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The Book of What If...?

Questions and Activities for Curious Minds

by Matt Murrie
Andrew R McHugh
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From the creators of the What If...? Conference comes a quirky book that encourages kids to explore and engage with the world around them by asking more than eighty wild, absurd, and thought provoking questions.
What if a book didn't just tell you how to think or what to know, but rather encouraged you to think for yourself? What if there was a book that focused on asking questions instead of just answering them?

The Book of What If...? does just that! What if you lived on a floating city? What if politicians were kids? What if broccoli tasted like chocolate? What if you could explore outer space?

By asking these fun, open-ended questions, this book fosters greater critical thinking skills and gives kids a space to interact by breaking out a notebook to draw or write out their personal reactions, or engage in entertaining exercises with family and friends. Plus, sidebars deepen the investigation with peer-to-peer insights, historical and current profiles, real-life examples, and more, making for unlimited learning opportunities!

Divided into sections—history, people, stuff, and nature—along with four introductory texts to open up a dialogue about why it's important to be inquisitive and to always ask questions, The Book of What If...? is sure to be a hit with kids, teachers, and parents alike. So ask a question and let the answers lead you on an exciting journey filled with endless opportunities to learn!

  • Creators

  • Publisher

  • Release date

    April 19, 2016

  • Formats

    • Kindle Book

    • OverDrive Read

      • ISBN: 9781481430746
      • File size: 9611 KB

    • EPUB ebook

      • ISBN: 9781481430746
      • File size: 9609 KB

  • Languages

    • English

  • Levels

    • Lexile® Measure: 910
    • Text Difficulty: 4-5

  • Reviews

    • Publisher's Weekly

      January 18, 2016
      Murrie and McHugh—creators of the What If...? conference, which aims to inspire curiosity, critical thinking, and innovation by asking hypothetical, even ridiculous-seeming questions—present a book designed to do the same. Divided into sections titled History, People, Stuff, and Nature, the book features more than 80 questions, such as “What if Poland joined Germany in 1939?” “What if you could move objects with your brain?” and “What if humans had elephant noses?” Profiles of experts, relevant sidebars, and kids’ answers accompany explorations of each question, while occasional activities range from creating an idea notebook to crafting a map of the Earth that mixes up continents and borders. The serious treatment of sometimes silly ideas drives home the notion that there really is no such thing as a stupid question. Ages 8–12. Agent: Jessica Regel, Foundry Literary + Media.

    • Library Journal

      May 15, 2016

      Provocative and entertaining, this title from Murrie (English, Westminster Coll.) and soon-to-be human computer interaction grad McHugh presents a launching tool for exercising inquisitiveness, creativity, and worldviews. Organized into four parts (History, People, Stuff, and Nature), it proposes theoretical scenarios to stimulate discussion, imagination, problem solving, and areas for further thought. Appropriate for elementary-age children and up, questions span the sociological ("What If the South Won the Civil War?") and the silly (What If Dinosaurs Didn't Go Extinct?"). Using the latter as an example, each entry introduces the possibility of the topic and includes an activity ("Draw a picture of your house after it is Dino-proofed"). The quotes from children (of course they would ride their T. rex to school) illustrate the excitement sure to follow. VERDICT Kids love to be asked their opinions, and they'll get a charge out of pondering such ticklers as "What If Kids Were Politicians?" A great choice for enhancing critical thinking skills.

      Copyright 2016 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

Formats

  • Kindle Book
  • OverDrive Read
  • EPUB ebook

subjects

Languages

  • English

Levels

  • Lexile® Measure:910
  • Text Difficulty:4-5

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