The Imagine It Book: Discover, Create, and Invent Our Amazing Future!

by Ellen Sabin

Overview

THE IMAGINE IT BOOK: DISCOVER, CREATE, AND INVENT OUR AMAZING FUTURE engages children in pursuing their ideas, embracing their curiosity, and getting hooked on their own unique power to discover, create, and invent as they become lifelong learners and problem-solvers. (It's a STEM book that feels like a creative adventure!)

This 64-page book combines fun learning activities with conversation starters and journal-style pages to inspire children to play, think, build, explore and learn. Along the way, it encourages children to harness their creative power to merge creativity with science, technology, engineering, and mathematics as they explore and find opportunities to shape the future through invention, innovation, and discovery.

Consistent with Watering Can Press's character-building focus, this book offers opportunities for children to strengthen their worldview and character as they learn to question, collaborate, take risks, and solve problems. Ultimately, this book is a tool that helps children build a lifelong foundation of confidence and knowledge to express their ideas, look for solutions to tomorrow's problems, and use their creativity and talent to make a difference in the world.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780982641613
Publisher:	Watering Can Press
Publication date:	08/01/2017
Pages:	64
Product dimensions:	9.20(w) x 9.80(h) x 0.40(d)
Age Range:	6 - 12 Years

About the Author

Ellen Sabin is the founder of Watering Can Press; a publisher committed to "growing kids with character." Her series of children’s books engage, inspire, and support children and families. She has infectious enthusiasm for the topics in her books, making her a regular speaker at conferences and events where she shares insights with adults. She also hosts reading events for children and families at schools, libraries, and other group settings. Prior to creating this award-winning series, she worked in public health and humanitarian endeavors— running nonprofit organizations in the US and Africa. She holds a master's degree in Public Health from Harvard; an MPA from NYU; and attended Emory and the London School of Economics studying political science and medical anthropology, respectively.

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

"This book is a gift to children; it gives their imaginations freedom to grow and encourages them to turn their thoughts and ideas into creations. It’s also a valuable gift to all of us, as these children will be tomorrow’s problem-solvers who will advance our world." - Tom Gruber, Co-inventor of Siri and Product Designer at Apple

"Exploring our planet and beyond challenges us to think and dream bigger. If you want to empower the next generation to change the world, share this book far and wide.” - Charles F. Bolden Jr., Maj. Gen. USMC (Ret),12th NASA Administrator and Astronaut

“The Imagine It Book—shared in homes, at schools, and in the community—is a valuable tool to help inspire the passion, learning, and calls-to-action that will support children in becoming the next generation of innovators and leaders.” -Jackie Bezos, President and Co-Founder, Bezos Family Foundation

“The most inspired thinkers and innovators share some common qualities, like raw curiosity, unprejudiced observation, and the courage to think differently. Sabin’s book captures the magic of how ideas, when pursued, can enrich us, the people around us, and the world we live in. It invites children to experience the thrill of inquiry into science, technology, engineering, or math and the joy of discovery.” - Walter Isaacson, President and CEO, The Aspen Institute and author of ‘The Innovators’ and biographies of Steve Jobs, Albert Einstein, and Benjamin Franklin

"If you want to inspire a child to dream or desire to one day be an entrepreneur, giving them this book is a very good start. I can think of a few adult CEO's that should read it too! It's full of powerful building blocks of creating thinking and problem solving laid out in a playful and interesting manner.” - Kevin O'Leary, Investor, Shark and Chairman of O'Shares ETFs

"Engaging, researched, and most of all fun...The Imagine It Book will have children hooked before they even realize it's all about STEM" - Zanne Newman, M.Ed, Robotics and STEM teacher, Scout Leader, and mom

"This fun book will give curious young minds confidence to explore. It empowers them to think, try, play, fail, succeed, and learn along the way.” - Horacio Rozanski, President and CEO, Booz Allen Hamilton

Interviews

I had a blast writing this book and I hope children will have a great time co-authoring it!

Editorial Reviews

"This book is a gift to children; it gives their imaginations freedom to grow and encourages them to turn their thoughts and ideas into creations. It’s also a valuable gift to all of us, as these children will be tomorrow’s problem-solvers who will advance our world." - Tom Gruber, Co-inventor of Siri and Product Designer at Apple

"Exploring our planet and beyond challenges us to think and dream bigger. If you want to empower the next generation to change the world, share this book far and wide.” - Charles F. Bolden Jr., Maj. Gen. USMC (Ret),12th NASA Administrator and Astronaut

“The Imagine It Book—shared in homes, at schools, and in the community—is a valuable tool to help inspire the passion, learning, and calls-to-action that will support children in becoming the next generation of innovators and leaders.” -Jackie Bezos, President and Co-Founder, Bezos Family Foundation

“The most inspired thinkers and innovators share some common qualities, like raw curiosity, unprejudiced observation, and the courage to think differently. Sabin’s book captures the magic of how ideas, when pursued, can enrich us, the people around us, and the world we live in. It invites children to experience the thrill of inquiry into science, technology, engineering, or math and the joy of discovery.” - Walter Isaacson, President and CEO, The Aspen Institute and author of ‘The Innovators’ and biographies of Steve Jobs, Albert Einstein, and Benjamin Franklin

"If you want to inspire a child to dream or desire to one day be an entrepreneur, giving them this book is a very good start. I can think of a few adult CEO's that should read it too! It's full of powerful building blocks of creating thinking and problem solving laid out in a playful and interesting manner.” - Kevin O'Leary, Investor, Shark and Chairman of O'Shares ETFs

"Engaging, researched, and most of all fun...The Imagine It Book will have children hooked before they even realize it's all about STEM" - Zanne Newman, M.Ed, Robotics and STEM teacher, Scout Leader, and mom

"This fun book will give curious young minds confidence to explore. It empowers them to think, try, play, fail, succeed, and learn along the way.” - Horacio Rozanski, President and CEO, Booz Allen Hamilton

From the Publisher