The Wizard Who Saved the World (Japanese)

by Jeffrey Bennett, Ichishiro Konno (Translator), Alan Okamoto (Illustrator)

Overview

Have you ever wondered how we teach children about global warming with inspiration instead of fear? The Wizard Who Saved the World does just this, with clear science explained through an inspirational story. A young boy named Diego dreams of being a wizard so he can make the world a better place and stop the problems of global warming. When he realizes that he can't really perform magic, Diego begins to think of ways he can actually help save the world by considering many potential careers and what it would take to achieve them. At the end of this beautifully illustrated book, he is so inspired that when he sees his reflection in a mirror, it appears that he has become a wizard after all. Along the way, educationally designed “Big Kid Box” sidebars will help children and parents learn about the science that takes place behind the scenes of the pages. Parents and teachers can use the boxes and the end-of-book activities to create a family or classroom learning experience. The Wizard Who Saved the World has been read in English from the International Space Station by JAXA astronaut Koichi Wakata; the video is freely posted for anyone to watch at www.StoryTimeFromSpace.com.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781937548698
Publisher:	Big Kid Science
Publication date:	03/01/2021
Series:	Big Kid Science Japanese
Sold by:	INDEPENDENT PUB GROUP - EPUB - EBKS
Format:	eBook
Pages:	32
File size:	12 MB
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Age Range:	7 - 9 Years
Language:	Japanese

About the Author

Dr. Ichishiro Konno, a native of Japan, holds a Ph.D. in Astrophysics and teaches at the University of Texas, San Antonio. Astrophysicist/educator Jeffrey Bennett is the author of leading college textbooks in astronomy, astrobiology, mathematics, and statistics and of more than a dozen books for children and the public. Seven of his books have been launched into space, including six children's books selected for NASA's Story Time From Space Program, in which astronauts read books aloud from the International Space Station and videos are posted freely for anyone in the world to watch at storytimefromspace.com. Among other endeavors, Dr. Bennett served as a Visiting Senior Scientist at NASA Headquarters in the early 1990s, where he led efforts to forge stronger links between the research and education communities, and he proposed and co-led development of the Voyage Scale Model Solar System on the National Mall in Washington, DC. He is also the creator of the app “Totality by Big Kid Science,” which helps people understand and plan trips to see total solar eclipses. Alan Okamoto (1957–2012) was born at the “Birth of the Space Age.” His mother claims to have purposefully sculpted his head to be as round as a “perfect space helmet.” His father was a farmer and civil engineer who rode his trusty tractor while wearing what Alan understood to be a spacesuit. On weekends, Alan and his siblings would explore the California Central Valley countryside, where they farmed and played in the mud. Exploring opened their minds to nature, as they exercised their imaginations and observations. Alan was greatly honored when his work was selected to be flown in space for NASA's Story Time From Space program.