{"product_id":"philosophy-sucks-kids-right-in-exploring-big-ideas-with-young-people-using-stories-from-around-the-world-paperback","title":"Philosophy Sucks . . . Kids Right In!: Exploring Big Ideas with Young People Using Stories from Around the World - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eNel De Theije -. Avontuur\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eLeo Kaniok\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePhilosophizing -- considering life questions -- stimulates thinking: processing information, reasoning, thinking creatively, evaluating alternatives. Many children are natural philosophers. They observe the world around them from a young age, have a keen sense of right and wrong, and ask endless questions. Stories -- fables, fairy tales, parables -- are a classic device for teaching lessons about life, morality, chance, consequences, and other cultures to audiences both young and old. \u003ci\u003ePhilosophy Sucks...Kids Right In \u003c\/i\u003e is a guide that parents and educators can use to structure and guide this process. Contributors Nel de Theije-Avontuur and Leo Kaniok have collected 40 short stories that encourage children to ponder the themes of happiness, love, friendship, peace, freedom, respect, and equality -- and more. An introductory chart clearly lays out the age groupings the stories are appropriate for, a primary theme, possible secondary themes, and the teaching purpose of the story. Many stories come with discussion papers that suggest areas of exploration with children of different age groups (4-6, 6-8, 8-10, and 10-12) and grades. The open-ended questions encourage self-reflection and stimulate children to experience the stories more intensely and seek their own answers to the big questions of life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNel de Theije-Avontuur\u003c\/b\u003e lives in Deurne in the Netherlands and is a teacher of children with special needs. He specializes in teaching values through stories and gives storytelling workshops.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLeo Kaniok\u003c\/b\u003e is a publisher and collector of old stories from cultures all over the world. He has published several story collections and his publishing company, Zintenz, publishes gift-cards with stories. He lives in Haarlem, The Netherlands.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 192\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.45 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 19, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42129779687559,"sku":"9780897936750","price":16.15,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/147a39f3bdc5c0f05688ba356c2a0092.webp?v=1732605792","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/philosophy-sucks-kids-right-in-exploring-big-ideas-with-young-people-using-stories-from-around-the-world-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}