Wild Ideas: Let Nature Inspire Your Thinking

From the creators of You Are Stardust comes a new informational picture book that brings the big ideas of their first book down to earth.

Wild Ideas looks deep into the forests, skies and oceans to explore how animals solve problems. 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, inviting readers to indulge their sense of wonder and curiosity by observing the natural world, engaging with big ideas and asking questions. An author's note at the end delves deeper into the research behind the text.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Owlkids
Published: 04/14/2015
ISBN: 9781771470629
Pages: 32
Weight: 1.00lbs
Size: 10.30h x 8.40w x 0.50d

Review Citations: Kirkus Reviews 02/01/2015
Quill & Quire 05/01/2015 pg. 37
School Library Journal 05/01/2015 pg. 86
Booklist 05/15/2015 pg. 48
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2015 pg. 39 - Marginal, Seriously Flawed
Kirkus Best Picture Books 11/15/2015 pg. 56