creative ability

"This book shows you how, even with a tight budget and limited space, you can foster "maker mentality" in your library and help patrons reap the learning benefits of making--with or without a makerspace"--.

On a tiny northern island, Tomo is born into a family of fishermen. Tomo hides the fact that he doesn't want to fish for a living; he wants to explore the world. When Tomo finds his great-grandfather's journal with an unfinished checklist of adventures, he, his expert tracking dog Captain, and his best friend Maya set off on a quest to explore the world and finish the checklist.

Provides an introduction to the Maker Movement and discusses how making impacts personal and social development and fosters an active and engaged mindset.

Presents advice and instructions on learning to paint abstract artwork in the wabi-sabi tradition of embracing imperfections and mistakes.

Rafael has looked forward to the Going Places contest and builds his go-cart from a kit in record time, but his neighbor, Maya, has a much more interesting and creative idea for her entry and Rafael decides to help.

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.

When a problem becomes too big from worrying about it, a child decides to face the problem and learns that problems can make us stronger.

A "dreamer maximus" describes the many ways one can dream, and the importance of being a happy dreamer.

"In twelve-year-old Giacomo's Renaissance-inspired world, art is powerful, dangerous, and outlawed. Every artist possesses a Genius, a birdlike creature that is the living embodiment of an artist's creative spirit. Those caught with one face severe punishment, so when Giacomo discovers he has a Genius, he knows he's in big trouble"--.