A Children’s Science Book About the Mysterious Origins of the Conditions for Life on Earth
How did Earth come to have the conditions just right for life? Will we ever really know? My Magic World, a fully illustrated picture book, is a child’s soulful exploration of the magic of Earth that makes life possible. With poetic language and watercolor art it takes the reader on a journey into the realms of science where there are more questions than answers and imagination must take over.
Bethesda, MD (PRWEB) November 16, 2009 --‘My Magic World’ by Viswan Rahasya and Amal is a children’s picture book about big questions told through the eyes of a child with a soaring imagination. Can he figure out why he never falls off the earth even though it spins around? Can he look deep into the earth to see the source of its magnetic field? Can he look back in time and see how hot poisonous gases gave way to the cool refreshing air he breathes? Can he ever know where all the water came from, seeding water filled life like himself? Will he someday find answers? Exploring the four most important aspects of Earth that make life possible, its gravity, magnetic field, atmosphere and expansive water, it presents the best theories we have of their origins and the many mysteries that still remain.
Hardcover, $15.95 28 pages, Ages 4-8 ISBN: 978-0-9821141-0-0
With poetic text and watercolor art that is part real and part fantasy it draws the reader gently into the science presenting an uplifting tribute to the mysterious beauty of life and the joy of exploration
A website for the book (www.magicworldmedia.com/MyMagicWorld) presents additional information that can guide use of the book in a classroom setting.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR & ILLUSTRATOR
Viswan Rahasya is a pen name of Magic World Media that expresses the sentiment of the various scientists and others who contributed to the concept, structure and language of this book. The book was edited by Tara Thiagarajan who holds a Ph.D. from Stanford University.
Amal is a fine artist and illustrator from New York. Her work uses traditional techniques of watercolor, gouache and graphite. She holds a BFA from the Maryland Institute College of Art.
ABOUT MAGIC WORLD MEDIA
Magic World Media was founded in 2008 to publish books and other media that lead young children into the extraordinary world that exists beyond what they can see, hear and feel, provide them a glimpse at the boundaries of human knowledge and introduce them to the adventure of scientific exploration. Magic World exists in the virtual domain (http://www.magicworldmedia.com and http://kidsciencestuff.blogspot.com) as a network of scientists, writers, illustrators and editors that come together to work on specific projects.
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