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English
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Why do some people succeed and others fail? Sharing new insights from her landmark research on grit, MacArthur genius grant recipient Angela Duckworth explains why talent is hardly a guarantor of success. Rather, other factors can be even more crucial, such as identifying our passions and following through on our commitments. Drawing on her own story as the daughter of a scientist who frequently bemoaned her lack of smarts, Duckworth describes her...
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Questioneers volume 1
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English
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Rosie Revere is no stranger to flops and fails, kerfuffles and catastrophes. After all, engineering is all about perseverance! But this time, Rosie has a really important project to tackle--one that feels much bigger than herself. Rosie's beloved Aunt Rose and her friends, the Raucous Riveters--a group of fun-loving gals who built airplanes during World War II--need help inventing something new. And Rosie is just the engineer for the job! After one...
3) SumoKitty
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Publisher
Charlesbridge
Language
English
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A hungry cat gets a job hunting mice at a sumo training center (heya), but once the mice are gone he continues to stuff himself until he is too fat to chase the mice that have returned--so he decides to train with the sumo wrestlers, and SumoKitty becomes a scourge of mice and an inspiration to the wrestlers.
4) Plunked
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Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
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Sixth-grader Jack Mogens loses his nerve after getting hit by a pitch, and has to dig deep within himself to avoid giving up the sport he loves.
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Publisher
Candlelight Media Group
Pub. Date
c2003.
Language
English
Description
This is an inspirational story about the human potential to overcome even the most overwhelming obstacles. The story of Bill Peck encourages us to keep working and trying until we achieve our goal. Never give up on the way to your dreams.
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Dead Sea squirrels volume 3
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English
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"Michael learns that--like the Thessalonians in the Bible--he will prosper if he works hard when Pearl the 2,000-year-old squirrel helps him study for his math test." --
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English
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Celebrates everyday courage, including believing in ourselves, speaking out, trying new things, asking for help, and getting back up no matter how many times we may fall. Includes information on how to let go of fear by practicing yoga poses and mindful breathing exercises.
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2008.
Language
English
Description
Life is a rough ride for awkward, friendless, 15-year-old Moondance. But when a Pinto pony named Checkers leaps into her life, Moondance pursues a dream she never knew she had. Convinced that Checkers has champion potential, she enters him in the Bow Valley Classic, and in the process learns only perseverance lands you in the winner's circle. Inspired by a true story.
12) The donkey egg
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English
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After fast-talking Fox leaves him with a large, green egg, Bear spends minutes, hours, days, and weeks lovingly caring for it with the help of his neighbor Hare.
13) Determination
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Series
Publisher
Capstone
Pub. Date
c2003.
Language
English
Description
Describes determination as the virtue of setting and working toward goals and suggests ways to show determination such as having willpower to complete a task, solving a problem, and learning new things.
Series
Publisher
Sandstar Family Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2005.
Language
English
Description
Charming adaptation of the Edith Nesbit novel about 5 motherless children in England during the turn of the century trying to help their financially strapped father-inventor who is on the verge of a breakthrough in refrigeration. Initially it appears that everything they try turns into a catastrophe but all their good intentions ultimately pay off and dovetail together.
15) Grit
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Series
Publisher
PowerKids Press
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Explains what grit is, why it is important, and names a few important people who achieved their goals because they had grit.
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Publisher
Minedition, Michael Neugebauer Publishing Ltd
Pub. Date
[2016].
Language
English
Description
Two best friends push off from shore for an aquatic adventure, but at every turn they have very different reactions to what is happening. The optimist sees opportunity, the pessimist sees danger. This delightful story of friendship subtly delivers a deeper message{u2014}life is what you make of it, and even when things seem darkest, don't give up, no matter what!
18) Middle bear
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Publisher
Kids Can Press
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
"A middle child discovers his own unique gifts. He was the second of three brothers. "He was not big, but he was not little, either. Neither strong nor weak, neither tall nor short, neither a lot nor a little ... He was the middle one." And when you're always in the middle, sometimes it's hard to feel special. Until one day, his parents needed an important task to be done. And suddenly, middle-sized was the perfect size to be. Kids will be reassured...
19) Clorinda
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
c2003.
Language
English
Description
Defying the odds, Clorinda the cow follows her dream of becoming a ballet dancer.
20) The carrot seed
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Language
English
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Despite everyone's dire predictions, a little boy has faith in the carrot seed he plants.
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