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Astrocita : Wonderful Stories/Historias Maravillosas

Castilleja, MarthaAvellaneda, Mariana(Illustrated by)Torres, Vania(Illustrated by)
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This bilingual book of science is for all the children of the world, especially those with curious, searching, inquisitive minds who ask questions. It is dedicated to them in the hopes of sowing in their minds an interest in science and a respect for knowledge. All children, if provided an environment conducive to learning, will develop a passion for reading and will have a creative spirit, soaring imagination and an interest for the vast richness of knowledge.


Astrocita, the main character, protagonist, and narrator, is a cell who was born from the network of small, star-shaped support cells in the brain, called astrocytes. She tells stories about the most basic bodily functions.


The book also includes practical and simple activities, and a glossary to help children increase their vocabulary. The stories were reviewed and enriched by children who read the text and did the activities. The author, a retired Mexican medical doctor, is a lover of science and the written word.


Este libro bilingue de ciencia es para todos los ninos del mundo, especialmente para aquellos con mentes curiosas, investigadoras e inquisitivas, y que hacen preguntas. Esta dedicado a ellos con el deseo de plantar en sus mentes la semilla de interes por la ciencia y de respeto por el conocimiento. Todos los ninos, si se les crea el ambiente adecuado para el aprendizaje, desarrollaran pasion por la lectura, y tendran un espiritu creativo, una imaginacion con grandes alas e interes por la infinita riqueza del conocimiento.


"Astrocita", el personaje central, protagonista y narradora, es una celula que nacio de la red de las pequenas celulas cerebrales de sosten, con forma de estrella, llamadas astrocitos. Ella relata historias de las funciones corporales mas basicas.


El libro tambien incluye actividades practicas, muy sencillas, y un glosario para ayudar a los ninos a ampliar su vocabulario. Las historias fueron revisadas y enriquecidas por ninos que leyeron el texto y realizaron las actividades. La autora, medica mexicana retirada es amante de las letras y de la ciencia.

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Tellwell Talent
0228849039 / 9780228849032
Paperback / softback
31/03/2021
102 pages
216 x 279 mm, 349 grams