Wild Ideas

By Elin Kelsey, Soyeon Kim (Illustrator)

Discover how animals solve problems and inspire creative thinking.

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32 pages

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Bookroo's summary

Dive into the natural world where animals like orangutans and whales reveal their ingenious problem-solving skills. From weaving safe havens to crafting bubble nets, these creatures offer lessons in creativity and resilience. 'Wild Ideas' invites readers to explore, question, and learn from nature's wonders, sparking curiosity and innovative thinking. What can we learn from the wild about facing challenges?

From the publisher

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.

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