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Ondertussen op Aarde...
Ondertussen op Aarde...: Op zoek naar onze plaats in ruimte en tijd.
Twee kinderen maken ruzie op de achterbank. Hun vader neemt ze mee op een reis door tijd en ruimte, en laat ze zien dat ‘het verschil maken’ op kleine schaal begint.
Twee kinderen maken ruzie op de achterbank. Hun vader neemt ze mee op een reis door tijd en ruimte, en laat ze zien dat ‘het verschil maken’ op kleine schaal begint.
64 pages, Hardcover
First published October 4, 2022
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Oliver Jeffers
101 books2,781 followersOliver Jeffers' work takes many forms. His distinctive paintings have been exhibited in galleries worldwide, and HarperCollins UK and Penguin USA publish his award-winning picture books, now translated into over 30 languages.
In 2007, Jeffers was the official illustrator for World Book Day, and in 2008 Lost and Found became Oliver's first book to made into animation by London-based Studio AKA.
Jeffers won a NY Emmy in 2010 for his collaborative work with the artist and director Mac Premo, and in 2013 Jeffers co-directed the video for U2's Ordinary Love with Premo. Originally from Belfast, Northern Ireland, Jeffers now lives and works in Brooklyn, New York.
In 2007, Jeffers was the official illustrator for World Book Day, and in 2008 Lost and Found became Oliver's first book to made into animation by London-based Studio AKA.
Jeffers won a NY Emmy in 2010 for his collaborative work with the artist and director Mac Premo, and in 2013 Jeffers co-directed the video for U2's Ordinary Love with Premo. Originally from Belfast, Northern Ireland, Jeffers now lives and works in Brooklyn, New York.
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June 11, 2023
الّذي يقرأ لأوليڤير جيفرز يفهم الفكرة القائلة بأنّ الكتاب الّذي لا يصلح للكبار، فهو بالضرورة لا يصلح للصغار.
منذ يومين وأنا أشعُرُ ببردٍ في عظامي، ووحدَة لا تحتملها روحي؛ حزنٌ هزيل لكنّني أشعُرُ معه بأنّ دمعي أكثر من دَمي. وبطريقة خارجةٍ عن حدود إرادتي وقصديّتي، وجدتُ نفسي أفتّش في كتُب الأطفال صامتةً مُكتفية. أضنّ بكتب جيفرز أن تنفذَ منّي، أخبّئها دائمًا "للاحتياط". أمس قرأتُ كتابَه Here We Are وظننتُ أنّني اكتفَيت. لكنّني استيقظتُ وفيّ شريانٌ مسدود أعرفُ ما هو كفيلٌ بجرفِ الدماء فيه.
وهكذا، قرأتُ هذا الكتاب، ثمّ استمعتُ إليهِ مجدّدًا، ثمّ شاهدتُ مقطع الڤيديو الّذي استوحيَ من تجربة جيفيرز في كتابة هذه القصّة.
لستُ أقلّ حزنًا، ولا سلوانةً أكثر؛ إنّني فقط أشعُرُ بوجودِ الآخرين أكثر ممّا كنتُ أفعل البارحة قبل أن أنام. وأشعُرُ بقدمي الصغيرة على الأرض الكبيرة، وفي قلبي إحساسٌ بأنّ المسافة بينهما تقلّصت قليلًا.
فاشلةٌ أنا في كتابة المراجعات، لكنّني أرفق هُنا مقطع الڤيديو الذي ذكرت، علّ أحدًا يجد فيه ما وجدت من سلوى.
https://youtu.be/zpn6MCmoK0g
منذ يومين وأنا أشعُرُ ببردٍ في عظامي، ووحدَة لا تحتملها روحي؛ حزنٌ هزيل لكنّني أشعُرُ معه بأنّ دمعي أكثر من دَمي. وبطريقة خارجةٍ عن حدود إرادتي وقصديّتي، وجدتُ نفسي أفتّش في كتُب الأطفال صامتةً مُكتفية. أضنّ بكتب جيفرز أن تنفذَ منّي، أخبّئها دائمًا "للاحتياط". أمس قرأتُ كتابَه Here We Are وظننتُ أنّني اكتفَيت. لكنّني استيقظتُ وفيّ شريانٌ مسدود أعرفُ ما هو كفيلٌ بجرفِ الدماء فيه.
