It is important for children to be sensitive to environmental issues from an early age and to develop this sensitivity. In this context, there have been practices and discussions on environmental inquiry since the late 1970s when philosophy with children emerged. In this study, 4 of the illustrated children’s books with the theme of environment that can be used in the field of environmental philosophy, within the scope of philosophy applications for children, were handled with the document analysis and content analysis methods within scope of qualitative research design. In the selection of this books in the study, criteria such as the possibility of making philosophical inquiries the use of which have been scientifically suggested or used in various studies, and the fact that they have gained intellectual popularity by being translated into many languages in the world have been determined. Philosophical questions were formed by listing the themes and topics, concepts, values and problem situations in the selected books by the researchers, and philosophical identity cards were prepared for each book. In the following stage of the study, quotations with philosophical thinking features in the books were symbolized through the target original sentences in the books. In the last stage, the sentences in the books that encourage children to philosophize were evaluated through content analysis. The aim of the study is to provide children with a critical and questioning approach to environmental problems by creating suggestions for educators who will benefit from children books in their philosophy studies with children. At this point, it was concluded that the illustrated children’s book examined- within the scope of philosophy with children- are important resources in raising awareness about environmental problems to children and even adults. In terms of the results of the content analysis, it is seen that the children's books contain thought-provoking sentences that encourage children to protect the environment and are suitable for philosophy studies with children. According to the results of the study, it is recommended that the philosophical identity cards prepared for children's books be used in educational practices with families and teachers and in P4C workshops.
Erginer et al. (Tue,) studied this question.