looking for books for young minds

[Rikki]

my Twin daughters have reached the teens (13) my oldest son has turned 7 and so I ask for ideas Books to nourish their minds give them a sense of the world...Books on our world and the place we hold in it. the mysteries of the unknown. Books that foster the ability to QUESTION to grow and to learn. the Books we seek are not taught in school nor discussed. But the sooner we teach our children to learn and understand or our world the better!
so lets hear them no idea will be turned away out of hand!

 

[Gene Steinberg]

I read my first UFO book when I was 11. But that feels like centuries ago.

 

[DaveM]

The Empty Mirror by JanWillem van de Wetering. One of the first Westerners to travel to Japan after WW2 in search of Zen Buddhism. A classic.

 

[Randall]

my Twin daughters have reached the teens (13) my oldest son has turned 7 and so I ask for ideas Books to nourish their minds give them a sense of the world...Books on our world and the place we hold in it. the mysteries of the unknown. Books that foster the ability to QUESTION to grow and to learn. the Books we seek are not taught in school nor discussed. But the sooner we teach our children to learn and understand or our world the better!
so lets hear them no idea will be turned away out of hand!

DK Media - Knowledge Encyclopedia
Both can enjoy this one

 

[Han]

my Twin daughters have reached the teens (13) my oldest son has turned 7 and so I ask for ideas Books to nourish their minds give them a sense of the world...Books on our world and the place we hold in it. the mysteries of the unknown. Books that foster the ability to QUESTION to grow and to learn. the Books we seek are not taught in school nor discussed. But the sooner we teach our children to learn and understand or our world the better!
so lets hear them no idea will be turned away out of hand!

Hi Rikki, for me books are a bit like shoes, it is very hard to chose them for somebody else.
My suggestion would be to let your children decide (under your supervision of course).
Does there school have a lending library? or is there a local one they could join?
In England we have a lot of second hand shops that sell books very cheaply, brand new books can be very expensive.
There are millions of books that you can read free online too.

I think Randal's suggestion of an Encyclopedia is a good one, because they could find topics for further research in there.
I find it very hard to learn if I am not interested in the subject I am studying.

One book that I think everybody should read, even though it is a children's book is called Amelia Badelia. It teaches us about language, and how things can be taken too literally:

 

[Red]

My parents subscribed to magazines like the Smithsonian, Science and Omni. Find some interesting magazines to subscribe to that gives them exposure to topics they may not ordinarily come accross. They may find things in them they would like to explore further.

 

[Rikki]

the books they are currently reading:
Kaitlin Daisy:

Debra Jasmine;

Ian Willam

 

[Mr. Fibuli]

my Twin daughters have reached the teens (13) my oldest son has turned 7 and so I ask for ideas Books to nourish their minds give them a sense of the world...Books on our world and the place we hold in it. the mysteries of the unknown. Books that foster the ability to QUESTION to grow and to learn. the Books we seek are not taught in school nor discussed. But the sooner we teach our children to learn and understand or our world the better!
so lets hear them no idea will be turned away out of hand!

This should be on every girl and boys list-a beloved book of my adolescence

Alanna: The First Adventure is a fantasy novel by Tamora Pierce, the first in a series of four books, The Song of the Lioness. It details the start and early days of Alanna of Trebond's training as a knight, hiding her real gender. Wiki

 

[Mr. Fibuli]