Recommended Books
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Abiogenesis and Evolution

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Author Book Age ISBN-10
Jacqui Bailey Dawn of Life; Day of the Dinosaurs; Stick and Stone Age 9+ 0713653752
Jerry Coyne Why Evolution Is True 16+ 0670020532
Linda Gamlin Eyewitness: Evolution 9+ 078945579X
Larry Gonick Cartoon History of the Universe 9+ 0385265204
Ellen Jackson The Tree of Life: The Wonders of Evolution 4-8 1591022401
Steve Jenkins Life on Earth: The Story of Evolution 6-12 0618164766
Kristan Lawson Darwin and Evolution for Kids: His Life and Ideas with 21 Activities 9+ 1556525028
Jennifer Morgan From Lava to Life; Mammals Who Morph 9-12 158469033X
Sara Stein The Evolution Book 12+ 089480927X
Last Updated on Thursday, 08 January 2009 18:09
 

Critical Thinking

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Author Book Age ISBN-10
Dan Barker Maybe Right, Maybe Wrong: A Guide for Young Thinkers  7-120879757310
Dan Barker Maybe Yes, Maybe No: A Guide for Young Skeptics 7-120879756071
Helen Bennett Humanism, What's That?: A Book for Curious Kids 9-121591023874
Chris Brockman What About Gods? 4-80879751061
Brian Dunning Skeptoid: Critical Analysis of Pop Phenomena 10+1434821668
Stephen Law The War for Children's Minds 16+0415427681
Hyman RuchlisHow Do You Know It's True?:Discovering the Difference Between Science and Superstition 10-160879756578
Carl SaganThe Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark 13+0345409469
Michael ShermerWhy People Believe Weird Things: Pseudoscience, Superstition, and Other Confusions of Our Time 13+0805070893
Last Updated on Thursday, 25 September 2008 13:51
 

Parenting

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Author Book ISBN-10
Stephen Law The War for Children's Minds 0415427681
Dale McGowan, ed. Parenting Beyond Belief: On Raising Ethical, Caring Kids Without Religion; Raising Freethinkers: A Practical Guide for Parenting Beyond Belief 0814474268
Gordon Neufeld Hold On to Your Kids: Why Parents Need to Matter More Than Peers 0375760288
Last Updated on Monday, 09 March 2009 09:56
 

Philosophy

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Author Book Age ISBN-10
Philip Cam Thinking Stories (The Children's Philosophy Series) 9-12 0868064823
Jostein Gaarder Sophie's World: A Novel About the History of Philosophy 12+ 0374530718
Stephen Law Philosophy (Eyewitness Companions) 14+ 1405317639
Stephen Law The Philosophy Files 10+ 1842550535
Stephen Law The Philosophy Files 2 12+ 1842555251
Stephen Law The War for Children's Minds 16+ 0415427681
David A. White Philosophy for Kids: 40 Fun Questions That Help You Wonder...about Everything! 10+ 1882664701
David A. White The Examined Life: Advanced Philosophy for Kids 12+ 1593630085
Last Updated on Thursday, 25 September 2008 14:19
 

Popular Science

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Author Book ISBN-10
Douglas Adams Last Chance to See 0345371984
Richard Dawkins Unweaving the Rainbow: Science, Delusion and the Appetite for Wonder 0618056734
Natalie Angier The Canon: A Whirligig Tour of the Beautiful Basics of Science 0547053460
Carl Sagan Cosmos 0345331354
Carl Sagan Pale Blue Dot: A Vision of the Human Future in Space 0345376595
Last Updated on Thursday, 25 September 2008 14:18