Speaking of famous American children's educators, we have to mention Hillier . When pragmatism prevails in the education world, Hillier insists that it is not enough for children to only learn "practical" knowledge. They should also expand their knowledge horizons and accumulate humanistic qualities. He said: "History is the depth of time, and art can place the pure heart of children."
Hillier, graduated from Harvard University , is an outstanding American children's educator, popular science writer, and the first principal of Calvert School. . He created the "Calvert Education System" and became the first person in the history of education to adopt a distance education system for children. Nobel Prize winner in literature Pearl Buck is a beneficiary of this education system.
recommends to you today the "Hillier Humanities Classic Series", including the first and second volumes of "Art Stories for Children", the first and second volumes of "World Geography for Children", and the first and second volumes of "'s World History for Children". Its greatest feature is that it can use extremely vivid language to effectively convey a large amount of interesting and important art, geography and historical knowledge to children. It is a must-read classic for cultivating children's humanistic literacy, and it is also a master loved by children all over the world. Level history and art classes.
Features of this series
American educator Hillier devoted his whole life to writing and has gone through several revisions to become a children's humanistic enlightenment classic.
The story is told in a concise and expressive language, instructive, lively and interesting.
Authoritative translation by senior English translator from Foreign Languages Publishing House, the language is pure, beautiful and smart, full of childlike innocence.
"Art Stories for Children"
This book is divided into three parts: painting, sculpture and architecture. The author uses concise and expressive language to tell stories related to those art masters and immortal masterpieces, just like an artist. Tour guides lead children through the palaces of world art. During the visit, the author will tell the children many interesting details at any time. For example, the characters in the mausoleum paintings all have "side faces with eyes straight, side faces with shoulders straight." The artist uses up and down in the paintings to show the distance between the characters, and artists in the Mesopotamia use perspective to express the distance and proximity of characters...
"World Geography for Children"
This book is a popular science knowledge book written with the premise of children traveling around the world. It first allows young readers to observe the earth where people live as a whole in hundreds of kilometers of outer space. , to gain a holistic sense of the earth and geography. Then we went on a trip around the world to see interesting humanistic architecture and natural wonders in different countries and regions. This book allows children to learn about the world's major wonders such as the Pyramid of Khufu in Egypt and the Hanging Gardens of Babylon. It can cultivate children's world perspective.
"World History for Children"
The book covers everything from the origin of all things to World War II . It uses time as a clue to tell the historical events and historical figures during the period, presenting an interesting book for children. history reader. The book tells historical stories in language that is "not beyond the child's understanding", like a knowledgeable father telling his children what happened on this earth. There are no boring narratives in the book, only clever questions, relaxed dialogues, and appropriate metaphors. There has never been any history book as interesting as this book. Reading this book, children seem to have magic, freely traveling through the time and space tunnel of history, and exploring the process of world history and civilization.
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