Fairy-Tale Astrophysics

3 hrs. 31 min.

Children's Books, Audio Fairy Tales & Poems

Language Russian

Author Kazantseva Alla

Narrator Victoria Fyodorova

Description

Send your child on an exciting space expedition together with the little gnomes Mishun and Alex and their fairy friend Lisa: the heroes will visit the Moon and Mars, take a look at the volcanoes of Io, see the icy oceans of Europa, and even race across a comet. Written by Candidate of Physical and Mathematical Sciences Alla Kazantseva, this book tells in simple, lively language why life exists on Earth and has not yet been found on other planets, what gravity is, and how constellations appear. It is an excellent bridge between fairy tale and real science that will help children fall in love with astronomy and see the Universe in a new way.

The curious gnomes Mishun and Alex and the fairy Lisa set off once again on an amazing journey — this time to the far reaches of space. In a dream, as if by magic, they will end up on the Moon, explore Mars, see the fiery volcanoes of Io and the icy seas of Europa, ride a comet, and figure out how Earth differs from other planets and why life was able to arise here.

The book explains in an easy and engaging way the structure of stars and planets, the meaning of gravity, the origin of constellations, and the birth of comets — so that children’s imagination works together with scientific facts and opens up the world from a new perspective.

Kazantseva Alla Borisovna is a Candidate of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Associate Professor at the Department of General and Experimental Physics of Moscow State Pedagogical University, an Honored Worker of the Education Sector of the Russian Federation, and the 2021 RAS competition laureate for the best works popularizing science.