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Plato and a Platypus Walk into a Bar (kids ed.)

by Thomas Cathcart

Nonfiction · ages 8–12 · 1050L (~7th–8th grade) · 224 pages · 2008

Why we'd hand it over

Proves that philosophy needn't be boring for kids who like wordplay and intellectual jokes — laugh-out-loud funny while actually teaching something, though it rewards re-reading and parent unpacking.

Where to get it

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