Humanism Whats That A Book for Curious Kids

Humanism Whats That A Book for Curious Kids

This work is aimed at ages 10+. Complete with discussion questions, suggestions for activities, and a bibliography, this innovative approach to presenting humanism to young adults will be welcome by parents and teachers looking to expose their children or students to a secular philosophic perspective.

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3 Stars A debate versus an explanation
Like many reviews of this book, it is a dialogue between a few children and their teacher. While the teacher challenges the children's statements and questions, such as "how can anyone be good who doesn't believe in god?" she sometimes responds with a barrage of questions of her own that could be more helpful broken down and answered individually. Also, she refers to many, many facets of history such as the Dark Ages, Renaissance, Genesis, Greek Mythology etc. in her answers and explanation of Humanism. So it will take a child well versed in social studies, various religions or science to understand her answers to some of questions. Or it will take a child/parent willing to stop and explore these things to grasp the entire concept. I would say this book would be most effective with kids with an open mind, skepticism and a willingness to stand by what feels right for them to believe. Whether it is Humanism or not.

5 Stars kids introduction to humanism
This book is excellent for explaining humanism and separation of church and state to kids 9-15.

5 Stars Only for the non-believer, not a good 'gift' item
I was hoping to get a book to send to my nieces helping to explain why we do not celebrate their holidays, why we don't believe in faith.

Sadly, while the tone of this book is kid-friendly, the message seems to me to be more pro-humanism than to just an explanation of this ideology.

So, while I don't think I can give this book to my nieces without their parents thinking I'm trying to convert them to the "smart" and "thinking" way of being, it's a wonderful book for my kids.

Actually, if your child has been raised as a 'Humanist' this is kind of a nice lesson on what the "god-people" think. My kids only knew the basic principles of those with diety delusions, but this sure covers a lot of the finer belief tenets.

I gave this a 5 star rating for what it actually is, not for what I hoped it to be. It is well written, and easy to understand.

5 Stars Nice book.
Want an alternative to religion to instill values and morals in your child. This is a great book.

5 Stars A very Smart book
This book really helped me to answer all of my 6 year old questions about Humanism. Definitely recommend!

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