وهكذا، قرأتُ هذا الكتاب، ثمّ استمعتُ إليهِ مجدّدًا، ثمّ شاهدتُ مقطع الڤيديو الّذي استوحيَ من تجربة جيفيرز في كتابة هذه القصّة.
لستُ أقلّ حزنًا، ولا سلوانةً أكثر؛ إنّني فقط أشعُرُ بوجودِ الآخرين أكثر ممّا كنتُ أفعل البارحة قبل أن أنام. وأشعُرُ بقدمي الصغيرة على الأرض الكبيرة، وفي قلبي إحساسٌ بأنّ المسافة بينهما تقلّصت قليلًا.
فاشلةٌ أنا في كتابة المراجعات، لكنّني أرفق هُنا مقطع الڤيديو الذي ذكرت، علّ أحدًا يجد فيه ما وجدت من سلوى.
https://youtu.be/zpn6MCmoK0g
November 15, 2022
The illustrations are lovely. The story is too long for Jeffers's usual audience, and the heavy topics are also inappropriate for many very young children. I get the author's goal for the theme, but as the family in this book travels out into space, they also look back into history from a corresponding distance, with each snapshot glimpse highlighting war, human conflict, and territorial battles.
Some of the illustrations, especially the one of World War II, are genuinely and rightly scary-looking. There are no brighter spots in history emphasized to offset this, and even though school-aged kids and adults can appreciate the thoughtful look at the problems in global history, this is not a book I would share with small children. The book's focus is solely on conflict, oppression, and violence, and people who pick this up because of the space exploration theme and luminous illustrations may be startled by the content.
Some of the illustrations, especially the one of World War II, are genuinely and rightly scary-looking. There are no brighter spots in history emphasized to offset this, and even though school-aged kids and adults can appreciate the thoughtful look at the problems in global history, this is not a book I would share with small children. The book's focus is solely on conflict, oppression, and violence, and people who pick this up because of the space exploration theme and luminous illustrations may be startled by the content.
October 17, 2024
باز هم تم کوچک بودن ما در مقایسه با کاینات ولی اینار مقایسه در زمان هست.
یه مقدار زیادهگویی داره به نظرم و از اون نکات نغزِ جفرزی چیزی مشاهده نکردم.
یه مقدار زیادهگویی داره به نظرم و از اون نکات نغزِ جفرزی چیزی مشاهده نکردم.
January 8, 2023
Great concept but too much for any audience I would read it to, at least for the next few years.
September 8, 2023
Ese señor tiene una habilidad especial para ilustrar de manera hermosa cosas que no lo son tanto.
April 7, 2024
Awww, it's a nice concept, but I'm not sure it was executed well (specifically that the target audience might be too young). Would have made a nice short story for middle-graders, but they generally eschew picture books... I liked the idea here, quite a lot. It just didn't work as well as it might have. It's almost hitting the Terry Deary Horrible Histories (i.e.The Horrible History of the World) vein, but, yeah - the medium wasn't well chosen. (I keep thinking that if the format was like Jon Klassen's The Skull, it might have straddled its way into acceptability with a slightly older audience who would not wish to be caught dead reading a picture book..)
December 31, 2022
I was gifted this picture book by a friend for Christmas and it is such a pleasure to read while at the same time bringing some much-needed perspective on our precious home in the vast universe. I enjoyed poring over the fun artwork and no doubt will return to it again and again.
January 5, 2025
Es buenísima idea, pero es re complejo para niñxs
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June 2, 2025Tout doux
May 8, 2023
βρίσκοντας τη θέση μας στον (ρευστό) χρόνο και χώρο 🦆
December 22, 2023
Moćna slikovnica.
Ne znam koliko je tema za djecu i hoće li shvatiti bit - ratujemo za prostor od pamtivijeka, užas.
