Author: Bob McDonald Publisher: Stoddart ISBN: 9780773754782 Category : Juvenile Nonfiction Languages : en Pages : 100
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In this book the authors seek answers to many of the fascinating questions inspired by kids who watch the show "Wonderstruck" on CBC Television. Illustrated with humorous drawings and amazing "Did You Know?" sections, each question features a number of easy-to-do science activities and experiments
Author: Helen De Cruz Publisher: Princeton University Press ISBN: 0691232172 Category : Philosophy Languages : en Pages : 232
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A philosopher explores the transformative role of wonder and awe in an uncertain world Wonder and awe lie at the heart of life’s most profound questions. Wonderstruck shows how these emotions respond to our fundamental need to make sense of ourselves and everything around us, and how they enable us to engage with the world as if we are experiencing it for the first time. Drawing on the latest psychological insights on emotions, Helen De Cruz argues that wonder and awe are emotional drives that motivate us to inquire and discover new things, and that humanity has deliberately nurtured these emotions in cultural domains such as religion, science, and magic. Tracing how wonder and awe unify philosophy, the humanities, and the sciences, De Cruz provides new perspectives on figures such as Plato, Aristotle, Adam Smith, William James, Rachel Carson, Maurice Merleau-Ponty, Jean-Paul Sartre, and Abraham Heschel. Along the way, she explains how these singular emotions empower us to be open-minded, to experience joy and hope, and to be resilient in the face of personal troubles and global challenges. Taking inspiration from Descartes’s portrayal of wonder as “that sudden surprise of the soul,” this illuminating book reveals how wonder and awe are catalysts that can help us reclaim what makes life worth living and preserve the things we find wonderful and valuable in our lives.
Author: Bob McDonald Publisher: Penguin Group ISBN: 0735241961 Category : Science Languages : en Pages : 305
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*NATIONAL BESTSELLER* “An optimistic book that looks at existing technologies and how they can be used now to address the environmental emergency.” —Vancouver Sun Saving our planet is not only possible—it’s possible now. Look around you. Everything that powers up, gets warm, or moves uses energy. All we have to do is gather it up and put it to work. And that’s the good news: we already have the technology we need to capture the free energy of the sun, wind, ocean waves, and the heat of Earth itself. The bad news isn’t news anymore. Climate change is no longer something for future generations to worry about or in far-off places like the Arctic where polar bears are affected. It’s a clear and present danger with record-high temperatures, wildfires, and water supplies dwindling. Climate change is here now—but so are the sustainable technologies we need to solve it. Alternative energy sources such as wind, solar, and geothermal alone may not be enough, but additional power can come from innovative new places: small nuclear reactors the size of an office desk, or space-based solar power satellites that can capture sunlight, convert it to microwaves, and beam it to the ground. Here, Bob McDonald turns his focus to global energy sources to show us that a greener future is achievable. The Future Is Now is a work of immense optimism that counteracts the sense of doom hanging over most discussions about the environment. A new green age is upon us—let this book be your guide to the future.
Author: Bob McDonald Publisher: Douglas & McIntyre ISBN: 1771624213 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 327
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Bob McDonald, host of CBC Radio’s Quirks and Quarks, offers a personal and inspiring memoir of life-changing events in his early years through five decades in science journalism. Revered science reporter and radio host Bob McDonald has devoted a decades-long career to turning our attention away from everyday perspectives and outward to the vast, intricate wonders of our planet and universe. Now, in this revealing and captivating memoir, he looks within, offering an intimate view of the path that brought him from a blue-collar background to his long-standing role as Canada’s foremost explainer of all things scientific. It’s an engrossing and often jubilant story that allows McDonald to share powerful insights on overcoming fear of failure and tackling life-transforming challenges. Early on, he describes a childhood and youth plagued by difficulties in school that eventually convinced him to drop out of university. Yet, despite the academic obstacles, his love of science burned bright. Soon, through an innate stage sense and sheer enthusiasm, he landed a gig doing high-spirited demonstrations for the public at the Ontario Science Centre, which in turn led to self-produced TV spots. And as each hard-won, never-certain success built on the last, he arrived at the role that would make him a national figure: the witty, engaging, passionately curious host of the perennially popular CBC Radio show Quirks and Quarks, reporting from the frontiers of scientific exploration and rubbing elbows with such luminaries as Chris Hadfield, Buzz Aldrin and Stephen Hawking. Told with all of McDonald’s trademark pace and humour, Just Say Yes is bound to please, surprise and inspire his numerous fans in entirely new ways.
Author: Brian Selznick Publisher: Scholastic ISBN: 1407166557 Category : Juvenile Fiction Languages : en Pages : 325
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Ben's story takes place in 1977 and is told in words. Rose's story in 1927 is told entirely in pictures. Ever since his mother died, Ben feels lost. At home with her father, Rose feels alone. When Ben finds a mysterious clue hidden in his mother's room, both children risk everything to find what's missing.
Author: Vlad P. Glaveanu Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing ISBN: 1350085170 Category : Education Languages : en Pages : 223
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This book is dedicated to wonder and wondering, mundane phenomena that, despite their great value for education and other spheres of human experience, often go unnoticed both inside and outside the classroom. Praised as the origin of philosophy in ancient times, the concern for understanding and educating wonder has been present throughout history. It is not only the case that this basic psychological process opens our everyday experience to what is possible, what lies beyond the here-and-now, but does so with extraordinary consequences. Wonder transforms our experience of the world from early childhood onwards. It is ever-present in children's play and games, it offers constant opportunities for learning and it fuels our creativity. And yet, we know little about this phenomenon, its biological, psychological, social and cultural underpinning, and even less about how to foster it and harness its benefits in education. This book fills this gap and gives a scientific yet accessible account of wondering. It proposes a new way of understanding wonder, while at the same time offering practical tools for cultivating wonder within ourselves, our interpersonal relations, and within educational practice.
Author: Madaline Clifton Publisher: Ukiyoto Publishing ISBN: 9356976139 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 217
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Mabel Sawyer is a twenty five year old who knows nothing of the vampire realm or the supernatural. She lives in Pumpkin Patch, Georgia- a bustling, lively, southern city. She's a vampire fairy with a splash of elf. It's not until two familiar faces- brothers; Teo and Alex Darling show up that things start unraveling. She's not thrilled about them returning, let alone learning of wolves and dead gods in the process. She's not sure she even wants to accept the truth- the truth that her former boyfriend; Tate Douglas brought on. She would rather die than drink blood. There's just one small hitch; she doesn't have to drink blood. She can survive on feeding upon energy. Among it all, she goes on a journey with Mitzy, Elijah, and Martin Sawyer. They'll uncover a new realm while having to save Pumpkin Patch from chaos. A chaos that could leave the world in shambles and destruction. Can Mabel Sawyer leave the wonderstruck in her past? Or will she become even more wonderstruck by her adventures with brief romances?
Author: Bob McDonald
Author: Helen De Cruz
Author: Bob McDonald
Author: Bob McDonald
Author: Brian Selznick
Author: Vlad P. Glaveanu
Author: James Augustus Henry Murray
Author: Madaline Clifton
Author: Robert Hunter
Author: Robert Hunter