| Maybe Yes, Maybe No: A Guide for Young Skeptics Contributor(s): Barker, Dan (Author) |
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ISBN: 0879756071 ISBN-13: 9780879756079 Publisher: Prometheus Books OUR PRICE: $17.09 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 1990 Annotation: In this introduction to skeptical curiosity, young readers learn that they are capable of figuring out what to believe and of knowing when there isn't enough information to decide. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Science & Nature - General (see Also Headings Under Animals Or Technology) - Juvenile Nonfiction | School & Education - Juvenile Nonfiction | Social Topics - Self-esteem & Self-reliance |
| Dewey: 155.5 |
| LCCN: 92000416 |
| Series: Maybe Guides |
| Physical Information: 0.2" H x 5.4" W x 8.3" (0.25 lbs) 80 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In today's media-flooded world, there is no way to control all of the information, claims, and enticements that reach young people. The best thing to do is arm them with the sword of critical thinking. Maybe Yes, Maybe No is a charming introduction to self-confidence and self-reliance. The book's ten-year-old heroine, Andrea, is always asking questions because she knows "you should prove the truth of a strange story before you believe it." "Check it out. Repeat the experiment. Try to prove it wrong. It has to make sense." writes Barker, as he assures young readers that they are fully capable of figuring out what to believe, and of knowing when there just isn't enough information to decide. "You can do it your own way. If you are a good skeptic you will know how to think for yourself." |