Visual Philosophy for Children
WHATEVER YOU WANT!
A VISUAL PHILOSOPHY BOOK-IN-A-BOX
A playfully serious and seriously playful invitation to think about freedom.
Is being free doing whatever we want?
Can we all do whatever we want at the same time?
What is the difference between always having to do what you are told and being a slave?
Are you anyone or anything's slave?
Would being able to fly make you freer?
Is it possible to be happy without being free?
What is it to be free?
And what do we want to be free for?
The third title in the Wonder Ponder Visual Philosophy for Children series, Whatever You Want, is an invitation to wonder and ponder about freedom for, small, medium and large people.
Half-way between a book and a game, Whatever You Want comes in a box and invites readers to think about freedom in a way that is both serious and seriously fun.
Through the questions prompted by the scenes in the box, the reader-player can go building their own definition of freedom.
Part of our critically acclaimed Wonder Ponder, Visual Philosophy for Children series, Whatever You Want is designed for children to look at, read and think playfully about by themselves, accompanied by an adult or in a group, in educational, play or family contexts.
CONTENTS OF WHATEVER YOU WANT:
14 cards with scenes for wondering and pondering
More than 100 carefully worded questions for curious minds
3 blank cards for designing your own scenes
A philosophical companion guide for children and adults
Ideas for wonderpondering
Whatever You Want poster
THE WONDER PONDER SERIES OF VISUAL PHILOSOPHY FOR CHILDREN:
OPEN! LOOK! THINK!
Wonder Ponder's Visual Philosophy for Children series introduces readers aged eight and over to philosophy's big questions playfully and appealingly. Engaging scenes and intriguing questions prompt reflection and discussion encouraging children to develop their own thoughts and arguments and to build a visual and conceptual map of the issue addressed in each box.
Wonder Ponder boxes are designed to look at, read and think about by themselves or with others, in educational, play or family settings.
Choose from one of our three titles so far, Cruelty Bites, I, Person and Whatever You Want, or take all three of them!
CRUELTY BITES
- Is it OK to kill ants? When? And how many?
- Would you like to live in a zoo? Why?
- Is it always cruel to make someone do something they don't want to do?
Cruelty Bites is the first title in the Visual Philosophy for Children series by Wonder Ponder. Half-way between a book and a game, it comes in a box and invites readers aged eight and over (adults too!) to think about cruelty and our relationship with cruelty in way that is both serious and seriously fun.
CONTENTS:
14 cards with scenes for wondering and pondering
More than 100 carefully worded questions for curious minds
3 blank cards for designing your own scenes
A philosophical companion guide for children and adults
Ideas for wonderpondering
Cruelty Bites poster
I, PERSON
- Are you absolutely sure you are a person?
- How do you know you are not really a robot?
- If you had more than one brain, would you be more than one person?
- What exactly is a person?
I, Person is the second title in the Visual Philosophy for Children series by Wonder Ponder. Half-way between a book and a game, it comes in a box and invites readers aged eight and over (adults too!) to think about personal identity and the difference between a person and a robot in a way that is both serious and seriously fun. Who am I? and What am I?
CONTENTS:
14 cards with scenes for wondering and pondering
More than 100 carefully worded questions for curious minds
3 blank cards for designing your own scenes
A companion guide for children and adults
Ideas for wonderpondering
I, Person poster
WHATEVER YOU WANT
Who is the freest person you know?
If you were sure nobody would ever find out, would you misbehave?
Can we all do whatever we want at the same time?
What do you think?
Whatever You Want is the third title in the Visual Philosophy for Children series by Wonder Ponder. Half-way between a book and a game, it comes in a box and invites readers aged eight and over (adults too!) to wonder and ponder about freedom in a way that is both serious and seriously fun.
CONTENTS:
14 cards with scenes for wondering and pondering
More than 100 carefully worded questions for curious minds
3 blank cards for designing your own scenes
A companion guide for children and adults
Ideas for wonderpondering
Whatever You Want poster
FUTURE TITLES IN WONDER PONDER'S VISUAL PHILOSOPHY FOR CHILDREN SERIES INCLUDE:
- The Real Thing (on reality, imagination and dreaming)
- No Way! (on possibility and impossibility)
- What's It All For? (on happiness and the meaning of life)
Wonder Ponder boxes are available online from our shop.
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COMING SOON...
- Further Ideas for wonderpondering
- Guide to making your own scenes
- Lesson plans and resources for the classroom and the home