TY - BOOK AU - Wartenberg,Thomas E ED - ProQuest (Firm) TI - Big ideas for little kids: teaching philosophy through children's literature SN - 9781475804461 (electronic bk.) U1 - 372.8 23 PY - 2014/// CY - Lanham, Maryland PB - Rowman & Littlefield Education KW - Philosophy KW - Study and teaching (Primary) KW - Children's literature KW - Interdisciplinary approach in education N1 - Edition statement from cover; List of Tables; List of Figures; Preface; Preface to theFirst Edition; Part I. TEACHING PHILOSOPHY IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS; Chapter One. Natural-Born Philosophers; Chapter Two. How I Became a Children's Philosophy Teacher; Chapter Three. Learner-Centered Teaching; Part II. PREPARING TO TEACH; Chapter Four. The "Game" of Philosophy; Chapter Five. The Elementary School Introduction to Philosophy Course; Chapter Six. Preparing for a Philosophy Discussion: The Discussion Framework; Chapter Seven. Facilitating a Philosophical Discussion; Chapter Eight. Deepening and Extending the DiscussionPart III. THE STORIES; Chapter Nine. "Dragons and Giants": Teaching Ethics; Chapter Ten. Frederick: Teaching Social and Political Philosophy; Chapter Eleven. The Important Book: Teaching Metaphysics; Chapter Twelve. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: Teaching the Philosophy of Mind; Chapter Thirteen. The Giving Tree: Teaching Environmental Philosophy; Chapter Fourteen. Morris the Moose: Teaching Logic; Chapter Fifteen. Many Moons: Teaching Epistemology; Chapter Sixteen. Knuffle Bunny: Teaching the Philosophy of Language; Chapter Seventeen. Emily's Art: Teaching AestheticsPart IV. IMPLICATIONS; Chapter Eighteen. A Sample Discussion of The Giving Tree; Chapter Nineteen. Conclusion; Appendix. Suggestions for Further Investigation; References; Electronic reproduction; Ann Arbor, MI; Available via World Wide Web UR - http://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/vu/detail.action?docID=1684224 ER -