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Hope matters : why changing the way we think is critical to solving the environmental crisis / by Kelsey, Elin,author.;
Includes bibliographical information and index.
Subjects: Climate change mitigation.; Climate change mitigation; Sustainable development.; Environmentalism.;
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Lifelong kindergarten : cultivating creativity through projects, passion, peers, and play / by Resnick, Mitchel,author.; Robinson, Ken,1950-writer of foreword.;
Includes bibliographical references.
Subjects: Creative ability; Critical thinking; LEGO Mindstorms toys.; Maker movement in education. ; Scratch (Computer program language); Technology;
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Can you believe it? : how to spot fake news and find the facts / by Grant, Joyce,1963-; Marcotte, Kathleen.;
Includes Internet addresses and index.Introduction: Gotcha! Spotting fake news -- Real or fake? -- The good stuff -- Whoops! Mistakes happen -- Not quite fake, not quite real -- Become an investigator -- And now for the good news! -- Conclusion: Critical thinking really is critical.Provides ways to tell real news from fake news in print and online, including how real news gets made, what fake news is and reasons it's created, and how to investigate what is available online.LSC
Subjects: Fake news; Media literacy;
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Summer is fun! / by Moon, Walt K.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."Carefully leveled text and fresh, vibrant photos engage young readers in learning about this warm and sunny season. Age-appropriate critical thinking questions and a photo glossary help build nonfiction learning skills."--Provided by publisher.004-007, Guided reading: J, Early intervention: 18.LSC
Subjects: Summer; Seasons;
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Fall is fun! / by Moon, Walt K.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."Carefully leveled text and fresh, vibrant photos engage young readers in learning about the changes and adaptations fall brings. Age-appropriate critical thinking questions and a photo glossary help build nonfiction learning skills."--Provided by publisher.004-008, Guided reading: J, Early intervention: 18.LSC
Subjects: Autumn; Seasons;
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Spring is fun! / by Moon, Walt K.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."Carefully leveled text and fresh, vibrant photos engage young readers in learning about spring, a season of colorful changes and new growth. Age-appropriate critical thinking questions and a photo glossary help build nonfiction learning skills."--Provided by publisher.004-008, Guided reading: J, Early intervention: 18.LSC
Subjects: Spring; Seasons;
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The best way to get your way / by Kyi, Tanya Lloyd,1973-; Nibbelink, Chanelle.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."For every kid who's tired of eating vegetables and going to bed on time, here's a book that helps them figure out how to get their own way. Examining both sides of five issues with big kid appeal (eating vegetables, bedtimes, screentime, homework, and doing chores), award-winning author Tanya Lloyd Kyi walks readers through the basics of debate skills, critical thinking and media literacy. How to pick a side, do your research, construct your argument, and rebut your opponent's case are all explained step by step as kids follow a cast of diverse characters debating one another. And along the way, readers will learn key tips about debating and public speaking (stand up straight! make eye contact!) as they consider the pros and cons of broccoli, curfews, and more. Not even question has an easy yes or no answer, and readers might be surprised to find themselves on the side of strict bedtimes and screentime limits. Critical thinking becomes fun -- and a strategy for out-witting your parents -- in this lively, thoroughly researched look at debating."--
Subjects: Debates and debating; Reasoning; Public speaking;
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Geographies of the heart : stories from newcomers to Canada /
Includes bibliographical references."A settlement worker recalls being a child soldier in Sudan; the child of undocumented migrants finds love in a coffee shop; a woman from Trinidad applies to over a hundred jobs; and a teacher from Afghanistan grapples with what it means to be a migrant in a colonized land. In Geographies of the Heart, eighteen newcomers to Canada tell their own stories, in their own voices. These accounts push back against misconceptions about immigration and immigrants by revealing that the paths into Canada are as diverse as the people who journeyed them. Canada itself plays a pivotal role in the collection, both as saviour and oppressor. The nation is a haven and place of opportunity, but also not entirely benevolent and welcoming. This collection of stories provides a place where readers can challenge their own assumptions about Canada, immigrants, and refugees. Each story is framed by evocative questions to better connect the experiences of the writers and readers and invite critical thinking about topics related to migration. In the face of both increasing migration around the world and growing xenophobia, Geographies of the Heart is a reminder of our shared humanity."--
Subjects: Biographies.; Personal narratives.; Immigrants; Immigrants;
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The age of magical overthinking : notes on modern irrationality / by Montell, Amanda,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.From the host of the podcast 'Sounds Like a Cult', 'The Age of Magical Overthinking' is a delicious blend of cultural criticism and personal narrative that explores our cognitive biases and the power, disadvantages, and highlights of magical thinking.
Subjects: Cognition and culture.; Cognitive psychology.; Magical thinking.;
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Digital madness : how social media is driving our mental health crisis-and how to restore our sanity / by Kardaras, Nicholas,1964-author.;
Includes bibliographical references."From the author of the provocative and influential Glow Kids: Revolutionary research that reveals technology's damaging effect on mental illness and suicide rates--and offers a way out. Dr. Nicholas Kardaras is at the forefront of researchers sounding the alarm about the impact of excessive technology on younger brains. In Glow Kids, he described what screen time does to children, calling it "digital heroin". Now, in Digital Madness, Dr. Kardaras turns his attention to our teens and young adults. For them, the digital world is a bubble of content you're meant to "like" or "dislike." Two choices might be considered easy, but just how detrimental is this binary thinking to mental health? From body image to politics to personal relationships to decisions, the world doesn't exist in an "up or down," "black or white," "good or bad" dynamic, and social media shouldn't either. Digital Madness explores how technology promotes sedentary isolation, polarization, rewards extremes on both sides, and has spawned a mental health and suicide pandemic from which enormous corporations profit. Dr. Kardaras offers a path out of our crisis, using examples from classical philosophy that encourage resilience, critical thinking, concentration, and other beneficial habits of mind. Digital Madness is a crucial book for parents, educators, therapists, public health professionals, and policymakers who are searching for ways to restore our young people's mental and physical health"--
Subjects: Information technology; Social media; Well-being.; Information technology;
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