The Truth Detective: How to Make Sense of a World That Doesn't Add Up
Tim Harford, Ollie Mann (illustrator)
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This is an excellent book to help children learn to analyse information and think about how we interpret data. To appeal to kids, the book features ‘truth detectives’ and ‘truth villains’, but the topics are of interest to older readers as well. Concepts include confirmation bias, correlation versus causation, and the need to keep asking questions (for example, are the two things being compared equivalent; is there anything which is not being shown?). The Truth Detective engages young readers by asking them questions, and there are plenty of illustrations.
Ages 9-12
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