No Problem: An Easy Guide to Getting What You Want - Hardcover

Watanabe, Ken

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0670012033 ISBN 13: 9780670012039

Publisher: Viking Juvenile, 2010

Synopsis

Albert wants to learn computer animation?but he doesn?t have a computer.

Kiwi wants to go to soccer camp in Brazil?but she can?t afford it.

Rad, Rita, and Remi have started a rock band?but they need more fans.

How will these kids achieve their goals? By problem-solving!

In this young readers? adaptation of an international bestseller, author Ken Watanabe reveals the secrets to getting what you want. Techniques like goalsetting, brainstorming, and strategizing?essential for any kid?s success?are enlivened by Elwood H. Smith?s hilarious drawings. This motivational book is a must-have for any kid eager to make it to the top.

About this title

About the Author

Ken Watanabe grew up bilingual in Japan and studied in the United States at Yale and Harvard Business School. He was a management consultant at McKinsey & Company for six years. He is now the founder and CEO of his own education, entertainment, and media company, Delta Studio.

From School Library Journal

Grade 5-8 Based on the author's Problem Solving 101 (Penguin, 2009) for adults, this little gem explains how to approach intimidating goals or jobs by breaking them down into simple tasks. Realistic scenarios such as finding money for a big purchase or choosing a high school are approached with data-driven evaluation tools. The author defines the steps involved along with terms such as hypotheses, logic trees, matrixes, and evaluation charts. Tables add to readers' understanding, and the pastel cartoon illustrations lend a touch of levity. While the book will have limited browsing appeal, it will serve well those students looking for some realistic problem-solving techniques. S. McClendon, Friends School of Atlanta, Decatur, GA
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Edition details

• Publisher: Viking Juvenile
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0670012033
• ISBN 13: 9780670012039
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 64
• Illustrator: Smith Elwood