Setiap orang tua niscaya mendapati anaknya yang selalu bertanya 'Kenapa' setiap kali menemukan sesuatu yang baru. Yang terkadang mengharuskan orang tua bersabar dan menjawab menggunakan bijak. Kenapa anak-anak selalu bertanya 'Kenapa'? Kondisi ini merupakan galat satu tahapan yang hampir niscaya dilewati sang seluruh anak-anak, saking seringnya bertanya orang tua terkadang kewalahan atau bah…
Can Gran stop the motorway from being built near her cottage?
Known for both his bestselling books and his work on black holes, physicist Stephen Hawking beat the odds and lived with ALS—a form of motor neuron disease—for longer than doctors ever expected. This engrossing biography shows why Hawking is such an inspiring example of someone who pursued his dreams in spite of his disability. Born into a family of thinkers who loved reading books at the d…
Mexican artist Frida Kahlo created vibrantly hued paintings . . . and led an equally colorful life. Known for her self-portraits, she became a feminist icon whose work now sells for millions of dollars. This lively biography looks at Frida’s childhood—including her bout with polio—as well as her devotion to Mexican culture and political causes; the bus accident that left her in chronic pa…
Meet Maria Montessori and discover the story of her life and work in this engagingly illustrated biography – narrated by Montessori herself. Maria Montessori believed in the creative potential of every child – and she developed a brand-new approach to education, building on the way children naturally learn. Now, her methods, which won her three Nobel Peace Prize nominations, are practiced a…
Apakah kalian tahu koala? Ssst, koala adalah hewan yang sangat suka tidur. Seekor koala bisa tidur selama 16-20 jam. Tapi K, seekor koala remaja, dia bisa tidur 22 jam sehari. Aduh, berarti dia hanya bangun selama dua jam saja. Suatu hari, karena terlalu asyik tidur, K terjebak dalam masalah serius. Dia terpisah dari Mama dan Papanya. Dan hutan tempatnya tinggal terancam. Maka mulailah petu…