I kad se to stavi u srazmjer sa svemirom baš smo beznačajni i umjesto da to malo života što imamo iskoristimo na najbolji način - mi ratujemo.
Ne znam koliko je tema za djecu i hoće li shvatiti bit - ratujemo za prostor od pamtivijeka, užas.
I kad se to stavi u srazmjer sa svemirom baš smo beznačajni i umjesto da to malo života što imamo iskoristimo na najbolji način - mi ratujemo.
May 11, 2023
Given most younger children do not know of all of the wars that have taken place in history, it is information overload to go through them all in one go. This might be interesting for upper primary and more relevant. At a time when children are growing more anxious and stressed, I often wonder if they can’t process everything that is thrown at them in childhood. I get where he’s coming from with fighting over space in the car, but it somehow can shift blame for atrocities of adults on to young impressionable minds.
October 5, 2023
Reflections and lessons learned:
“…and they are much too busy surviving to bother with fighting each other”
There are quite a few books like this out at the moment, and it’s a wonderful way to learn about key historical points through beautiful drawings - great books for kids (and adults!) to learn about the start of everything… so important for context
“…and they are much too busy surviving to bother with fighting each other”
There are quite a few books like this out at the moment, and it’s a wonderful way to learn about key historical points through beautiful drawings - great books for kids (and adults!) to learn about the start of everything… so important for context
October 13, 2022
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Meanwhile Back on Earth was delightful! As a father takes his two children into space they look back at Earth as it spins through powerful moments in history since the beginning of time. The illustrations were crisp and vibrant, mixing those attributes with the space theme, its astonishing.
I loved this, its beautiful, witty with an incredibly important message.
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Meanwhile Back on Earth was delightful! As a father takes his two children into space they look back at Earth as it spins through powerful moments in history since the beginning of time. The illustrations were crisp and vibrant, mixing those attributes with the space theme, its astonishing.
I loved this, its beautiful, witty with an incredibly important message.
January 29, 2023
Another beautiful book from Jeffers. Makes the idea of the universe palatable for little ones. A fun read with quirky and colourful illustrations.
Not for super littles; I would suggest 6+ (it's quite long, big concepts)
Not for super littles; I would suggest 6+ (it's quite long, big concepts)
August 17, 2023
Εξαιρετική εικονογράφηση όπως πάντα από τον αγαπημένο μας Jeffers αν και το θέμα ήταν λίγο δυσνόητο για το κοινό που απευθείνεται. Παρόλα αυτά εξακολουθεί να μας κανει να θέλουμε κι άλλο!
October 23, 2024
Concept intéressant
June 7, 2023
Bel album pour introduire les distances entre les planètes et l’espace. En bonus: une leçon de pacifisme!
December 26, 2023
Como siempre, este autor no decepciona nunca
November 4, 2022
It's not long into their car trip that two siblings begin to squabble in the back seat. They bickered about who will get into the car first and
continue to grumble at each other about sides of the car and whose window view is whose.
Dad is driving and sighing at his children arguing over the concept of their own space. He realises we as human beings have done just that since the beginning of time.
A voice comes from nowhere, inviting them all on a detour. With space helmets on, and brother and sister sitting in awed silence, they lift off into the vastness of the night.
The moon is the first stop, but it will take a year to get there. Upon arriving, they are asked to think back to how life on Earth was a year ago... It's a picture of conflict over technology, social media, and our differences were moulded from that.
Next stop Venus - 78 years drive away (at the average motorist speed on Earth of 37 miles per hour / approx 60 kilometres per hour.) About 78 years ago back on Earth, World War II raged across our planet.
Each journey and arrival at a planet has the narrator turning back to Earth to see how humankind fought for space, land or entire continents - right back until there was less than 2 million people on this entire planet we call home.
This Space that our infinitesimal Earth occupies, really puts tiny squabbles about car back seat space into proportion.
Not really important at all.
Another Jeffers masterpiece! As Oliver Jeffers' children age, he produces another beautiful, thought provoking book for them to ponder, and we get to share in his gift to them.
