"Where the Sun Charges: You Dare to Ask, I Dare to Answer Series" Author: [Spanish] Antonio Martinez Long / [Spanish] Laura Martinez Lazo / [Spanish] Jim Amat Publisher: Dolphin Publishing

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Size S | 3-8 years old

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【Content Introduction】

One of the books in the series "You Dare to Ask, I Dare to Answer - General Education Science Picture Books". As one of the human senses, the sense of smell is the most easily overlooked. Although it works diligently, it is often overshadowed by more expressive senses such as vision and hearing. Poor sense of smell!

It's time to bring our sense of smell back to the center of the stage and let us feel its power. Did you know that the sense of smell is essential for the survival of all kinds of animals, including ourselves? When you are in danger, such as a fire, moldy and spoiled food, or when that dirty school bully approaches you, your sense of smell will send you an alarm.

The sense of smell can affect your state of mind and mood, or awaken memories hidden deep in your mind. Oh, and more importantly, without the sense of smell, your sense of taste is "in name only".

Through this book, you will have a "close contact" with the world's notorious stinkers, from giant pandas that spray urine wantonly to kings whose bad breath is as bad as poison gas. You will learn how people use smell to capture cities and build careers, and what smelly inventions are still changing our lives.

【Editor's recommendation】

★Spanish inventions are world-famous, but you haven’t read their popular science books yet?

Spanish inventors are themselves good examples of liberal education. The one who invented the mop also invented the disposable hypodermic syringe, and the one who invented the electronic calculator also invented the cable car...

In a country that has broken the boundaries of knowledge, the author of this book has been a guest of honor in many media, radio stations and TV programs, which shows how strong his professional skills and cross-border thinking are. His work is definitely inspiring.

★Why get married if you are still fighting alone? Starting from this book, give fathers a chance to shoulder their due responsibilities!

This book is based on the true record of a father and daughter. In the form of questions and answers, plus funny illustrations, it allows us to see other people's husbands' daily life of taking care of their children, and the way of taking care of their children can help them learn knowledge.

The practicality of this book lies in the fact that the daughter's questions are universal and representative. They are questions that every child will ask or has asked. If you are a literary youth like the father in the book, you will find that the author's answers are very unusual. He aims to throw out a brick to inspire jade, respect and protect children's curiosity about the world, and inspire fathers to give more and more eclectic answers, and work with their children to draw inferences from one example and build a "secret base" in their minds. If you are a novice parent-child reading, it will be an easy start. The subject knowledge involved in the book is not uncommon, and the child will not feel distant when reading it, and the father will not have any knowledge barriers when reading it. Moreover, each chapter in the book ends with the father and daughter saying "good night" to each other. Even if it is read word for word, it has a full sense of bedtime ritual, which is conducive to the beast falling asleep "step by step".

Some people always say that when adolescence meets menopause, it will be a disaster. Then this popular science picture book in the form of father-daughter dialogue is your antidote. These practical and intimate dialogues will enter the child's life with great vitality every night, so that he can recall the scenes of you hugging him, holding his hand, reading to him, or simply answering these questions in your own words at every crossroads in his life, whether he is a rebellious teenager or a confused teenager. This establishes not only a common memory, but also a language tacit understanding. I always believe that what language can convey depends entirely on the listener's personal feelings about the speaker. The same sentence can be caring or have ulterior motives. Especially for adolescent children, if they can't recall that kind of language scene and tacit understanding, no matter how much care they give is just noise.

★When these experts became parents, in addition to recommending the book under their real names, they also wrote sincere reviews.

There are always all kinds of strange "whys" in the world of children. What they need is not only knowledge, but also the company of their parents. Especially fathers, don't forget to maintain curiosity with your children!

——He Xin, associate researcher at Shanghai Natural History Museum, PhD in Ecology, and super dad

We should cherish every question asked by children, because the exploration of the unknown world begins with asking questions.

——Sun Zhengfan, science writer and PhD in astrophysics

I have been promoting early reading for nearly 20 years. I am glad to see more and more fathers participating in parenting. However, how to get into the hearts of children, understand what they are thinking, and communicate with them effectively still requires methods. This book uses relaxed dialogues and pictures to show this. It is worth every father!

——Yang Di (Teacher Lisa), early reading expert and founder of Alice Picture Book Research Institute

It is rare to see a popular science picture book in the form of a father-daughter question-and-answer session like this one. It reminds me of the time when I read picture books with my children. Children always ask a lot of nonsensical questions, but how should a father answer them? This book can not only guide us to respond wittily, but also provide fathers with a high-quality parent-child reading plan.

——Yang Zheng, promoter of parent-child reading and founder of Five Star Aesthetic Education

And real reviews from real readers (compiled from Amazon Spain):

Even if you don't have kids, buy this book because it's really more than just a children's book. I promise you, you won't be able to answer half of Laura's questions.

- Helsinki

My kids (7 and 11) devoured this book and read it from beginning to end without missing a word. It inspired them to discuss new issues and is highly recommended. We actually enjoyed it and it gave us the pleasure of reading together rather than reading separately. I wish I could find more books like this.

——Dexter

This book is organized by theme, and the girls are very happy. It knows how to explain complex problems with simple words and sentences. We read it for more than ten minutes every day before going to bed. In addition to learning, reading it is more helpful to cultivate and awaken the curiosity of young people and draw inferences from one example.

——Qiao Jinsu

★Life is a marathon. What is more important than knowing a few pieces of knowledge first is the knowledge leadership that can benefit you throughout your life and the ability to do your own homework!

Knowledge will be learned sooner or later, but how to apply knowledge, once this brain circuit is established, it is like a running posture, and it is difficult to correct.

Whitman once wrote: There is a child who walks forward every day. As long as he looks at something, he becomes that thing. It is very important to read some popular science before school age, and for children aged 3-6, games are the main way and language of communication for children. Popular science books like this one, with interesting text and even more interesting pictures, are the best "toys" with knowledge.

As a collection of questions that you know but don't know how to answer, and a book that covers the questions and answers that you are most afraid of your children asking you, this book will answer as long as the children dare to ask. Maybe they can ask and answer their own questions while holding the book, and start independent reading mode, giving you a "long vacation". Moreover, starting with questions that children are interested in and familiar with, plus funny pictures, it is more conducive to expanding their reading boundaries from picture books to popular science.

★Who is it suitable for?

Children with endless and varied problems;

Children who only like to read picture books and don’t like to read popular science books;

Children who want to watch popular science but can’t sit still;

Children who need to be accompanied by their teacher at all times and cannot read independently;

Parents who don’t want to be “invisible” dads but can’t express themselves;

Parents who are familiar with parent-child reading and firmly believe in close parenting;

Parents who have advanced parenting concepts and believe in the power of play;

Parents who understand the importance of general education and the limitations of a single science education;

Parents who are always upset by their children’s questions;

Mothers who want to change the current parenting situation, after all, your children will be well only if you are happy.

A popular science bridge book that can save worried parents.