2. Engineering, machines and other stories
Product: Book
Trim size in cm: 21x29,7cm
Pages: 80
ISBN: 978-88-590-2638-9
Publication date: 01/09/2021
Suitable for: Primary 2nd level (ages 8-10)
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The second incredible adventure in The land of Origami, a comic mini-series dedicated to origami to stimulate mathematical, visuospatial, geometric, creative and problem solving skills and reasoning in girls and boys between the ages of 4 and 10. In the company of Caterina and Pierpaolo, two nice guides who want to pass on their great passion for origami and science to children, children will discover different activities, of increasing and gradual difficulty, related to engineering and the world of play machines and simultaneously develop:
“… where everything can be created by using and folding paper!”
The land of origami is a new comic-style mini-series created by Erickson for learning and having fun through the art of origami. The two books in the mini-series are set in the city of The land of origami and offer a fun activity program in the company of Caterina e Pierpaolo, two kind guides who convey not only their love of origami, but also science, to the children.
Starting from the first folds and progressing by levels of difficulty, the notebooks in the series are intended to accompany children ages four and up into the world of paper constructions, developing the following:
Inside each notebook, parents and teachers can find a description of each activity proposed, many illustrated explanations and coloured paper to use for the projects. And thanks to the numerous tips for teachers and educators, it will be possible to join fun, educational objectives, and creativity together!
THE LAND OF ORIGAMI NOTEBOOKS
1. ASTRONOMY, THE COSMOS AND OTHER STORIES
With the first book of The land of origami children (between 4 and 6 years) will learn:
In this story Caterina will have the opportunity to talk about everything she knows about planets, stars and space!
Leaf through some pages of the volume which have been translated into English to facilitate your evaluation of the product:
2. ENGINEERING, MACHINES AND OTHER STORIES
In the second volume, children (aged 8 to 10, but also older) are guided:
In particular, Pierpaolo will be able to tell you about his passion for cars, skyscrapers and engineering!
Leaf through some pages of the volume which have been translated into English to facilitate your evaluation of the product:
THE AUTHOR
Luca Congia is a psychologist, specialized in Learning Psychopathologies. He has extensive experience with children and adolescents specific learning disabilities, attention deficit disorder and/or hyperactivity, intellectual disabilities, and social disorders. He has a great passion for origami.