Title: The Most Magnificent Thing
Author: Ashley Spires
Author: Ashley Spires
Illustrator: Ashley Spires
Type: Fiction
Approximate Interest Level: K-12
Publisher: Kids Can Press
Type: Fiction
Approximate Interest Level: K-12
Publisher: Kids Can Press
Date of Publication: 2014
ISBN: 978-1554537044
Synopsis: A girl has a wonderful
idea; she wants to make something magnificent. She plans it out, gathers supplies, and gets to work. Her finished product doesn't come out as expected. She tries again. She fails again. This happens several more times until she begins to get mad. The madder she gets, the worse things get. Her assistant convinces her to take a walk. After she has calmed down, she looks through her previous attempts. She gets some new ideas, tries again, and is successful this time.
ISBN: 978-1554537044
Synopsis: A girl has a wonderful
idea; she wants to make something magnificent. She plans it out, gathers supplies, and gets to work. Her finished product doesn't come out as expected. She tries again. She fails again. This happens several more times until she begins to get mad. The madder she gets, the worse things get. Her assistant convinces her to take a walk. After she has calmed down, she looks through her previous attempts. She gets some new ideas, tries again, and is successful this time.
Possible Teaching Points: 1) perseverance, 2) dealing with frustration, 3) the benefits of failure, 4) growth mindset v. fixed mindset
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