Keep Your Eye on the Prize (The Adventures of Everyday Geniuses) - Hardcover

Esham, Barbara

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1492670006 ISBN 13: 9781492670001

Publisher: Little Pickle Press, 2018

Synopsis

The Adventures of Everyday Geniuses is meant to demonstrate various forms of learning, creativity, and intelligence. Each book introduces a realistic example of triumph over difficulty in a positive, humorous way that readers of all ages will enjoy!

The biggest day of the year at Morecaster School is filled with ideas, hard work, and pressure―it's time for the annual science fair! Like many kids, Dylan is caught between doing his project on his own, and accepting help from his enthusiastic parents. This year he's determined to do all the work himself, even if it means his project won't be perfect.

Keep Your Eye on the Prize is an honest and humorous look at encouraging children to be independent in their work and proud of their results.

"Barbara Esham deftly deals with what can be a difficult subject for students or teachers to broach. How do you help parents understand when the help they're giving is too much?...This book is as valuable for parents and teachers as it is for young people, and is a great way to help everyone understand how to give just the right amount of assistance." ―Academics' Choice Foundation, Dr. Corinne Hyde, Professor of Clinical Education, University of Southern California

Praise for the series:
"This is a wonderful book series. Each story shows children that success is about effort and determination, that problems need not derail them, and that adults can understand their worries and struggles. My research demonstrates that these lessons are essential for children."―Dr. Carol S. Dweck

About this title

About the Author:

BARBARA ESHAM is the author of the Adventures of Everyday Geniuses series and the former owner and CEO of Mainstream Connections. She lives in New England with her daughters.

Review:

In Keep Your Eye on the Prize, Barbara Esham deftly deals with what can be a difficult subject for students or teachers to broach. How do you help parents understand when the help they re giving is too much? Dylan, the main character in this book, has experienced the same issue, yet is able to achieve success in the school science fair with minimal help from outside. More importantly, because he feels ownership of his work, and has developed a true interest in the topic, he learns much more than if mom or dad had fixed every error or polished every rough edge. This book is as valuable for parents and teachers as it is for young people, and is a great way to help everyone understand how to give just the right amount of assistance. --Academics' Choice Foundation

About this edition

• Publisher: Little Pickle Press
• Publication date: 2018
• ISBN 10: 1492670006
• ISBN 13: 9781492670001
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 32
• Illustrator: Gordon Mike