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Your Fantastic Elastic Brain: Stretch It, Shape It

Your Fantastic Elastic Brain: Stretch It, Shape It

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  • Author：JoAnn Deak
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Summary

Learn how much your brain can grow！ The perfect introduction to growth mindset， Your Fantastic Elastic Brain: Stretch It， Shape It is:A growth mindset book for kidsA teacher must-have for classroomsThe best resource for anyone to teach growth mindsetDid you know you can stretch and grow your own brain？ Or that making mistakes is one of the best ways your brain learns？ Awarded as one of the best growth mindset books for kids， Your Fantastic Elastic Brain: Stretch It， Shape It teaches all the ways that the brain can develop with exercise， just like the rest of our bodies。
Educator and psychologist Dr。 JoAnn Deak offers a fun and engaging introduction to the anatomy and functions of the brain that will empower each young reader to S-T-R-E-T-C-H and grow their fantastic， elastic brain！
Looking for award-winning picture books for curious kids？ Your Fantastic Elastic Brain is the perfect fit。 Dr。 Deak shares information in ways that are accessible for parents， teachers， and children alike。 Delightful illustrations with accurate details foster motivation to learn and grow in new ways。 This book is an excellent companion to Beautiful Oops， The Girl Who Never Made Mistakes， I Can't Do That YET， The Most Magnificent Thing， and Bubble Gum Brain。
Awards for Your Fantastic Elastic Brain:The Mom's Choice Gold AwardThe Moonbeam Gold Award for Non-Fiction Picture BookThe Pewter Gold Ink Award for Distinguished PrintingThe Parent's Choice Silver Award for Interior Design， Children's/Young AdultThe Nautilus Silver Award for Children's Non-FictionThe IBPA Benjamin Franklin Silver Winner for Interior Design， Children's/Young AdultNext Generation Indie Award Finalist for Children's/Juvenile NonfictionPraise for Your Fantastic Elastic Brain:
"Dr。 Deak has done a masterful job of creating a book for children， parents， and teachers to learn about the human brain together。 The information is accessible and understandable， with illustrations that are engaging， fun， and alive！ This is great reading material for everyone and will elicit many expressions of 'Now I get it！' from the adults！"—Fretta Reitzes， Director， Goldman Center， 92nd Street Y
"Your Fantastic Elastic Brain is a wonderful， engaging book for parents and teachers to read with young children。 It presents accurate information about the brain and how it relates to our lives…fostering motivation to learn and grow， consistent with our programs and research led by Carol Dweck， PhD。"—Eduardo Briceño， Co-Founder & CEO， Mindset Works
"Dr。 Deak writes in a clear and interesting way about the complexity of the human brain， enhancing the knowledge of teachers and students。 This book is a real contribution to the field of education in the twenty-first century。"—Joyce S。 Pickering， Hum。D。， Executive Director Emerita， Shelton School & Evaluation Center

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Reviews

Woodrós ，

My expectations were too high ~ it's really good， has some good brain science introduction for kids and would be a good way to reinforce the importance of errors in learning and activate a growth mindset。 I was just slightly annoyed at the "first 10 years" focus as someone who works with middle schoolers and just learned the super powerful brain development opportunities that are in those adolescent years， akin to those of the first 5！！， and this that comment made me wonder if some of this was o My expectations were too high ~ it's really good， has some good brain science introduction for kids and would be a good way to reinforce the importance of errors in learning and activate a growth mindset。 I was just slightly annoyed at the "first 10 years" focus as someone who works with middle schoolers and just learned the super powerful brain development opportunities that are in those adolescent years， akin to those of the first 5！！， and this that comment made me wonder if some of this was out of date。 All in all， great and useful just not the perfection I'd set it up to be in my head！n 。。。more

Elise ，

We loved this book。 It's interesting and informative without being boring。 Lots of good information about our brains， nothing anti Christian， just good scientific information。 We loved this book。 It's interesting and informative without being boring。 Lots of good information about our brains， nothing anti Christian， just good scientific information。 。。。more

