Wild Ideas: Let Nature Inspire Your Thinking
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| Rating | : | 4.13 (506 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1771470623 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 32 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-05-15 |
| Language | : | English |
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"Pigeons procrastinate. VERDICT Although most readers will be drawn to this book because of the animal content, they might pick up some problem-solving skills in the process.—Sara-Jo Lupo Sites, George F. From School Library Journal PreS-Gr 2—From the creative team behind You Are Stardust (Owlkids, 2012) comes a new picture book encouraging readers to ask questions and observe the answers found in nature. Every creature has problems and ways of discovering solutions to fit a specific need. Some may be "wild ideas," like the w
Melissa M. said Lovely through and through!. "You Are Stardust" and "Wild Ideas". Written by Elin Kelsey. Artwork by Soyeon Kim. Wow! These books are really special. The words are so deep. They seem to speak to children in a calm, knowing way. You Are Stardust is all about connection. How we are made up of tiny bits of everything. And how we are a tiny bit of a much bigger thing. Wild Ideas is a book of insp. "Book Is a Disappointment" according to Catherine Vivio. I was very disappointed in this book. I don't think that it says much at all. I'm thinking of returning it.. Amazing art First a little about the book. The core purpose is to show children that everyone has problems, even wild animals, and that they don't give up, but create their own answers. For example, sea otters that use rocks to open shells or humpback whales that capture fish in bubbles. The ideas encourage children to be creative and look around them to see what solutions an
Whether it’s weaving a safe place to rest and reflect, blowing a fine net of bubbles to trap fish, or leaping boldly into a new situation, the animals featured (including the orangutan, humpback whale and gibbon) can teach us a lot about creative problem solving tools and strategies.Like You Are Stardust, this book uses lyrical text grounded in current science alongside wonderfully detailed art to present problems as doorways to creative thinking. Wild Ideas encourages an inquiry-based approach to learning,