"A mind-expanding book for young thinkers "
Shortlisted for the UKLA Book Awards 2021
This book was designed with bright, curious readers in mind and serves them really well. Author Jamia Wilson was just such a child, never happier than when asking questions about the hows and whys of the world (one of them being why most of the big thinkers in her schoolbooks were white European men). She sets out here to get young people thinking and debating too, posing big questions like ‘is God real?’ and ‘what is the imagination?’. She outlines the beliefs of different thinkers to provide a history of thought – often including quotes and short biographies – but emphasises that everyone picking up the book is a philosopher with equally meaningful, important views. Bursting with ideas, this will start all sorts of conversations and discussions, and open up a world of debate.
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The book for inquisitive children with big ideas and busy brains.Studies show that children ask caregivers 300 questions a day... This book teaches children to train their busy brains and think outside the box. Get lost for hours exploringpuzzlingquestions that have stumped thinkers for years. More importantly, discover your truth by reading about adiverse range of thinkers.Drawing on influences from ancient Greeks right up to modern-day American writers, philosophy is re-imagined in this book. Relate to the real-life experiences, explorebig ideas from a range of thinkers, and decide where you stand on the issue at hand. For example, try to recall your earliest memory. Can you remember a lot or a little? Do memories make us who we are? Or do we pick and choose them to suit who we are? This is a multi-layered book to be explored again and again, revealing new opinions on every read. Extra info in the book includes a manifesto for talking about difficult topics and managing disagreements, a glossary of terms, a timeline of key thinkers, and an index of themes. Chapters are organized around questions, which include:Who am I?What is race?What is gender?What happens when we die?What is right and wrong?What is justice?What is memory?A world-expanding book to get lost in:eitherindividually, or as a family.
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed Big Ideas For Young Thinkers and determined it is suitable for children aged 9-14 years old
Big Ideas For Young Thinkers features in the following genres: Featured Books for 13+ readers, Recommendations, Featured Books for 9+ readers, Personal Social Health Economic (PSHE), Children’s, Teenage and Educational, Politics, Law, Philosophy & Ethics, Work / Industry, Children’s / Teenage: General interest, Reference Works, Featured Books for 11+ readers
Big Ideas For Young Thinkers is available in Ebook, Hardback
Big Ideas For Young Thinkers was written by Jamia Wilson and published by Wide Eyed Editions
£22.99
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