Sophie’s World (W&N) by Jostein Gaarder.The Complete Philosophy Files (Orion Children’s Books) by Stephen Law.How Do You Know It’s True: Discovering the Difference Between Science and Superstitions (Prometheus Books) by Hy Ruchlisįor a young person’s introduction to philosophy.100 Steps for Science: Why it works and how it happened (Wide Eyed Editions) by Lisa Jane Gillespie.The Magic of Reality: How we know what’s really true (Black Swan) by Richard Dawkins.Mr Shaha’s Recipes for Wonder: adventures in science around the kitchen table (Scribe) by Alom Shaha and Emily Robertsonįor older primary school children and teenagers.

Once Upon a Star (Little Tiger Press Group) by James Carterįor introducing younger children to the wonders of science.

Older Than the Stars (Charlesbridge Publishing) by Karen C.

Human Journey (Red Shed) by Alice RobertsĪnd on the Big Bang and the history of the universe we’d recommend.

The Pebble in My Pocket (Frances Lincoln Children’s Books) by Meredith Hooper.

Stone Girl, Bone Girl (Frances Lincoln Children’s Books) by Laurence Anholt.

Little Changes (CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform) by Tiffany Taylor.

How the Borks Became (Otter-Barry Books) by Jonathan Emmett.

Grandmother Fish (Feiwel & Friends) by Jonathan Tweet.

What Mr Darwin Saw (Frances Lincoln Children’s Books) by Mick Manning.

Our Family Tree (Houghton Mifflin) by Lisa Westberg Peters.

These stories about the wildlife of Africa explore big themes and questions in an empathetic and humanist way, including friendship, curiosity, the Golden Rule, the wonders of the natural world, and the protection of the environment.įor introductions to evolution and the history of life on earth for younger children we’d recommend Thoughtful Tales for Growing Minds (Uganda Humanist Schools Trust) by Steve Hurd. What is humanism? How do I live without a god? And other big questions for kids (Wayland) by Michael Rosen and Annemarie Young (ages 8-14).īelonging and Believing: My Humanist Family (Books at Press) by Gill Vaisey (ages 4-7) – learn about the lived experiences of a young boy and his humanist familyĪtheism for Kids (Winter House Books) by Jessica Thorpe is a short introduction for younger children to what it means to be an atheist.Īnd for young adults we recommend The Young Atheist’s Handbook by Alom Shaha.

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