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Maybe Yes, Maybe No: A Guide for Young Skeptics |
Author: Dan Barker
Published: 1990-12 |
List price: $17.98
Our price: $13.49
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Customer comments on this selection.
 price point outrageous for print quality
I gave this book a 3 star because while a worthy topic for my kid's library - the pricepoint for the quality, brevity and poor illustrations in this book and in maybe right, maybe wrong is absolutely outrageous. I couldn't believe my eyes when I saw the print and illustrations and the skinny book for the price I had paid.
 My Kids Love it!
My kids and I set down immediately and I read the book to them (5 and 10). They love the easily remembered phrase "Maybe Yes, Maybe No" and use it (on me) when I challenge them with questions about the world. The phrase helps them to think through alternative answers to questions...it makes them think. Kids will challenge their own, and others, assumptions about the way things work. A great book for kids!
Definitely yes!
This is a great introduction to teaching kids to think for themselves, rather than just going along with the herd. I very much hope that the lessson that one needs to think and decide for oneself sinks in before any questions arise regarding the use of cigarettes, alcohol and illegal drugs, etc...
Kids need to be encouraged to develop critical thinking skills
This is an excellent book that encourages children to ask questions and to be skeptical.
Popular culture and most schools do a terrible disservice to children by discouraging freethought and original thinking. Too many children are led to believe that authority figures are always right about everything.
This easy-to-read and well illustrated book (80 pages) is just right for ages 6-12.
I suggest that those who care about children consider buying a few copies and dontating them to local schools.
--Guy P. Harrison, author of 50 Reasons People Give for Believing in a God
I also recommend:
How Do You Know It's True?: Discovering the Difference Between Science and Superstition
The Skeptic's Dictionary: A Collection of Strange Beliefs, Amusing Deceptions, and Dangerous Delusions
My daughter loves this book
My 7 year old daughter loves this book, and she's really not into reading that much. I was hoping she would be interested and was very pleasantly surprised. The first half is in a comic strip format with explanations leading through the story. It is an excellent representation of what critical thinking process should be used by children when presented with extraordinary claims. (The example given is whether there is a ghost in someone's house. They ask the right questions and stick through the process to determine what had actually caused the noises, etc. ) The end of the book deals specifically with why you should be skeptical of religion. This section is clearly anti-religion.
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