. Всем читать и перечитывать.

[Philip · Rating 3 out of 5]

Като въведение в астрономията за съвсем малки деца е много добре. Като начин на писане е типична руска рязкост, която отблъсква и изказът на места има нужда да се променя, когато се чете на дете.

[Julie · Rating 2 out of 5]

2.5 stars

If You're Into Stargazing
This was one of those books that were collecting dust in my college library and I decided to pick it up because I was attracted to the illustrations and also because of the fact that it's about stargazing and astronomy. I have to say I learned quite a bit about identifying stars and constellations, and a slight bit about planet-watching too. This book gives you the basic know-hows and facts that you need if you're seeking to get into stargazing. And frankly that was my main agenda while picking this up.

Most of the remaining content had little novelty... it's things we've already learned at school at a much younger age. Plus I thought that the story line was a little dry and boring too. It's mostly a dad teaching his little kids Alex and Sveta about stars and planets (duh!) through various experiments, assignments and field trips.

Having said that, for little children, I think this book does a pretty good job at instilling curiosity and inquisitiveness about the world around and above them, and about science and astronomy as well. The experiments and stargazing assignments sound like loads of fun too!

Lies or Fantasies?
Ironically my favorite part of the book was the part in which a dwarf named Dopey makes up lies about all the great adventures he has while traveling to the moon and stars and planets. For example, he claims to have met midget sunflowers on the moon who'd love to visit the earth. The irony lies in the fact that the main characters in the book, especially the magician dwarf named Doc shuns his so-called lies. In the world we live in today though, that attitude would be considered out-dated at best and arrogant at worst. To me those were the most lively, if any, parts of the book and honestly they felt like a breath of fresh air!

Finally, this is a book that was published in the U.S.S.R at sometime during the 60's, so I don't think there's much use recommending this one. Besides, I don't think it's all that recommendation-worthy anyways. Actually I don't even know why I reviewed this book. I guess this was just much ado about nothing!

[Kalin · Rating 4 out of 5]

Why do you guys give likes to blank reviews? ^..^

[Forest · Rating 3 out of 5]

Niby dla dzieci, ale i ja się czegoś nauczyłem❤