What Do You Believe?: Big Questions about Religion

by DK

Overview

What was the first religion and where did it start? What is atheism? Why do some people wear turbans? Made for kids who ask the hard questions, this book gives answers to these and many more questions about religion.

What Do You Believe? is a perfect introduction to all the main faiths, including Christianity, Islam, Judaism, Hinduism, and Buddhism. The book traces the history of different religions and faiths around the world and deconstructs complex topics into easy-to-consume sections.

From the oldest beliefs to new religious movements and modern spirituality, What Do You Believe? presents the facts in an unbiased way. Learn about different scriptures, know about places of worship, and find out why followers of some religions eat certain foods and wear specific clothes. 

This book for children promotes understanding, tolerance, and respect for people whatever they believe.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781465443861
Publisher:	DK
Publication date:	01/19/2016
Series:	Big Questions
Edition description:	Revised
Pages:	96
Sales rank:	426,244
Product dimensions:	8.40(w) x 10.80(h) x 0.30(d)
Age Range:	7 - 10 Years

About the Author

DK was founded in London in 1974 and is now the world's leading illustrated reference publisher and part of Penguin Random House, formed on July 1, 2013. DK publishes highly visual, photographic nonfiction for adults and children. DK produces content for consumers in over 87 countries and in 62 languages, with offices in Delhi, London, Melbourne, Munich, New York, and Toronto. DK's aim is to inform, enrich, and entertain readers of all ages, and everything DK publishes, whether print or digital, embodies the unique DK design approach. DK brings unrivalled clarity to a wide range of topics with a unique combination of words and pictures, put together to spectacular effect. We have a reputation for innovation in design for both print and digital products.   Our adult range spans travel, including the award-winning DK Eyewitness Travel Guides, history, science, nature, sport, gardening, cookery, and parenting. DK’s extensive children’s list showcases a fantastic store of information for children, toddlers, and babies. DK covers everything from animals and the human body, to homework help and craft activities, together with an impressive list of licensing titles, including the bestselling LEGO® books. DK acts as the parent company for Alpha Books, publisher of the Idiot's Guides series and Prima Games, video gaming publishers, as well as the award-winning travel publisher, Rough Guides.

Editorial Reviews

"The graphically bold format — which mixes photographs, cartoons, and sidebars — will keep kids' attention, whether they are seeking truth, knowledge, or more to ponder." – Publishers Weekly

"As an introduction to myriad ways people around the world choose to live and think, it's worthy reading material for any age." – Tribune Newspapers

"This slim book goes beyond the standard comparative religion format to address questions of philosophy and belief that readers, both those with and without religious identification, will find thought-provoking." – School Library Journal

From the Publisher

Opening with a chronological time line that dates back to 15,000 B.C.E., this extensive guidebook covers the beliefs and history of the world's major religions. Focusing in particular on Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism, and Sikhism, the book also explores atheism and agnosticism, indigenous belief systems, East Asian religions, philosophy, and morality. This book doesn't (and can't) have all the answers (spreads address such questions as "What Is God?" and "Why Do Bad Things Happen to Good People?"), but it has a lot of them, and the graphically bold format—which mixes photographs, cartoons, and sidebars—will keep kids' attention, whether they are seeking truth, knowledge, or more to ponder. Ages 7–up. (Apr.)

Publishers Weekly

Gr 4–7—The "new DK" style used here is still heavily illustrated, with many small bursts of text and great visual appeal, but with far less white space than the "Eyewitness" series, and it incorporates lots of silhouettes and speech bubbles. All major religions are covered in two-page chapters. Entries on Native and East Asian religions provide too little information due to the constrictions of the layout. Most interesting are the spreads that synthesize information on topics like "What's the point of prayer?" "Why do you wear that?" and "What is God?" Although the material is typically brief, this slim book goes beyond the standard comparative religion format to address questions of philosophy and belief that readers, both those with and without religious identification, will find thought-provoking, such as "How do people make moral decisions?" A good complement to Laura Buller's A Faith Like Mine (DK, 2005)—Rebecca Donnelly, Loma Colorado Public Library, Rio Rancho, NM

School Library Journal