Children's University II -- Scientists Answer the Mysteries of the World

Author: Ulrich Janssen, Ura Stoynagar (Germany) | Translated by
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Publish Date: 2005-06-01
Features: Children are always filled with curiosity and questions about the world. Now, the 500-year-old prestigious university of Tübingen in Germany has embarked on an unprecedented attempt: establishing the world's first children's university. Renowned experts, including Nobel Prize winners, have personally taken on the role of instructors, explaining the mysteries of nature to the children of the children's university in simple, easy-to-understand, and humorous language, causing a sensation. Two senior editors of the German newspaper Schw?bische Presse followed the world's first children's university throughout the process, compiling the lecture notes of the professors into a book, complemented by over 200 exquisite illustrations by the uncrowned king of German book illustration, Claus Ensslin. This resulted in the creation of this series of children's university books. The series has published two books so far and has won multiple awards, including the Best Science Book, Best Youth Book, and Most Beautiful Book in Germany in 2003. It was also nominated for the German Book Award in 2004 and has been translated into 8 languages, becoming a bestseller in Germany, the Netherlands, Spain, South Korea, and many other countries. The books are richly illustrated with images and text, offering in-depth yet easy-to-understand and highly engaging explanations, making them the best science books for parent-child reading.