Facciamo che eravamo astrofisici (Let’s pretend we were astrophysicists), by Michele Fumagalli and Silvia Colombo.
Emma is nine years old, has two unruly pigtails, and possesses an irrepressible passion for the sky. She observes the stars from her backyard, listens to the stories of her astrophysicist mother, travels to a giant telescope in the desert, and dreams of becoming a scientist. Through her adventures—featuring “pizza” and “balloon” galaxies, dark matter, shooting stars, and cosmic webs—readers gradually step into the mysteries of the Universe, guided by a curious and hands-on perspective. But the story doesn’t end there: each chapter transforms into a workshop to try at home or in the classroom. With simple everyday objects and guided activities, boys and girls can directly experiment with the phenomena described: from day and night to the Solar System, from lunar phases to the structure of the Universe. A book that weaves together storytelling, discovery, and play to learn astrophysics by “pretending to be scientists”… and discovering that maybe they already are. A young girl taking center stage to explore astrophysics. An ideal book for primary school and STEM activities; perfect at home for parents and children (or grandparents and grandchildren). From dark matter to the Solar System, from Relativity to celestial coordinates, the most complex concepts become simple images to understand.
Reading age: From 7 years old – Publisher: Scienza Express – Language: Italian – ISBN-13: 979-1281966499.
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