Cassandra Clyde ，

This book was a great nonfiction book about the part and function of the brain for use with elementary age children。 In working with preschoolers I found this to be a bit too involved for 3-5 year olds， but the book did a great job of giving an overview of the of brain， what each part does， and it does a great job of helping children build vocabulary related to the parts and functions of the brain。

Julia ，

This is definitely a bit advanced （and really long！） for Stella， but she loves it anyways。 Lots of detail about what your brain can do， different parts of your brain， etc。

Jen ，

3。5 stars。 This isn’t the kind of book you would read over and over again， but it is perfect for introducing the idea of having a growth mindset！ It is non-fiction picture book about how the brain works。 Parents and teachers will definitely want to discuss this book with their kids。

T Crockett ，

I like everything about this book except the odd， really long， recap on the penultimate page。 It makes the parts of the brain and what they do make sense to kids and adults alike。 A great book for discussing a growth mindset， explaining why practice matters， explaining why everything is hard before it's easy。 I found it informative as an adult。 I asked a 4th grader for her review and she said it was funny and "has good science"。 I like everything about this book except the odd， really long， recap on the penultimate page。 It makes the parts of the brain and what they do make sense to kids and adults alike。 A great book for discussing a growth mindset， explaining why practice matters， explaining why everything is hard before it's easy。 I found it informative as an adult。 I asked a 4th grader for her review and she said it was funny and "has good science"。 。。。more

Mariah Anne ，

I love how this book encourages a growth mindset and gets children thinking about their brains and learning

Alan Winter ，

A little complicated to read， bug hits the point。

Anne ，

A very nice basic overview of our brains。 Even helpful for grown-ups: "Making mistakes is one of the best ways your brain learns and grows。 If you aren't willing to risk being wrong， you won't take the chances that S-T-R-E-T-C-H your elastic brain。" A very nice basic overview of our brains。 Even helpful for grown-ups: "Making mistakes is one of the best ways your brain learns and grows。 If you aren't willing to risk being wrong， you won't take the chances that S-T-R-E-T-C-H your elastic brain。" 。。。more

Viviane Elbee ，

Wonderfully informative book， that explains to kids how their brains work。 Would recommend for elementary students or older preschoolers who are interested in how their body works。 The book is written in a humorous and entertaining way。

Wendy ，

A bit of a dry read but lots of information about the brain。 Encourages growth mindset and learning from mistakes。 Chose it to start off the school year on a positive note。

Diana ，

nice informative information about your brain。 it explains how your brain works and how different brain parts control certain functions。 it also tells how practicing works to make your brain stronger。 it is explained in a very simple， easy way for kids to understand。 the cover could be better

Hannah Berg ，

* Update: convinced my whole grade level to use this in our first week of school plans and turned it into a grammar lesson。 Take that， TEKS。 * I LOVE KIDS BOOKS :）））））））））） the illustrations and grade level language are 💫 ✨🌟☄️☀️

Valerie ，

Great book to teach how the brain works in order to promote growth mindset。

Rebecca ，

We really love this book！ We've read it numerous times。 We really love this book！ We've read it numerous times。 。。。more

Jen ，

I liked reading it， however there isn't a storyline for children to get lost in。 Great illustrations。 I liked reading it， however there isn't a storyline for children to get lost in。 Great illustrations。 。。。more

Prabhjot Kaur ，

Your fantastic elastic brain explains all the things that our brain does。 From helping to think， to learn， to retain information to dream and everything else in between。 In merely a few pages， there is a lot of information with pictures which makes for a fun read。 A must read for all the young readers。 We need more learning books like this。5 stars

Maki ，

Talks a lot about how your brain works and how it is important to try and it’s ok to make mistakes。

Nicoleta ，

https://www。youtube。com/watch？v=Y4G8N。。。 https://www。youtube。com/watch？v=Y4G8N。。。 。。。more

