{"product_id":"stump-the-grown-up","title":"Stump the Grown-Up","description":"\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eIncluded in The Whole Shelf\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003eChildren spend most of their time being asked questions. This turns it around.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003eForty cards, cut out and kept in a pocket or a tin. The child picks one, reads the question out loud, and the grown-up has to guess before the answer gets turned over. Then somebody keeps score.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThe questions are the sort that sound easy until you try to answer them:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul dir=\"ltr\" class=\"[li_\u0026amp;]:mb-0 [li_\u0026amp;]:mt-1 [li_\u0026amp;]:gap-1 [\u0026amp;:not(:last-child)_ul]:pb-1 [\u0026amp;:not(:last-child)_ol]:pb-1 list-disc flex flex-col gap-1 pl-8 mb-3 print:block print:space-y-1\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eWhy do tree trunks grow round instead of square?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eWhy does bread go hard when it's stale, but biscuits go soft?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eWhy do onions make you cry?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eWhy does ice float instead of sinking?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eWhy is the sea blue when water from a tap is clear?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003eEvery answer is on the back of its own card — short enough for a child to read aloud, and correct without being simplified into something untrue. Where scientists genuinely aren't certain, the card says so. That's a better lesson than a confident wrong answer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThere are blank cards at the back for questions of their own, and a best-of-ten scorecard for settling it properly.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThese are questions \u003cstrong\u003eabout the things this book explores\u003c\/strong\u003e — the everyday world, plants, weather, water, light. They stand on their own, so nobody has to go hunting through the book mid-game.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat you get:\u003c\/strong\u003e 40 cards across 12 printable sheets · A4 · instant digital download · yours to keep. Print double-sided, flipping on the long edge, and the answers land on the back of the right cards. Instructions included.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sage \u0026 Page","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":71119296987389,"sku":null,"price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0825\/9174\/4253\/files\/sage-page-companion-stump-the-grown-up_9aaba4fd-043f-45ad-b5cc-25bc934be229.png?v=1786343461","url":"https:\/\/sageandpage.com\/products\/stump-the-grown-up","provider":"Sage \u0026 Page","version":"1.0","type":"link"}