This book begins in a space we all know - the bottom of the stairs in a family home, and then inside the family car. But this common space is soon lifted into the space around us where other planets in our solar system lie.
Not only is this a wonderful way to describe the solar system and how mind-blowingly big it is, but Meanwhile Back on Earth... is a step back through humankind's history of conflict and desire for more space. Will we ever learn?
Under the dust jacket of this hardback is a surprise of stars pressed into the cover along with a car and a line of planets crossing the book.
This journey begins as soon as you open the book with a map of our solar system drawn in Jeffers' distinctive style, showing the distance between Earth and the other planets.
I knew as soon as I saw this book, I would have to sit in a quiet space to read and truly appreciate it - and I was right. Loved it!
continue to grumble at each other about sides of the car and whose window view is whose.
Dad is driving and sighing at his children arguing over the concept of their own space. He realises we as human beings have done just that since the beginning of time.
A voice comes from nowhere, inviting them all on a detour. With space helmets on, and brother and sister sitting in awed silence, they lift off into the vastness of the night.
The moon is the first stop, but it will take a year to get there. Upon arriving, they are asked to think back to how life on Earth was a year ago... It's a picture of conflict over technology, social media, and our differences were moulded from that.
Next stop Venus - 78 years drive away (at the average motorist speed on Earth of 37 miles per hour / approx 60 kilometres per hour.) About 78 years ago back on Earth, World War II raged across our planet.
Each journey and arrival at a planet has the narrator turning back to Earth to see how humankind fought for space, land or entire continents - right back until there was less than 2 million people on this entire planet we call home.
This Space that our infinitesimal Earth occupies, really puts tiny squabbles about car back seat space into proportion.
Not really important at all.
Another Jeffers masterpiece! As Oliver Jeffers' children age, he produces another beautiful, thought provoking book for them to ponder, and we get to share in his gift to them.
This book begins in a space we all know - the bottom of the stairs in a family home, and then inside the family car. But this common space is soon lifted into the space around us where other planets in our solar system lie.
Not only is this a wonderful way to describe the solar system and how mind-blowingly big it is, but Meanwhile Back on Earth... is a step back through humankind's history of conflict and desire for more space. Will we ever learn?
Under the dust jacket of this hardback is a surprise of stars pressed into the cover along with a car and a line of planets crossing the book.
This journey begins as soon as you open the book with a map of our solar system drawn in Jeffers' distinctive style, showing the distance between Earth and the other planets.
I knew as soon as I saw this book, I would have to sit in a quiet space to read and truly appreciate it - and I was right. Loved it!
November 11, 2023
This is a beautifully illustrated and written space themed book about the history of conflict between humans. Jeffers takes a family through space and time to compare the time it would take to get to each planet to a historical conflict event that would be happening in the past on Earth. Although this book looks to be a picture book, it should be geared for older children (4th grade and up) due to the complexity of this concept. You can read this to young children (I have), they are just unable to fully comprehend all the ideas presented. Even if they are unable to fully comprehend, it is possible that they will still love this book, this is a top pick from my 5-year-old son.
This would be a great book to use in upper elementary classrooms. The front of the book provides a solar system map that has the distances from earth in miles and the back of the book has a road themed timeline which fits perfectly with the text. An activity you could do in the classroom is research other historical events and add them into the timeline. You could easily use this book to transition into a science or history lesson. If doing a history lesson, you would not have to read the entire text, just the part that is relevant to the event being taught. This text could also be used for a comparison lesson. You could also use this a character building activity with young children that emphasizes conflict.
This would be a great book to use in upper elementary classrooms. The front of the book provides a solar system map that has the distances from earth in miles and the back of the book has a road themed timeline which fits perfectly with the text. An activity you could do in the classroom is research other historical events and add them into the timeline. You could easily use this book to transition into a science or history lesson. If doing a history lesson, you would not have to read the entire text, just the part that is relevant to the event being taught. This text could also be used for a comparison lesson. You could also use this a character building activity with young children that emphasizes conflict.
August 21, 2024
I'm generally pretty forgiving of picture books when they try to go for deeper themes at the risk of losing kids, but this one takes itself way too seriously and doesn't have a satisfying narrative structure to support its big idea.