Cathrin Klepac ，

Let children learn about their brain in a simple and fun way。 The book has easy definitions and explanations with funny images。 Children will learn how important it is to keep on learning and to stretch their brain。 Talk with children about their ideas and experiences and when the different parts of their brain had to work in order to learn。

Jessi ，

Fantastic growth mindset book！

E。 Edwards ，

i love learning。 love it。 growing your mind and finding things you do enjoy learning about。 so so fun！！ great illustrations。 learning is fun！

Kara Nussbaum ，

Your Fantastic Elastic Brain: Stretch It， Shape ItAuthor: JoAnn DeakIllustrator: Sarah Ackerley Publisher: Little Pickle PressDate Published: December 13th， 2010Genre（s）: Nonfiction， Picturebook， Growth mindset， Science/PsychologytOn the surface， this book teaches children about the functions of the brain。 Children learn the different parts to their brain， how they impact thinking and action， as well as how to take care of them。 On a much deeper level， author JoAnn Deak is encouraging children t Your Fantastic Elastic Brain: Stretch It， Shape ItAuthor: JoAnn DeakIllustrator: Sarah Ackerley Publisher: Little Pickle PressDate Published: December 13th， 2010Genre（s）: Nonfiction， Picturebook， Growth mindset， Science/PsychologytOn the surface， this book teaches children about the functions of the brain。 Children learn the different parts to their brain， how they impact thinking and action， as well as how to take care of them。 On a much deeper level， author JoAnn Deak is encouraging children to adopt a growth mindset view of failure。 In this book， students are empowered to try new things， grow their grit and determination， and see that there is no set amount of knowledge or skills they can reach， rather there is a big， bright beautiful world （hello， Shrek the Musical reference） out there waiting for them to discover。 This book tells students to try， try again， because your brain is constantly evolving and changing for you， setting you up for success even if that means encountering failure。 。。。more

♥Mary♦Sweet♣Dreams♠Are♥Made♦of♣This♠ ，

I really enjoyed it and I like the illustrations。

Christina ，

Great book for a short mindfullness lesson。 Engaging， good language！

Khloe Howie ，

Very creative and informative way of teaching youth about the brain。 But better yet， it explains how children can have a strategy to overcome challenges in their life。 Important illustrations are used to teach complex concepts on learning。

Christine Turner ，

Did you know you can stretch and grow your brain？ Or that making mistakes is one of the best ways your brain learns？ Just like how lifting weights helps your muscles get stronger， trying new things without giving up strengthens your brain。 With easy-to-digest facts and humorous illustrations， this is the perfect introduction to growth mindset for readers of all ages。

Tanya ，

Three stars from me because that rating means， “it was okay。” I wanted to really like or love this book。 But the parts that stand out to me most after putting it away and just thinking about it before writing a review are those that involved the mouse and the owl。 They interjected a little bit of humor， but overall， I felt like the book couldn’t figure out its target audience and threw a lot out there， hoping something would stick in the reader’s mind 。 The variety of illustrations of kids in ac Three stars from me because that rating means， “it was okay。” I wanted to really like or love this book。 But the parts that stand out to me most after putting it away and just thinking about it before writing a review are those that involved the mouse and the owl。 They interjected a little bit of humor， but overall， I felt like the book couldn’t figure out its target audience and threw a lot out there， hoping something would stick in the reader’s mind 。 The variety of illustrations of kids in action was also just too much。 I feel like less action might have actually been more memorable。 The one page I didn’t like was the soccer page - just not into encouraging heading and I wish there would have been an inclusion of at least a one liner talking about how important it is to protect the brain。 。。。more

Laranda ，

Great book， lots of knowledge and use of scientific words was well done。 Really good pictures too。 Think this would be a good one for kids。 Read in fall 2020

Michelle ，

An excellent choice for a back to school book in your elementary classroom。 I enjoyed the mix of science and psychology。 As an avid reader of brain-based psychology books， I found her information accurate and up to date。 Try it when your class is in the middle of a blue day。 This will perk you up and re-energize！

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