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22) Draw me a star
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Publisher
Philomel Books
Pub. Date
[1992]
Description
An artist's drawing of a star begins the creation of an entire universe around him as each successive pictured object requests that he draw more.
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Series
Publisher
Workman Publishing Company
Pub. Date
[2014]
Description
In his New York Times bestseller “Steal Like an Artist”, Austin Kleon showed readers how to unlock their creativity by "stealing" from the community of other movers and shakers. Now, in an even more forward-thinking and necessary book, he shows how to take that critical next step on a creative journey-getting known.
Show Your Work! is about why generosity trumps genius. It's about getting findable, about using the network instead of wasting time...
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"The Harvard Business Review looked at 300 of the most creative, successful executives in business and found that they shared a number of tendencies and characteristics, but one stood out at the top of the list--they all were master questioners. It's not necessity, but a question--a "beautiful" question--that is the mother of invention. The world's leading innovators, inventors, business entrepreneurs, and creative minds, seem to be exceptionally...
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Basic Books/Perseus Book Group
Pub. Date
2013.
Description
Kaufman, a cognitive psychologist (who was relegated to special education as a child), sets out to show that the way we interpret traditional metrics of intelligence is misguided.His book explores the latest research in genetics and neuroscience, as well as evolutionary, developmental, social, positive, and cognitive psychology, to challenge the conventional wisdom about the childhood predictors of adult success.-- adapted from publisher's description...
27) The artist
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Publisher
Doubleday Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2023]
Description
"A brave little artist goes on an epic adventure to share her creativity with the world, adding color and life to a drab, gray city"--
28) Creative quest
Author
Publisher
Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
2018
Edition
First edition.
Description
Offers a guide to creativity composed of creative philosophies, stories, inspiration, and advice from the author's own life and the numerous creative mentors and collaborators that he has encountered throughout his career.
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Publisher
Compendium, Inc
Pub. Date
[2019]
Description
"You are the only you there ever has been or ever will be. You are unique. Just the odds of you being here at this exact place and this exact time are so great and so rare that they will never happen again. This is a story for everything you will do and everything you could be. It's for who you are right now, and it's for all the magical, unbounded potential you hold inside." -- from book cover.
30) Square
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Series
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2018.
Edition
First edition.
Description
When his friend Circle asks him to do her portrait after praising him as a sculptor and genius, Square struggles to carve her likeness from a stone block.
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Series
Publisher
Moody Publishers
Pub. Date
[2018]
Description
Christians ought to be leading the way in creativity, but we rarely do.
God is the Creator of all things, and He created us in His image. Creativity is woven into the very fabric of our humanity. Therefore, Christians should value and champion creativity as a vital part of our image-bearing role. Instead Christians often don't know what to do with creatives and creatives don't know what to do with Christianity. On one side you have
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G. P. Putnam's Sons
Description
"From the New York Times bestselling author of Fair Play and "the Marie Kondo of relationships" comes an inspirational guide for setting new personal goals, rediscovering your interests, cultivating creativity, and reclaiming your Unicorn Space"--
With her acclaimed New York Times bestseller (and Reese’s Book Club pick) Fair Play, Eve Rodsky began a national conversation about greater equality on the home front. But she soon realized that even when...
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Publisher
Millbrook Press
Description
When famous artists were kids, did they paint like artists? Or did they paint like kids? Find out for yourself in the pages of this book by art lover Bob Raczka. You ll see some of the first works ever done by seven well-known artists. You ll also learn plenty of fascinating facts about the artists childhoods. You'll also learn plenty of fascinating facts about the artists' childhoods. You ll even see some of their later works, which show how their...
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Love Monster books volume 2
Description
Love Monster is determined to give his best friend, a lovely girl monster, the perfect present on Gift Day, so when he discovers he cannot afford to buy anything special enough, he has an idea to make something, instead.
36) Brainstorm!
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Publisher
Sleeping Bear Press
Pub. Date
[2022]
Description
A child, struggling with what to write about, is swept up in a whirlwind of words, pictures, and ideas, until she finds herself caught in a downpour of her own creativity. Includes writing prompts and glossary.
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Edition
First Edition.
Description
"An illuminating look at the surprising upside of ambiguity--and how, properly harnessed, it can inspire learning, creativity, even empathy Life today feels more overwhelming and chaotic than ever. We face constant political and economic upheaval, and we're bombarded with information, much of it contradictory. Managing uncertainty--in our jobs, our relationships, and our everyday lives--is fast becoming an essential skill. What should we do when...
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Publisher
Checkerboard Library, an imprint of Abdo Publishing
Pub. Date
[2018]
Description
Makerspaces are places designed to inspire creativity and collaboration. In Code It! Programming and Keyboards You Can Create Yourself, kids will make a computer key out of a banana and use popular software programs to code music, game characters, and more! Step-by-step photos bring each project to life. Techniques and tips help troubleshoot and use the materials within the makerspace. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards....
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Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Description
Creativity is not a gift from the gods, says Twyla Tharp, bestowed by some divine and mystical spark. It is the product of preparation and effort, and it's within reach of everyone who wants to achieve it. All it takes is the willingness to make creativity a habit, an integral part of your life: In order to be creative, you have to know how to prepare to be creative. In The Creative Habit, Tharp takes the lessons she has learned in her remarkable...
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