It seems to me that Jeffers has slowly abandoned "Storytelling" in favor of proselytizing. All of his most recent releases: Begin Again, Meanwhile Back on Earth, There's a Ghost in this House, For All We Know, What We'll Build, The Fate of Fausto, Here We Are--are insanely earnest and preachy and not really of interest to children (Except for "There's A Ghost in this House", which is super cool).
Contrast the work he did before "Here We Are": "The Day the Crayons Quit", "Stuck", "This Moose Belongs to Me", "Imaginary Fred", "Once Upon an Alphabet" and you can find an artist at play, inviting kids to consider deeper questions while having fun doing so.
I am still a big fan of Jeffers but it seems like he is more concerned with being an "Important" artist now, than he is at actually writing books that kids will enjoy. Maybe he is chafing against the perception of being "merely" a children's author, and wants to tackle more adult themes. I could see how that might be frustrating. If that's the case, I wish he would just choose one or the other, because he isn't good at balancing the two.
It seems to me that Jeffers has slowly abandoned "Storytelling" in favor of proselytizing. All of his most recent releases: Begin Again, Meanwhile Back on Earth, There's a Ghost in this House, For All We Know, What We'll Build, The Fate of Fausto, Here We Are--are insanely earnest and preachy and not really of interest to children (Except for "There's A Ghost in this House", which is super cool).
Contrast the work he did before "Here We Are": "The Day the Crayons Quit", "Stuck", "This Moose Belongs to Me", "Imaginary Fred", "Once Upon an Alphabet" and you can find an artist at play, inviting kids to consider deeper questions while having fun doing so.
I am still a big fan of Jeffers but it seems like he is more concerned with being an "Important" artist now, than he is at actually writing books that kids will enjoy. Maybe he is chafing against the perception of being "merely" a children's author, and wants to tackle more adult themes. I could see how that might be frustrating. If that's the case, I wish he would just choose one or the other, because he isn't good at balancing the two.
November 13, 2022
The author invites the reader to take a journey through space by following the out of world journey of a father and his two children and invites them to look back at Earth and the conflicts that have taken place since the beginning of time. The impetus is the bickering between the two children of personal space and ownership and this expands into a brief history of the world and humanity's historical fights over territory and land ownership. The method of traveling back in time is a little obscure but certainly original and will no doubt stimulate some mathematical calculations.
Jeffers's presents an interesting, though narrow and negative, perspective of our time on Earth, which should prompt readers to think about conquests, invasions, war and conflict as undesirable, though I am not convinced that this will necessarily be an outcome of reading this book, perhaps because of the rather flat ending with the family arriving home with no real indication that there behavior will change.
Jeffers uses bold colour palettes across the pages and effectively captures great distances and the 'smallness' of humans place in the universe. There are numerous speech bubbles and added details int he illustrations that add life to the characters.
Jeffers's presents an interesting, though narrow and negative, perspective of our time on Earth, which should prompt readers to think about conquests, invasions, war and conflict as undesirable, though I am not convinced that this will necessarily be an outcome of reading this book, perhaps because of the rather flat ending with the family arriving home with no real indication that there behavior will change.
Jeffers uses bold colour palettes across the pages and effectively captures great distances and the 'smallness' of humans place in the universe. There are numerous speech bubbles and added details int he illustrations that add life to the characters.
December 3, 2022
☆Book Review☆
Meanwhile back on earth...
Finding our place through time and space
A cosmic view on conflict with Oliver Jeffers
A dad take his family out on a car trip into space. On this space voyage they learn things about space and what happend on earth years ago. It's like a trip through time and space and it teaches us about history on earth and space. The children keeps fighting and their dad wants to teach them a lesson to sit still and be peaceful with each other.
What i loved about this book are the interesting facts about space and earth history. My favorite part in the book was when the dad said it takes 1,200 years to drive to Jupiter. And back on earth 1,200 years ago it was the year 800 and the Vikings had finished fighting everyone around them and they build boats to find new people to fight. That cracked me up a little.
