Aquí estamos : notas para vivir en el planeta Tierra

Format:

Book

Title:

Aquí estamos : notas para vivir en el planeta Tierra

Uniform Title:

Here we are. Spanish

Author:

Jeffers, Oliver author illustrator

ISBN:

9786071657114

Edition:

Primera edición en español.

Publication:

Mexico City, Mexico : Fondo de Cultura Económica, [2018]

Physical Description:

38 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm

General Note:

Translation of: Here we are : notes for living on Planet Earth.

Título original: Here we are.

Summary:

Nuestro planeta puede ser un lugar confuso y complicado para cualquiera, particularmente para sus nuevos habitantes. En las primeras etapas de vida, la mente del individuo suele estar llena de preguntas. En este libro, Oliver Jeffers nos muestra todo lo que los niños necesitan saber para empezar a descubrir el mundo e identificarse como individuos en el tiempo y espacio, desde el sistema solar, el planeta tierra y sus elementos, hasta el cuerpo humano, las personas y los animales. Dedicado a su hijo, Jeffers explica con sencillez conceptos básicos para hacer más amable y comprensible el mundo para los más pequeños, abordando temas como inclusión, diversidad y convivencia en estas notas para vivir en el planeta tierra.

A user's guide to life on Earth, designed for a new baby, covers such topics as the Earth's physical characteristics, the people and animals who live on it, and how to get the most out of life.

Subject(s):

Conduct of life -- Juvenile literature.

Parent and child -- Juvenile literature.

Spanish language.

Spanish language materials.

Earth (Planet) -- Juvenile literature.

Earth (Planet) -- Fiction.

Geographic Term:

Earth (Planet) -- Juvenile literature.

Earth (Planet) -- Fiction.

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Summary

Our planet can be a confusing and complicated place for anyone, particularly for the youngest ones. In the first stages of life, a person's mind may be full of questions. In this book, Oliver Jeffers shows us everything kids should know when they start discovering the world and identify themselves as individuals in time and space, from the solar system, the Earth and its elements; to the human body, human beings and animals. Dedicating this book to his son, Jeffers simply explains basic concepts to make the world a kind and more understandable place for kids, by presenting topics about inclusion, diversity and coexistence on this "Earth survival guide."

Author Notes

Oliver Jeffers was born in Port Hedland, Western Australia in 1977. He grew up in Belfast, Northern Ireland. He received a First Class Honors Degree in illustration and visual communication and certificate of foundation studies from the University of Ulster, School of Art and Design in 2001. His work has been exhibited in multiple cities, including the National Portrait Gallery in London, the Brooklyn Museum, and Gestalten Space in Berlin.

He writes and illustrates picture books. His debut book, How to Catch a Star, was published in 2004 and won a Merit Award at the CBI/Bisto Book of Year Awards. His second book, Lost and Found, won the Gold Award at Nestle Children's Book Prize and was developed into an animated short film, which has received over sixty awards including a BAFTA for Best Animated Short Film. His other books include The Incredible Book Eating Boy, The Great Paper Caper, Up and Down, Stuck, This Moose Belongs to Me, Once upon an Alphabet: Short Stories for All Letters, The Hueys series and A Child of Books. He has won numerous awards including the Smarties Award, Irish Book of the Year, The Blue Peter Book of the Year, and the 2017 Academy of British Cover Design Award in the Children's category.

(Bowker Author Biography)