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Author
Publisher
Free Spirit Publishing
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
It's easy for kids to get dejected and believe they're not as smart as the people around them. Maybe they got a low grade on their math test last week, or maybe they have a difficult time making new friends, but what kids may not realize is that math skills and people skills are just two types of smarts. There are actually eight types of smarts: word smarts, music smarts, number smarts, picture smarts, body smarts, people smarts, self smarts, and...
Author
Publisher
DK, a Division of Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"A clear explanation of what the imagination is and the opportunities that come from the use of it. What is imagination? Most of us think of it as playing pretend or what happens when we’re dreaming, but imagination takes us to worlds and galaxies beyond that. Imagination helps us travel between time, space, and reality. It gives us the power to dream up the world in our own vision and encourages us to think of not just what is, but what could...
3) What if
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2018.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A child who likes to draw and write stories imagines what would happen if there were no pencils, paper, or other tools for being creative.
Author
Series
Publisher
Penguin Workshop, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"Join the journey as a blob of moulding clay becomes a snake, a flowerpot, and more! Bright, colorful images and simple text encourage children to learn all about creativity and change while they play"--Page [4] of cover.
7) The artist
Author
Publisher
Doubleday Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"A brave little artist goes on an epic adventure to share her creativity with the world, adding color and life to a drab, gray city"--
Author
Publisher
Dial Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
There once was a time when all the colors, from midsummer blue to sunrise orange, lived at the tips of Annie's fingers...But when her classmates' sidelong glances cause Annie to notice all the tiny flaws in her art, her colorful creative spark fades to gray. With lyrical prose and eye-catching illustrations, author-artist Lisa Anchin shows readers how to find the beauty in imperfections and celebrate the joy of creating for creation's sake.
Author
Publisher
Beach Lane Books
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"A child spends the day building a castle with wooden blocks—all by himself! But was it really only his work that made his masterpiece possible? What does it take to create something new? A whole lot of work—and a whole lot of people! The child may be the one to stack the building blocks. But someone had to transport the blocks, and someone had to carve the blocks from wood, and someone had to plant the tree that provided the wood for the blocks,...
11) Brimsby's hats
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
c2014
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
When the friend with whom he has enjoyed tea and conversation each day goes off to sea, a talented hat maker devises a creative way to make new friends.
Author
Series
My weirder-est school volume 8
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
Principal Klutz has invited a special guest to Ella Mentry School. Her name is Miss Aker, and she's going to show A.J. and his friends how to create cool things out of materials like balloons, straws, and even Popsicle sticks! But what happens when they make a robot so smart, it plans to rule the world? Can anyone stop it?!
14) Bear's book
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
When Bear's favorite book of stories falls apart, he is determined to write one of his own. He ventures into the forest for inspiration, but writing is harder than he thinks, and he soon discovers that he needs help from his friends. See how Bear transforms their day into a wonderful adventure in this story about creativity and friendship.
Author
Series
My weirdest school volume 3
Publisher
HarperCollins Children's Books
Pub. Date
2015.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
With guidance from Miss Brown, a teacher who is an expert on creativity, the third grade class at Ella Mentry School builds a car and a bridge to compete in a Brain Games competition against Dirk School.
16) Junior maker
Publisher
DK Publishing
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"Little ones will love to get in on the maker fun with this cool book that supplements and complements the subjects they learn at school, while also encouraging hands-on interactivity and play."-- provided by publisher.
17) Blackout
Author
Publisher
Disney/Hyperion Books
Pub. Date
c2011
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A family has to be creative when the lights go out and they find that it is fun to be together.
Author
Series
Max Einstein volume 4
Pub. Date
2021.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Formats
Description
Taking on her biggest challenge yet--preventing climate change from destroying the earth--Max Einstein is pitted against a new evil group that would rather let the whole world crumble than allow her to save the planet.
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2020]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"When Gurple and Preen crash land onto a strange alien planet, they must work together to build something new from their mistake in order to save their mission"--
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