I highly recommend this book to everyone who loves to learn new things. This is a children's book but adults will find this interesting too.
This is definitely a 5 star read, and the illustrations in this book are so beautiful.
I enjoyed this.
Thank you Jonathan Ball Publishers for this gifted copy for an honest review.
Meanwhile back on earth...
Finding our place through time and space
A cosmic view on conflict with Oliver Jeffers
A dad take his family out on a car trip into space. On this space voyage they learn things about space and what happend on earth years ago. It's like a trip through time and space and it teaches us about history on earth and space. The children keeps fighting and their dad wants to teach them a lesson to sit still and be peaceful with each other.
What i loved about this book are the interesting facts about space and earth history. My favorite part in the book was when the dad said it takes 1,200 years to drive to Jupiter. And back on earth 1,200 years ago it was the year 800 and the Vikings had finished fighting everyone around them and they build boats to find new people to fight. That cracked me up a little.
I highly recommend this book to everyone who loves to learn new things. This is a children's book but adults will find this interesting too.
This is definitely a 5 star read, and the illustrations in this book are so beautiful.
I enjoyed this.
Thank you Jonathan Ball Publishers for this gifted copy for an honest review.
January 28, 2023
When a father grows tired of the fighting on Earth, he takes his two children on an adventure into space. He teaches them how far away the planets are based on if you were driving 37 miles per hour each time. While teaching them the years, he goes back in time to the conflicts that occurred on Earth during different time periods.
MEANWHILE BACK ON EARTH puts historical events from a unique perspective that will stimulate a child's mind. Humans are always so busy fighting over the smallest patch of land, yet there's so much space out there. It makes you wonder why humans feel like they need to own countries instead of enjoying life to the fullest. There's so much out there, so why fight? I love the bold illustrations and the family theme to go along with the space one. Maybe one day the world can come together and we won't have to live in fear of another war, all for a piece of land when there's so much more to explore.
Final Verdict: This is a thought-provoking story that I loved reading to my daughter. It opened up the opportunity to teach her about both space and history while making her mull over what's the point of fighting in the first place?
MEANWHILE BACK ON EARTH puts historical events from a unique perspective that will stimulate a child's mind. Humans are always so busy fighting over the smallest patch of land, yet there's so much space out there. It makes you wonder why humans feel like they need to own countries instead of enjoying life to the fullest. There's so much out there, so why fight? I love the bold illustrations and the family theme to go along with the space one. Maybe one day the world can come together and we won't have to live in fear of another war, all for a piece of land when there's so much more to explore.
Final Verdict: This is a thought-provoking story that I loved reading to my daughter. It opened up the opportunity to teach her about both space and history while making her mull over what's the point of fighting in the first place?
August 1, 2023
A beautiful story, as always, by Oliver Jeffers.
Helping readers to get to grips with both the vast enormity of our solar system and the horrors the human race is able to achieve. The story tells of a family who travel into space, travelling great distances to get from planet to planet, all while keeping a careful eye on what is happening on Earth throughout time. Notably, and as one may have guessed from the title, the book focuses on significant conflicts faced throughout the years.
Jeffers definitely puts into perspective how insignificant these conflicts seem in comparison to the infinity of space surrounding us. Perhaps this book will promo thoughts in its younger readers minds that fighting seems so trivial in the grand scheme of the universe. Perhaps Jeffers will inspire our future generations to learn from their predecessors mistakes and maintain an idealistic world peace- whatever that may look like.
As always, the novel is beautifully illustrated and studded with thought and question provoking pictures, which are sure to prompt further discussions and questions between adult and child.
Helping readers to get to grips with both the vast enormity of our solar system and the horrors the human race is able to achieve. The story tells of a family who travel into space, travelling great distances to get from planet to planet, all while keeping a careful eye on what is happening on Earth throughout time. Notably, and as one may have guessed from the title, the book focuses on significant conflicts faced throughout the years.
