Joann Deak

Your Fantastic Elastic Brain: Stretch It, Shape It -- Joann Deak, Hardcover

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Learn how much your brain can grow The perfect introduction to growth mindset, Your Fantastic Elastic Brain: Stretch It, Shape It is:
  • A growth mindset book for kids
  • A teacher must-have for classrooms
  • The best resource for anyone to teach growth mindset
  • Did you know you can stretch and grow your own brain? Or that making mistakes is one of the best ways your brain learns? Awarded as one of the best growth mindset books for kids, Your Fantastic Elastic Brain: Stretch It, Shape It teaches all the ways that the brain can develop with exercise, just like the rest of our bodies.

    Educator and psychologist Dr. JoAnn Deak offers a fun and engaging introduction to the anatomy and functions of the brain that will empower each young reader to S-T-R-E-T-C-H and grow their fantastic, elastic brain

    Looking for award-winning picture books for curious kids? Your Fantastic Elastic Brain is the perfect fit. Dr. Deak shares information in ways that are accessible for parents, teachers, and children alike. Delightful illustrations with accurate details foster motivation to learn and grow in new ways. This book is an excellent companion to Beautiful Oops, The Girl Who Never Made Mistakes, I Can't Do That YET, The Most Magnificent Thing, and Bubble Gum Brain.

    Awards for Your Fantastic Elastic Brain:
  • The Mom's Choice Gold Award
  • The Moonbeam Gold Award for Non-Fiction Picture Book
  • The Pewter Gold Ink Award for Distinguished Printing
  • The Parent's Choice Silver Award for Interior Design, Children's/Young Adult
  • The Nautilus Silver Award for Children's Non-Fiction
  • The IBPA Benjamin Franklin Silver Winner for Interior Design, Children's/Young Adult
  • Next Generation Indie Award Finalist for Children's/Juvenile Nonfiction
  • Praise for Your Fantastic Elastic Brain:
    "Dr. Deak has done a masterful job of creating a book for children, parents, and teachers to learn about the human brain together. The information is accessible and understandable, with illustrations that are engaging, fun, and alive This is great reading material for everyone and will elicit many expressions of 'Now I get it ' from the adults "--Fretta Reitzes, Director, Goldman Center, 92nd Street Y
    "Your Fantastic Elastic Brain is a wonderful, engaging book for parents and teachers to read with young children. It presents accurate information about the brain and how it relates to our lives...fostering motivation to learn and grow, consistent with our programs and research led by Carol Dweck, PhD."--Eduardo Brice o, Co-Founder & CEO, Mindset Works
    "Dr. Deak writes in a clear and interesting way about the complexity of the human brain, enhancing the knowledge of teachers and students. This book is a real contribution to the field of education in the twenty-first century."--Joyce S. Pickering, Hum.D., Executive Director Emerita, Shelton School & Evaluation Center



    Author: Joann Deak
    Publisher: March 4th Inc
    Published: 12/13/2010
    Pages: 32
    Binding Type: Hardcover
    Weight: 1.00lbs
    Size: 10.00h x 10.20w x 0.40d
    ISBN: 9780982993804
    Audience: Ages 4-8

    Accelerated Reader:
    Reading Level: 4.5
    Point Value: 0.5
    Interest Level: Lower Grade
    Quiz #/Name: 163240 / Your Fantastic Elastic Brain: Stretch It, Shape It

    Award: Benjamin Franklin Award - Finalist
    Award: Parents Choice Awards (Spring) (2008-Up) - Recommended
    Award: Moonbeam Children's Book Award - Gold Medal Winner

    About the Author
    JoAnn Deak, Ph.D is an international speaker, educator, preventive psychologist, and the author of many books, including the Little Pickle Press title, The Owner's Manual For Driving Your Adolescent Brain. She also works with parents, teachers, and other adults who work with children as a consultant to schools worldwide on issues of brain development and gender equity.

    Sarah Ackerley began pursuing her dream of becoming a real live picture book illustrator after earning her BFA from the University of Texas at Austin in 2004. To her delight, Sarah currently works as an illustrator and is also taking some time to travel the world and paint murals wherever she finds a needy wall. Visit Sarah online at sarahackerley.com.

    Product Tags:

    Ages 4-8, Anatomy & Physiology, Body, Brain, Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Nonfiction, Concepts, Grades 1-3, Hardcover, Joann Deak, Juvenile Nonfiction, Little Pickle Press, PreK, Sarah Ackerley, Science & Nature, Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance, Social Topics

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