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Author
Series
Mister Max volume 1
Pub. Date
2013
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 14
Language
English
Formats
Description
"When Max's parents leave the country without him, he must rely on his wits to get by, and before long he is running his own--rather unusual--business"--Provided by publisher.
Author
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"For any task you might want to do, there's a right way, a wrong way, and a way so monumentally complex, excessive, and inadvisable that no one would ever try it. [This book] is a guide to the third kind of approach. It's full of highly impractical advice for everything from landing a plane to digging a hole." -- From book jacket flap.
Author
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
"From Academy Award-nominated producer Brian Grazer and acclaimed business journalist Charles Fishman comes a brilliantly entertaining peek into the weekly "curiosity conversations" that have inspired Grazer to create some of America's favorite and iconic movies and television shows--from 24 to A Beautiful Mind. For decades, film and TV producer Brian Grazer has scheduled a weekly "curiosity conversation" with an accomplished stranger. From scientists...
Author
Series
Mister Max volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 14
Language
English
Description
Self-reliant Max Starling, a twelve-year-old detective and problem solver, struggles to keep his identity a secret as he investigates a case of arson, while cryptic messages from his still missing parents indicate that they need rescuing.
Author
Publisher
Free Press
Pub. Date
2011
Edition
1st Free Press hardcover ed.
Language
English
Description
Details an approach to conflict resolution that focuses on a compromise that offers a greater solution and benefits both parties, providing real-life examples, and describing the benefits of seeking outcomes that do not escalate conflicts.
Author
Series
Encyclopedia Brown volume 9
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
Encyclopedia Brown, brilliant fifth-grade amateur detective, solves ten crimes. The reader may match solutions with those at the end of the book.
Author
Series
Mister Max volume 3
Pub. Date
2015
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.5 - AR Pts: 14
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Solutioneer Max Starling travels to a fictional South American country to rescue his parents who have become embroiled in a political power grab"--
Author
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"So often in life, we get stuck in a cycle of response. We put out fires. We deal with emergencies. We stay downstream, handling one problem after another, but we never make our way upstream to fix the systems that caused the problems ... [This book] probes the psychological forces that push us downstream--including 'problem blindness,' which can leave us oblivious to serious problems in our midst. And Heath introduces us to the thinkers who have...
Author
Series
Max Einstein volume 3
Publisher
JIMMY Patterson Books/Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2020.
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Description
"Max is back with a thrilling new adventure that involves time travel, creepy bad guys, killer drones, and a shocking mystery about her past that she will stop at nothing to solve!"--Provided by publisher.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
Rat, Squirrel, Rabbit, and Mouse want to cross the bayou, but next to the log they are considering as a bridge is a sneaky tail, which may be attached to someone dangerous--each of the four approach the problem with a different strategy, with varying results.
Author
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2018]
Edition
First Edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
It all begins when Drew and Jonathan are doing what they do best--thinking up big plans for even bigger projects. Will they build a treehouse? A castle? A catapult? They have a whole lot of big ideas, but no one thinks they can do any of them! The twins brainstorm, scribble, and tinker until they have the perfect big plan. They'll save every last penny, sketch out some designs, and make a whole lot of noise--builders aren't known for being quiet--because...
Author
Publisher
Make Me a World
Pub. Date
[2020]
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Describes solving a complex problem in terms of rock climbing, which may include false starts, breaking the challenge into smaller parts, and always being thoughtful and persistent.
20) Let's go
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
2001, c2000
Language
English
Description
Elmo cannot decide which is his favorite letter of the alphabet, because he has favorite things for almost every letter.
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