Jeffers definitely puts into perspective how insignificant these conflicts seem in comparison to the infinity of space surrounding us. Perhaps this book will promo thoughts in its younger readers minds that fighting seems so trivial in the grand scheme of the universe. Perhaps Jeffers will inspire our future generations to learn from their predecessors mistakes and maintain an idealistic world peace- whatever that may look like.
As always, the novel is beautifully illustrated and studded with thought and question provoking pictures, which are sure to prompt further discussions and questions between adult and child.
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May 29, 2025
Meanwhile back on earth...
This book is a horrible book for any child to read.
Such a bleak view on the world.
Dad takes his children into space at 37mph, and you begin to think oh this is cute.
Oh it takes 50 years to reach this planet, what was happening on earth then..
Death and war...
Oh next planet... 100 years to get there...
What was happening in the world a 100 years ago
Death and war...
What if we go o Jupiter...
What's happening on earth...
DEATH AND WAR
The end....
Like what the actual fuck....
This reads like it was written by a climate creep, who interrupts a nice story about bears and says... You know bears kill humans and eat them alive...
Like it's brow beating you over the head that humans fight and have wars and that's all...
Then it ends when the kids are asleep... My god wtf was this guy on when he wrote this, it's not educational, it's just taking one aspect of human existence and saying we are essentially a plague on the world...
Kids are kids let them be kids...
Jesus christ
This book is a horrible book for any child to read.
Such a bleak view on the world.
Dad takes his children into space at 37mph, and you begin to think oh this is cute.
Oh it takes 50 years to reach this planet, what was happening on earth then..
Death and war...
Oh next planet... 100 years to get there...
What was happening in the world a 100 years ago
Death and war...
What if we go o Jupiter...
What's happening on earth...
DEATH AND WAR
The end....
Like what the actual fuck....
This reads like it was written by a climate creep, who interrupts a nice story about bears and says... You know bears kill humans and eat them alive...
Like it's brow beating you over the head that humans fight and have wars and that's all...
Then it ends when the kids are asleep... My god wtf was this guy on when he wrote this, it's not educational, it's just taking one aspect of human existence and saying we are essentially a plague on the world...
Kids are kids let them be kids...
Jesus christ
October 5, 2025
«Si diéramos vuelta a la izquierda en la Luna (hacia el Sol), sería un viaje de setenta y ocho años de la Tierra a Venus, nuestro planeta más cercano.
Mientras tanto en la Tierra, setenta y ocho años atrás, transcurría la mitad del siglo veinte...
y el planeta entero peleaba, con la esperanza de que fuera la última vez».
lo leí en el Abierto de Diseño, en las instalaciones que se pusieron dentro del Papalote y que formaban parte de lo que fue la parcela Brotes, y me gustó muchísimo. trata temas duros como la violencia, la guerra y las catástrofes de creación humana presentes en nuestra historia, y, para ser un libro enfocado a las infancias, las imágenes ilustradas son poderosas en cuanto a la destrucción que retratan. por lo mismo, puede resultar algo abrumador pensarlo como libro infantil, pensar en cómo incluirlo en la biblioteca de lxs niñxs que nos rodean; sí creo que requiere de acompañamiento, conversaciones incómodas y una sensibilidad cuidadosa antes, durante y después de la lectura, pero creo que vale la pena el ejercicio.
Mientras tanto en la Tierra, setenta y ocho años atrás, transcurría la mitad del siglo veinte...
y el planeta entero peleaba, con la esperanza de que fuera la última vez».
lo leí en el Abierto de Diseño, en las instalaciones que se pusieron dentro del Papalote y que formaban parte de lo que fue la parcela Brotes, y me gustó muchísimo. trata temas duros como la violencia, la guerra y las catástrofes de creación humana presentes en nuestra historia, y, para ser un libro enfocado a las infancias, las imágenes ilustradas son poderosas en cuanto a la destrucción que retratan. por lo mismo, puede resultar algo abrumador pensarlo como libro infantil, pensar en cómo incluirlo en la biblioteca de lxs niñxs que nos rodean; sí creo que requiere de acompañamiento, conversaciones incómodas y una sensibilidad cuidadosa antes, durante y después de la lectura, pero creo que vale la pena el ejercicio.
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