Orbis Pictus facts for kids
Orbis Pictus, which means Visible World in Pictures, is a famous textbook for children. It was written by a Czech teacher named John Amos Comenius and first came out in 1658. This book was special because it was the first children's textbook to use lots of pictures.
It was first published in Latin and German. Soon, it was translated into many other European languages. This amazing book quickly became very popular across Europe. For hundreds of years, it was the most important textbook for children.
What You'd Learn in Orbis Pictus
The Orbis Pictus book is split into 150 chapters. Each chapter has cool pictures made from copperplate prints. These pictures help explain the text. In most versions of the book, the text is written in both Latin and the language of the country where it was published.
The book covers many different subjects. It teaches about:
- Things in nature that don't move or grow, like rocks.
- Plants and how they grow.
- Animals and their lives.
- Important ideas about religion.
- People and all the different things they do in life.
Images for kids
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A special plaque that remembers when Orbis Pictus was published in Levoča.
See also
In Spanish: Orbis sensualium pictus para niños
