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Foreword by Steven Pinker
Blending the informed analysis of The Signal and the Noise with the instructive iconoclasm of Think Like a Freak, a fascinating, illuminating, and witty look at what the vast amounts of information now instantly available to us reveals about ourselves and our world—provided we ask the right questions.
By the end of an average day in the early twenty-first century,
...When your friend gets so mad, they won't talk to even after you apologize—how would you respond? In this choose-your-own-ending picture book, Joey makes fun of his friend Presley in front of the whole math class. Presley gets so angry that she won't talk to him. Will she accept his apology and save their friendship? Readers make choices for Joey, with each story path leading to different outcomes. Includes four endings and discussion questions.Expressive
...For over a decade, Brené Brown has found a special place in our hearts as a gifted mapmaker and a fellow traveler. She is both a social scientist and a kitchen-table friend whom you can always count on to tell the truth, make you laugh, and, on occasion, cry with you. And what’s now become a movement...
In this illustrated choose-your-own-ending book, Connor sees a soccer teammate struggling at practice. Will he encourage her to keep trying or make fun of her? Readers make choices for Connor and read what happens next, with each story path leading to different consequences. Includes four different endings and discussion questions.
In this illustrated choose-your-own-ending picture book, Dahabo must decide whether to keep working on her science fair project or quit. Readers make choices for Dahabo and read what happens next, with each story path leading to different consequences. Includes four different endings and discussion questions.
30) The New Jim Crow
Once in a great while a book comes along that changes the way we see the world and helps to fuel a nationwide social movement. The New Jim Crow is such a book. Praised by Harvard Law professor Lani Guinier as "brave and bold," this book directly challenges the notion that the election of Barack Obama signals a new era of colorblindness. With dazzling candor, legal scholar Michelle Alexander argues that "we have not ended racial caste in
...On January 12, 2010, novelist Dany Laferrière had just ordered dinner at a Port-au-Prince restaurant with a friend when the earthquake struck. He survived; some three hundred thousand others did not. The quake caused widespread destruction and left over one million homeless.
This moving and revelatory book is an eyewitness account of the quake and its aftermath. In a series of vignettes, Laferrière reveals the shock, rage, and grief
...Meet Hudson! He likes music and skateboarding. He also has a food allergy. Hudson is real and so are his experiences. Learn about his life in this illustrated narrative nonfiction picture book for elementary students. Kids are naturally curious about differences. Hudson sheds light on his life, with the help of experienced children's author Mari Schuh. Hudson is not defined by his tree nut allergy, but he has to be very careful about what he eats.
...Let's face it, being a girl isn't easy, and growing up can be confusing without a confidante to help. Meet Sarah O'Leary Burningham, a real-life big sister here to talk you through some of life's biggest moments, like: