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EPL Great Stuff Preschool: Kindergarten Readiness - Problem Solving

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Thinking about problems and solutions helps children develop creative thinking skills and teaches them to solve problems independently. These fun and funny books show how we can analyze problems and build paths to solutions.

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Edmonton Public Library

24 items

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Blog Post: Help Your Child Succeed in their First Year of School

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Starting Kindergarten can be a big transition for a child. To help them succeed in their first year of school, children need the necessary skills, referre...Show more Starting Kindergarten can be a big transition for a child. To help them succeed in their first year of school, children need the necessary skills, referred to as Kindergarten Readiness. Learn why these skills are important, and how parents (and the Library!) can help support their child's development at home. Show less

The Most Magnificent Thing

The Most Magnificent Thing

by Spires, Ashley

Book - 2014

A little girl has a wonderful idea. With the help of her canine assistant, she is going to make the most magnificent thing! She knows just how it will loo...Show more A little girl has a wonderful idea. With the help of her canine assistant, she is going to make the most magnificent thing! She knows just how it will look. She knows just how it will work. But making the most magnificent thing turns out to be harder than she thinks. Show less

A little girl has a wonderful idea. With the help of her canine assistant, she is going to make the most magnificent thing! She knows just how it will loo...Show more A little girl has a wonderful idea. With the help of her canine assistant, she is going to make the most magnificent thing! She knows just how it will look. She knows just how it will work. But making the most magnificent thing turns out to be harder than she thinks. Show less

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The Most Magnificent Thing

The Most Magnificent Thing

by Spires, Ashley

eBook - 2014

A little girl has a wonderful idea. With the help of her canine assistant, she is going to make the most magnificent thing! She knows just how it will loo...Show more A little girl has a wonderful idea. With the help of her canine assistant, she is going to make the most magnificent thing! She knows just how it will look. She knows just how it will work. But making the most magnificent thing turns out to be harder than she thinks. Show less

A little girl has a wonderful idea. With the help of her canine assistant, she is going to make the most magnificent thing! She knows just how it will loo...Show more A little girl has a wonderful idea. With the help of her canine assistant, she is going to make the most magnificent thing! She knows just how it will look. She knows just how it will work. But making the most magnificent thing turns out to be harder than she thinks. Show less

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Beautiful Oops!

Beautiful Oops!

by Saltzberg, Barney

Book - 2010

With a little imagination, a mistake can be the start of something beautiful. A great book for busy hands! Flip, fold, and pop-up the pages to find something beautiful. With a little imagination, a mistake can be the start of something beautiful. A great book for busy hands! Flip, fold, and pop-up the pages to find something beautiful. Show less

With a little imagination, a mistake can be the start of something beautiful. A great book for busy hands! Flip, fold, and pop-up the pages to find something beautiful. With a little imagination, a mistake can be the start of something beautiful. A great book for busy hands! Flip, fold, and pop-up the pages to find something beautiful. Show less

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Ada Twist, Scientist

Ada Twist, Scientist

by Beaty, Andrea

Book - 2016

Ada Twist is has very curious young mind. She loves to know the hows, the whats, and the whys to everything! It's not until she encounters a horrible smel...Show more Ada Twist is has very curious young mind. She loves to know the hows, the whats, and the whys to everything! It's not until she encounters a horrible smell that we get to see how her mind works, and how she her experiments has trials and errors to find the source of the noxious smell. Part of a great series by Andrea Beaty. Show less

Ada Twist is has very curious young mind. She loves to know the hows, the whats, and the whys to everything! It's not until she encounters a horrible smel...Show more Ada Twist is has very curious young mind. She loves to know the hows, the whats, and the whys to everything! It's not until she encounters a horrible smell that we get to see how her mind works, and how she her experiments has trials and errors to find the source of the noxious smell. Part of a great series by Andrea Beaty. Show less

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Ada Twist, Scientist

Ada Twist, Scientist

by Beaty Andrea

eBook - 2016

Ada Twist is has very curious young mind. She loves to know the hows, the whats, and the whys to everything! It's not until she encounters a horrible smel...Show more Ada Twist is has very curious young mind. She loves to know the hows, the whats, and the whys to everything! It's not until she encounters a horrible smell that we get to see how her mind works, and how she her experiments has trials and errors to find the source of the noxious smell. Part of a great series by Andrea Beaty. Show less

Ada Twist is has very curious young mind. She loves to know the hows, the whats, and the whys to everything! It's not until she encounters a horrible smel...Show more Ada Twist is has very curious young mind. She loves to know the hows, the whats, and the whys to everything! It's not until she encounters a horrible smell that we get to see how her mind works, and how she her experiments has trials and errors to find the source of the noxious smell. Part of a great series by Andrea Beaty. Show less

