How to Ask Big Questions: A Story About Understanding Your World (Little Philosophers) - Softcover

Learning, Axi

Softcover

ISBN 13: 9798189519109

Publisher: Independently published, 2026

Synopsis

What is everything made of? Why do things fall? How did life become so wonderfully different?

Meet the kid who dares to ask — and the great thinkers who show her how to find out. In this first Little Philosophers adventure, a curious explorer named Axi travels back in time to meet three of history's greatest minds and discovers the one powerful habit behind every big idea: First Principles Thinking — going back to the very beginning and asking, "What do we actually know?"

Axi meets Aristotle, who asks four simple questions that unlock anything; Isaac Newton, who watches an apple fall and uncovers the rules that move the universe; and Charles Darwin, who reveals how life changes over time. Each of them refused to just accept what everyone believed — they went back to the beginning, looked closely, and built their understanding from there.

But this isn't only a book about famous discoveries — it's a book about how to think. Instead of memorizing answers, kids learn to ask better questions, question assumptions, and see the everyday world with fresh eyes.

Perfect for curious kids ages 8–10, parents, and educators, How to Ask Big Questions blends science, history, and philosophy into a story that sparks wonder — and teaches a thinking skill children will use for life.

• Learn First Principles Thinking — the method behind history's greatest minds
• Meet real thinkers: Aristotle, Newton, and Darwin
• Beautiful full-page illustrations on every spread
• Thoughtful questions and activities that grow curious minds
• Book 1 of the Little Philosophers series

Every big discovery begins with a good question. Open the book and start asking.

Edition details

• Publisher: Independently published
• Publication date: 2026
• Language: English
• ISBN 13: 9798189519109
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 94