What would you do?: Community and the Environment
- Should you say something to someone who drops litter?
- Should you still visit a National Park when it's being damaged because of too many visitors?
- Should you give money to a homeless person?
This fun children's book gives six real-life moral dilemmas that children might face and asks the readers to consider the pros and cons for possible resolutions. It gives readers lots to think about but, in the end, asks the child 'What would YOU do?', leaving the ultimate decision to them. It will help children to gain independent-thinking and decision-making skills.
The situations have been tested in classrooms to ensure the examples and resolutions are age-appropriate. There are notes for parents and teachers at the back of each book.
The What Would You Do? series teaches children about values and behaviour, encouraging empathy for others, respect and responsibility while developing their critical thinking and decision-making skills.
The author, Jana Mohr Lone, is Executive Director of Philosophy Learning and Teaching Organization (PLATO), an affiliate faculty in philosophy at the University of Washington. Jana has been leading philosophy sessions with students from preschool to graduate school for over 25 years.
Read the other titles in the series: Bravery, Fairness, Family, Friendship, Honesty.
Jana Mohr Lone is Executive Director of Philosophy Learning and Teaching Organization (PLATO) and affiliate faculty in philosophy at the University of Washington. She is the author of many books and articles about young people's philosophical thinking, including Seen and Not Heard (2021) and The Philosophical Child (2012). Jana has been leading philosophy sessions with students from preschool to graduate school for over 25 years.
Sarah Jennings (Illustrator)
Sarah Jennings is a children's book illustrator based in South London. At a very young age she discovered a love of drawing and has been scribbling in a sketchbook ever since! Since graduating in 2013 she has illustrated a wide variety of fiction, picture and non-fiction books. Sarah works from her home studio in the company of her three-legged cat, Calvin.