Tinker Thinkers - Softcover

Gardner, Susan; Leask, Amy

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1927425085 ISBN 13: 9781927425084

Publisher: Enable Training and Consulting, Inc., 2014

Synopsis

Ah, there’s nothing like a good argument! No, we don’t mean the kind of argument where you scrunch up your face, get angry, and stomp around. We mean the kind of argument where you share your thoughts with others, and explain the reasons behind them.

Meet the Tinker Thinkers! Equipped with the tools of logic and reason, this team of pint-sized ponderers build their way to better ideas. Join them as they explore the parts of an argument, and learn new ways to test its strength. You’ll find that building an argument is one of the most important skills a person can learn...and it can be fun too!

Ages 7-10

Praise for...
“Many readers, both young and old, are sure to enjoy innovative ideas like “sneaky silent arguments” both in terms of how these can be discovered (identified) and countered. The inclusion of these “sneaky silent arguments” is not only a clever way to engage children, but also a helpful tool for anyone interested in uncovering the many ways such sneaky tricks are embedded in everyday discourse as well as performed in political and commercial advertising. Drawing our attention to such tricks of the trade is something this kids book is great at, and is certainly a lesson we adults could probably use a bit more instruction in.”
- Analytic Teaching and Philosophical Praxis

“It should matter to us that children learn to think for themselves. And in order to become adept at doing so, children need practice. Tinker Thinkers is a great place to start. Colorful, fun and engaging, the book can help foster some basic reasoning and logic skills, supporting childrens’ development into more self-reflective and proficient thinkers.”
- Philosophy Now Magazine

About this edition

• Publisher: Enable Training and Consulting, Inc.
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 1927425085
• ISBN 13: 9781927425084
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 40