Questions for Kids: A Book to Discover a Child's Imagination and Knowledge [Hardcover]

Michael Smith (Author), Crystal Smith (Illustrator), Albert Lin (Illustrator)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0966943732 | ISBN-13: 978-0966943733 | Publication Date: April 2003

Questions for Kids is a collection of 1,000 stimulating questions to ask children, 5-9 years old. The book is created to empower children’s critical thinking and to reinforce positive social values, without bias of culture or perspective. Designed to inspire young minds, these fun and educational questions can serve as catalysts for thought-provoking family and classroom discussions. Typical questions include: • Is there anything you can not buy with money? • Can you name some colors that are not in the rainbow? • What would you do if you were scared of someone at school? • What is the difference between a lake and an island? • Does their skin color make people smart or dumb? • What fruit has its seeds on the outside?

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About the Author

Michael Smith is the author of the award-winning book "World Trivia", and the upcoming travel essay "What In the World".

Product Details

• Hardcover: 208 pages
• Publisher: East West Discovery Press (April 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0966943732
• ISBN-13: 978-0966943733
• Product Dimensions: 7.2 x 5.3 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,725,906 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Help your small child learn and expand their imagination, March 23, 2003

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Harold McFarland (Florida) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Questions for Kids: A Book to Discover a Child's Imagination and Knowledge (Paperback)

"Questions for Kids" is a collection of a thousand questions that can be used to help kids expand their imagination and understanding of the world around them. Each question can be used as a springboard to discussion and education. Some answers are sure to bring surprises to the adult asking the question. Others are just good questions to help children expand their thinking.

For example, one question is "What do you need to make pizza?". This leaves you with the option of including pizza dough or flour, water, and other ingredients of the dough. On the other hand when it comes to toppings what could be added? You could get really creative with this in determining what is appropriate or not. What about ice cream for a topping? Not appropriate? Maybe it would be if the "pizza dough" were phyllo, the "tomato sauce" were ice cream and the toppings were strawberries with chocolate drizzled across it. Open a child's mind to the possibilities of the world is one of the best gifts you can give them, this book helps you get started with many, many questions that can be used to help them think creatively.

If you would like a collection of questions to ask your young child that will help them learn manners ("What do you do if someone has bad breath?"), basic science ("Do fish have feathers?"), or expand their creativity ("What do you like to pretend to be?") this is a great collection to get you started. A recommended purchase for anyone seeking a starting place for expanding their child's mind, it is a recommended purchase.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Expands Creativity and Awakens Interests, May 27, 2006

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Rebecca Johnson "The Rebecca Review" (Washington State) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Questions for Kids: A Book to Discover a Child's Imagination and Knowledge (Paperback)

It is not often you find a book with 1000 questions and not one answer in sight. Questions for Kids is just such a book and it gives parents fun questions to ask children from 5-9 years old in order to enhance critical thinking and to reinforce positive social values.

What do you want to be when you grow up?
What different kinds of foods are there in other countries?
Where does the sun go at night?
What is worth more than money?

If you enjoy this book, look for World Trivia complete
with answers and pictures.

~The Rebecca Review

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Used in the car, December 9, 2010

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This review is from: Questions for Kids: A Book to Discover a Child's Imagination and Knowledge (Paperback)

I got this to use in the car on a road trip and it was fun! There are some simple questions that don't carry a conversation or imagination far, but then there are others that went in all different directions. Our whole family enjoyed it and it was great to not waste that driving time watching movies or listening to the same music over and over.