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Nibi's Water Song

Nibi's Water Song

by Tenasco, Sunshine

Book - 2019

Nibi is an Indigenous girl on the search for clean water to drink. Though she is faced with repeated obstacles, Nibi's joyful and determined energy become...Show more Nibi is an Indigenous girl on the search for clean water to drink. Though she is faced with repeated obstacles, Nibi's joyful and determined energy become a catalyst for change and action as her community, and in widening circles, the country and government rally around her to make clean drinking water available for all. Show less

Nibi is an Indigenous girl on the search for clean water to drink. Though she is faced with repeated obstacles, Nibi's joyful and determined energy become...Show more Nibi is an Indigenous girl on the search for clean water to drink. Though she is faced with repeated obstacles, Nibi's joyful and determined energy become a catalyst for change and action as her community, and in widening circles, the country and government rally around her to make clean drinking water available for all. Show less

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The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind

The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind

by Kamkwamba, William

Book - 2012

14-year-old William Kamkwamba built a windmill out of junkyard scraps to bring electricity to his famine-stricken Malawi village. 14-year-old William Kamkwamba built a windmill out of junkyard scraps to bring electricity to his famine-stricken Malawi village. Show less

14-year-old William Kamkwamba built a windmill out of junkyard scraps to bring electricity to his famine-stricken Malawi village. 14-year-old William Kamkwamba built a windmill out of junkyard scraps to bring electricity to his famine-stricken Malawi village. Show less

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Stuck

Stuck

by Jeffers, Oliver

Book - 2011

Floyd has a problem: his kite is stuck in a tree. He throws up his shoe to shift it, but that gets stuck too. So he throws up his other shoe and that gets...Show more Floyd has a problem: his kite is stuck in a tree. He throws up his shoe to shift it, but that gets stuck too. So he throws up his other shoe and that gets stuck, along with a ladder, a pot of paint, the kitchen sink among other things. Floyd proves that problem solving can be fun. Show less

Floyd has a problem: his kite is stuck in a tree. He throws up his shoe to shift it, but that gets stuck too. So he throws up his other shoe and that gets...Show more Floyd has a problem: his kite is stuck in a tree. He throws up his shoe to shift it, but that gets stuck too. So he throws up his other shoe and that gets stuck, along with a ladder, a pot of paint, the kitchen sink among other things. Floyd proves that problem solving can be fun. Show less

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Stuck

Stuck

by Jeffers, Oliver

Downloadable Audiobook - 2013

Floyd has a problem: his kite is stuck in a tree. He throws up his shoe to shift it, but that gets stuck too. So he throws up his other shoe and that gets...Show more Floyd has a problem: his kite is stuck in a tree. He throws up his shoe to shift it, but that gets stuck too. So he throws up his other shoe and that gets stuck, along with a ladder, a pot of paint, the kitchen sink among other things. Floyd proves that problem solving can be fun. Show less

Floyd has a problem: his kite is stuck in a tree. He throws up his shoe to shift it, but that gets stuck too. So he throws up his other shoe and that gets...Show more Floyd has a problem: his kite is stuck in a tree. He throws up his shoe to shift it, but that gets stuck too. So he throws up his other shoe and that gets stuck, along with a ladder, a pot of paint, the kitchen sink among other things. Floyd proves that problem solving can be fun. Show less

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Solutions for Cold Feet

Solutions for Cold Feet

And Other Little Problems

by Sookocheff, Carey

Book - 2016

A creative girl and her pesky dog explore solutions to important questions such as "What do you do when you're missing a shoe?" A creative girl and her pesky dog explore solutions to important questions such as "What do you do when you're missing a shoe?" Show less

A creative girl and her pesky dog explore solutions to important questions such as "What do you do when you're missing a shoe?" A creative girl and her pesky dog explore solutions to important questions such as "What do you do when you're missing a shoe?" Show less

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Papa's Mechanical Fish

Papa's Mechanical Fish

by Fleming, Candace

Book - 2013

In the summer of 1851, with encouragement and ideas provided by his family, an inventor builds a working submarine and takes his family for a ride. Includes notes about Lodner Phillips, the real inventor on whom the story is based. In the summer of 1851, with encouragement and ideas provided by his family, an inventor builds a working submarine and takes his family for a ride. Includes notes about Lodner Phillips, the real inventor on whom the story is based. Show less

In the summer of 1851, with encouragement and ideas provided by his family, an inventor builds a working submarine and takes his family for a ride. Includes notes about Lodner Phillips, the real inventor on whom the story is based. In the summer of 1851, with encouragement and ideas provided by his family, an inventor builds a working submarine and takes his family for a ride. Includes notes about Lodner Phillips, the real inventor on whom the story is based. Show less

