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Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
For any task you might want to do, there's a right way, a wrong way, and a way so monumentally complex, excessive, and inadvisable that no one would ever try it. How To is a guide to the third kind of approach. It's full of highly impractical advice for everything from landing a plane to digging a hole. Bestselling author and cartoonist Randall Munroe explains how to predict the weather by analyzing the pixels of your Facebook photos. He teaches...
Author
Publisher
Compendium Kids
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
"What do you do with a problem? Especially one that follows you around and doesn't seem to be going away? Do you worry about it? Ignore it? Do you run and hide from it? This is the story of a persistent problem and the child who isn't so sure what to make of it. The longer the problem is avoided, the bigger it seems to get. But when the child finally musters up the courage to face it, the problem turns out to be something quite different than it appeared."--Book...
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Series
Publisher
Crabtree Publishing
Pub. Date
©2014.
Language
English
Description
"Most people try to avoid problems--but not engineers! They go out and look for problems! In this fun, new title readers will learn about the kinds of problems engineers help solve. Readers are also introduced to the tool engineers use to solve problems: The Engineering Design Process"--
Author
Series
Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle volume 5
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
2007.
Language
English
Description
As the children plan a birthday party for Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle, the loveable problem solver, with her trunk full of magic and her animal friends in tow, offers cures for such common conditions as watching too much television and the fear of trying new things.
Author
Publisher
Avid Reader Press
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"So often in life, we get stuck in a cycle of response. We put out fires. We deal with emergencies. We stay downstream, handling one problem after another, but we never make our way upstream to fix the systems that caused the problems ... [This book] probes the psychological forces that push us downstream--including 'problem blindness,' which can leave us oblivious to serious problems in our midst. And Heath introduces us to the thinkers who have...
Author
Publisher
Norton Young Readers, an imprint of W. W. Norton and Company
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
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Description
Rat, Squirrel, Rabbit, and Mouse want to cross the bayou, but next to the log they are considering as a bridge is a sneaky tail, which may be attached to someone dangerous--each of the four approach the problem with a different strategy, with varying results.
10) Newton's flaw
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Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
Not only must they contend with a mysterious illness in the media center of the school, the S.M.A.R.T. Squad must rock their STEM skills when a pop-up science fair causes both excitement and tension between them.
Author
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
"A fourth grader fights back when From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E. L. Konigsburg is challenged by a well-meaning parent and taken off the shelves of her school library. Amy Anne is shy and soft-spoken, but don't mess with her when it comes to her favorite book in the whole world. Amy Anne and her lieutenants wage a battle for the books that will make you laugh and pump your fists as they start a secret banned books locker...
Author
Publisher
Harvard Business Review Press
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"Life is full of paradoxes. How can we each express our individuality and be a team player? How do we balance work and life? How can we take care of ourselves while supporting others? How can we manage the core business while innovating for the future? For many of us, these competing and interwoven demands are a source of conflict. Since our brains love to make either-or choices, we choose one option over the other. We deal with the uncertainty by...
13) Where's my cow?
Author
Publisher
Sleeping Bear Press
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
A little egret is afraid to fly to the seashore because he fears he will not find his way back to his best friend, a cow, but she encourages the little egret to explore and looks for ways to encourage him.
14) Pooka & Bunni
Author
Publisher
Magination Press, an imprint of the American Psychological Association
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Pooka always wants to do whatever her big sister, Bunni, is doing but when she knocks down Bunni's pillow castle, she needs imagination, creativity, and perseverance to set things right.
16) Doctor Mouse
Author
Publisher
North South
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Friendly Doctor Mouse is happy to help all of his patients, but he can only see them one at a time. When the dog, hen, owl, and fox start talking to each other in the waiting room, they start to solve problems themselves. Will dog finds a new friend? Will hen lose her fear? Will fox get a new pair of glasses? This humorous story will tickle your funny bone! -- from Amazon.
Author
Publisher
Cuento de Luz SL
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Auntie Maggie and her five nephews and nieces are off for a fun day at the pool. When they're together, nothing can go wrong, but... Oh no! Auntie Maggie can't go on carrying the weight of all their problems. If things continue like this, everyone will end up sinking to the bottom. A fun story about the importance of looking for solutions, and asking for help when we need it the most.
18) Life skills
Author
Publisher
DK Publishing
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Discover how you can be the awesome person you want to be with this brilliant guide to the life skills kids need to learn. This book helps kids to tackle the difficulties they face and will help to prepare them for whatever the future may hold. Life Skills includes practical advice and real-life examples that teach problem solving, how to make good decisions, and excellent communication skills. Kids will learn how to better understand themselves and...
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