Suitabook

University of Cambridge: There’s No Such Thing as a Silly Question

Mike Rampton

Reading: Let the reader choose questions and dip in and out, rather than expecting cover-to-cover reading. Pause after an answer to invite predictions, connections or a child’s own question.
Themes: Curiosity and questioning: The book frames unusual questions as worthwhile and uses them to introduce explanations about the world. Questioning is presented positively: curiosity is treated as a route to satisfying and extending understanding.
Making knowledge approachable: Scientific, technological, biological and historical subjects are presented through humorous, illustrated explanations and are described as fact-checked by University of Cambridge experts. The approach appears to prioritise accessible explanation and engagement, while connecting answers with expert knowledge.
Worth knowing: Some topics may prompt follow-up discussion: how bodies change, how animals behave, what happens in extreme places such as black holes, and questions connected with social history or technology.