{"product_id":"wild-ideas-let-nature-inspire-your-thinking-9781771470629","title":"Wild Ideas: Let Nature Inspire Your Thinking","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom the creators of \u003ci\u003eYou Are Stardust\u003c\/i\u003e comes a new informational picture book that brings the big ideas of their first book down to earth.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWild Ideas\u003c\/i\u003e looks deep into the forests, skies and oceans to explore how animals solve problems. Whether it's weaving a safe place to rest and reflect, blowing a fine net of bubbles to trap fish, or leaping boldly into a new situation, the animals featured (including the orangutan, humpback whale and gibbon) can teach us a lot about creative problem solving tools and strategies. Like \u003ci\u003eYou Are Stardust\u003c\/i\u003e, this book uses lyrical text grounded in current science alongside wonderfully detailed art to present problems as doorways to creative thinking. \u003ci\u003eWild Ideas\u003c\/i\u003e encourages an inquiry-based approach to learning, inviting readers to indulge their sense of wonder and curiosity by observing the natural world, engaging with big ideas and asking questions. An author's note at the end delves deeper into the research behind the text.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDr. Elin Kelsey\u003c\/b\u003e is a science educator, speaker and consultant who has worked with a variety of museums, zoos and aquariums, including the Monterey Bay Aquarium, the Canadian Museum of Nature and the Calgary Zoo, to name just a few. She is an adjunct professor at the Monterey Institute of International Studies and at Royal Roads University, as well as the author of ten books. She lives in Pacific Grove, California. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eSoyeon Kim\u003c\/b\u003e is an artist and illustrator who specializes in work that merges real-life materials, sketching and painting to produce three-dimensional pieces. Born in Korea but now living in Toronto, Ontario, she is a graduate of the York University visual arts program.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Owlkids","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50642039832850,"sku":"9781771470629","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_125d2ac6-36d7-43fb-b890-8b56868ee3de.jpg?v=1733053520","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/wild-ideas-let-nature-inspire-your-thinking-9781771470629","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}