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Author
Publisher
Balance
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Did you know that curiosity is your superpower? Though we often think of being curious as a personality trait, it's actually the foundation of our capacity for connection, growth, and healing. And at a moment when tensions over race, religion, age, gender identity, rights, economic status, and more have fractured our lives and relationships, curiosity is our most potent antidote. In this practical manifesto, Shigeoka takes readers on a four-phase...
Author
Series
Questioneers volume 3
Pub. Date
2016.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
Ada Twist is a very curious girl who shows perseverance by asking questions and performing experiments to find things out and understand the world.
Author
Publisher
Currency
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"The #1 bestselling author of On Fire shows us how to recapture and harness our childlike sense of wonder in order to become more engaged, successful, and fulfilled. There once was a time when we joyfully raised our hands to answer questions, connected easily with others, believed that anything was possible, and fearlessly jumped into new experiences. A time when we viewed each day not as something to endure, but as a marvelous gift to explore and...
6) Tracking wonder: reclaiming a life of meaning and possibility in a world obsessed with productivity
Author
Publisher
Sounds True
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"Here, this acclaimed teacher, consultant, and speaker invites us to discover how wonder dissolves our rigid ways of seeing and thinking, allowing us to glimpse anew what is true, beautiful, and possible-and how to then bring our insights to fruition"--
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Tess has a bad habit. She can't stop snooping through her guests' belongings . . . When Tess is forced to rent out her late sister's old room to pay the bills, the urge to rummage through her guests' belongings overtakes her every thought. Teasing herself with forbidden glimpses into the lives of strangers is a momentary thrill, but it's the closest she's felt to anyone since the mysterious death of her sister, Rosie. After her newest lodger, Arran,...
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"From Academy Award-nominated producer Brian Grazer and acclaimed business journalist Charles Fishman comes a brilliantly entertaining peek into the weekly "curiosity conversations" that have inspired Grazer to create some of America's favorite and iconic movies and television shows--from 24 to A Beautiful Mind. For decades, film and TV producer Brian Grazer has scheduled a weekly "curiosity conversation" with an accomplished stranger. From scientists...
Author
Publisher
Crown
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"A philosophy and practice of asking the deeper, more essential questions required to address the complex problems we face as individuals, businesses, and a society. The rational mind prefers answers over questions. But we live in irrational times. Albert Einstein once said: "If I had sixty minutes to solve a problem and my life depended on it, I'd spend fifty-five minutes determining the right question to ask." At a time when our problems are too...
Author
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
Journalist Marc Kaufman spent two years embedded with the engineers and scientists at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, cheering on the rover's landing, learning the backstory of anticipated findings, and witnessing the inescapable frustrations that come from operating a $2.5-billion multitasking robot on a planet 35 million miles from Earth.
12) I wonder
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
In this unusual text, young listeners and readers follow a group of diverse kids trying to make sense of the world as they see it.
Author
Series
Ginny Goblin volume 1
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
[2018]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Ginny tries to reach and open a box using a chair, then a grappling hook, then a catapult, while the narrator suggests ways to keep her away from it.
14) Science Fair Day
Author
Publisher
Dutton Children's Books
Pub. Date
c2008
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
On Science Fair Day, Ima Kindanozee proves that she is the most inquisitive student in Mrs. Shepherd's class.
15) A penguin story
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
c2009
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Edna the penguin tries to find something in her surroundings that is not black, white, or blue.
Author
Publisher
Avid Reader Press
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Drawing on the fields of psychology, neuroscience and anthropology, a New York Times best-selling author unlocks the secrets of mystery's allure, shedding new light on everything from the formulas of our favorite detective shows to the calculated risks of the stock market.
Author
Publisher
Page Street Kids
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"Lively illustrations portray the many different instances at which a little elephant...might hear no and the big emotions that often precede and follow the word. Along the way, young readers will learn that no matter what no an elephant faces, instead of answering with flaring ears and a steaming trunk, they may use another word: why?"--
20) Wondering around
Author
Publisher
Beach Lane Books
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
Illustrations and rhyming text show how wonder about little things in nature can lead to big discoveries.
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