Let’s learn about the brain with a delicious fruit

According to the reporter of the Children and Youth Service of the Iran Book News Agency (IBNA), it is certain that if we want to describe the brain with all its complexities to children, even if we start with the simplest aspects like the brain’s shape, it still won’t be appealing to children and teenagers. In general, presenting scientific topics to this age group has its own specific complexities and subtleties, which authors in this field must seriously consider. For instance, scientific topics for children and teenagers must always be accompanied by illustrations, and these illustrations should have attractive colors, or humor and gentle language should be used in conveying scientific concepts, or analogies should be such that they hold appeal for children.

In the book ‘Your Pineapple Brain,’ by likening the brain to a pineapple fruit, an effort has been made to make the brain and its characteristics more memorable in children’s minds. Another interesting point about this book is that the brain itself speaks to us in this book and introduces itself. For example, in a section of the book, we read: ‘Like a pineapple, I was also very small at first and gradually grew; but I always change: by talking, by writing, by drawing, by singing, by thinking, by imagining; something that does not happen to a pineapple.’

This book, with its beautiful illustrations, also visually depicts each of the brain’s features to make them more enduring in children’s minds. ‘Your Pineapple Brain’ was written by Idan Ben Barrak, and its illustrations, which are considered a distinctive feature of the book, were undertaken by Christopher Nielsen. Furthermore, Mehran Zare Bidaki has translated it into Persian, and Mehrsa Publications has made it available to enthusiasts for 89,000 tomans.