Even more fantastic failures : true stories of people who changed the world by falling down first

Book 2020

"There is a lot of pressure in today's society for kids to succeed, but failing is a part of learning how to be a successful person. In his teaching career, Luke Reynolds saw the stress and anxiety his students suffered, whether it was over grades, fitting in, or simply getting things right the first time. Even More Fantastic Failures is a second installment in Reynolds a personal campaign to show kids it's ok fall down or make a mistakes, just s...

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ISBN:

9781582707341
1582707340

Description:

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Target Audience Note:

Ages 8-12 Beyond Words

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references

Contents:

Barack Obama
The flop files: Ta-Nehisi Coates
Kehkashan Basu
Alan Naiman
The flop files: Virginia Apgar
Nick Foles
The flop files: Fireworks
Emma Gonzalez
The flop files: The Fifty-fourth Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Regiment
Ryan Coogler
The flop files: George Lucas
Boyan Slat
The Reggae Girlz (the Jamaican Women's National Soccer Team)
The flop files: The United States Women's National Soccer Team
Lin-Manuel Miranda
John Cena
The flop files: Michael Phelps
Joan of Arc
Socrates
The flop files: Mary Shelley
Phiona Mutesi
The flop files: Queen Victoria
Stephanie Kwolek
The flop files: Penicillin
Robert Indiana
The flop files: George Speck (Crum) and Catherine "Kate" Speck Adkins Wicks
All-American Girls Professional Baseball League
Carvens Lissaint
The flop files: Bette Nesmith Graham
Cristina Martinez
Ayanna Pressley
The flop files: William Wilberforce
Mohamad Al Jounde
Mindy Kaling
The flop files: Kalani Brown
Patricia Smith
Lorenzo Santillan, Cristian Arcega, Oscar Vazquez, and Luis Aranda (Carl Hayden Community High School Robotics Squad)
The flop files: The Toronto Raptors
Jeremy Stoppelman
The flop files: Norm Larsen
Beyoncé Knowles
The flop files: Bruce Springsteen
Greta Thunberg
The flop files: Angela Zhang
Lois Jenson
New Orleans Superdome
Grace Hopper
The flop files: Janet Guthrie
Haifaa Al-Mansour
The flop files: Roxane Gay

LCCN:

2020002023

Control Number:

3008287

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