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Papa's Mechanical Fish

Papa's Mechanical Fish

by Fleming, Candace

eBook - 2013

In the summer of 1851, with encouragement and ideas provided by his family, an inventor builds a working submarine and takes his family for a ride. Includes notes about Lodner Phillips, the real inventor on whom the story is based. In the summer of 1851, with encouragement and ideas provided by his family, an inventor builds a working submarine and takes his family for a ride. Includes notes about Lodner Phillips, the real inventor on whom the story is based. Show less

In the summer of 1851, with encouragement and ideas provided by his family, an inventor builds a working submarine and takes his family for a ride. Includes notes about Lodner Phillips, the real inventor on whom the story is based. In the summer of 1851, with encouragement and ideas provided by his family, an inventor builds a working submarine and takes his family for a ride. Includes notes about Lodner Phillips, the real inventor on whom the story is based. Show less

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My Friend Rabbit

My Friend Rabbit

by Rohmann, Eric

Book - 2002

Meet Rabbit and Mouse, who, despite Rabbit's penchant for trouble, are friends. When Rabbit launches his toy airplane (with Mouse in the pilot seat at tak...Show more Meet Rabbit and Mouse, who, despite Rabbit's penchant for trouble, are friends. When Rabbit launches his toy airplane (with Mouse in the pilot seat at takeoff) and it gets stuck in a tree, he convinces his friend that he will come up with a plan to get it down. Show less

Meet Rabbit and Mouse, who, despite Rabbit's penchant for trouble, are friends. When Rabbit launches his toy airplane (with Mouse in the pilot seat at tak...Show more Meet Rabbit and Mouse, who, despite Rabbit's penchant for trouble, are friends. When Rabbit launches his toy airplane (with Mouse in the pilot seat at takeoff) and it gets stuck in a tree, he convinces his friend that he will come up with a plan to get it down. Show less

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My Friend Rabbit

My Friend Rabbit

A Picture Book

by Rohmann, Eric

eBook - 2011

Meet Rabbit and Mouse, who, despite Rabbit's penchant for trouble, are friends. When Rabbit launches his toy airplane (with Mouse in the pilot seat at tak...Show more Meet Rabbit and Mouse, who, despite Rabbit's penchant for trouble, are friends. When Rabbit launches his toy airplane (with Mouse in the pilot seat at takeoff) and it gets stuck in a tree, he convinces his friend that he will come up with a plan to get it down. Show less

Meet Rabbit and Mouse, who, despite Rabbit's penchant for trouble, are friends. When Rabbit launches his toy airplane (with Mouse in the pilot seat at tak...Show more Meet Rabbit and Mouse, who, despite Rabbit's penchant for trouble, are friends. When Rabbit launches his toy airplane (with Mouse in the pilot seat at takeoff) and it gets stuck in a tree, he convinces his friend that he will come up with a plan to get it down. Show less

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To the Sea

To the Sea

by Atkinson, Cale

Book - 2015

Tim, a boy, and Sam, a blue whale lost in the city, both feel unnoticed until they meet, and they become best friends as Tim tries to help Sam get back home. Tim, a boy, and Sam, a blue whale lost in the city, both feel unnoticed until they meet, and they become best friends as Tim tries to help Sam get back home. Show less

Tim, a boy, and Sam, a blue whale lost in the city, both feel unnoticed until they meet, and they become best friends as Tim tries to help Sam get back home. Tim, a boy, and Sam, a blue whale lost in the city, both feel unnoticed until they meet, and they become best friends as Tim tries to help Sam get back home. Show less

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Speak up

Speak up

by Paul, Miranda

Book - 2020

Illustrations and easy-to-read, rhyming text encourage the reader to speak up about everything from their own name being mispronounced to someone bring a ...Show more Illustrations and easy-to-read, rhyming text encourage the reader to speak up about everything from their own name being mispronounced to someone bring a weapon to school. Includes author's note about real people who have found their voices, when to speak up, and how to express oneself without speaking. Show less

Illustrations and easy-to-read, rhyming text encourage the reader to speak up about everything from their own name being mispronounced to someone bring a ...Show more Illustrations and easy-to-read, rhyming text encourage the reader to speak up about everything from their own name being mispronounced to someone bring a weapon to school. Includes author's note about real people who have found their voices, when to speak up, and how to express oneself without speaking. Show less

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Speak Up

Speak Up

by Paul, Miranda

eBook - 2020

Illustrations and easy-to-read, rhyming text encourage the reader to speak up about everything from their own name being mispronounced to someone bring a ...Show more Illustrations and easy-to-read, rhyming text encourage the reader to speak up about everything from their own name being mispronounced to someone bring a weapon to school. Includes author's note about real people who have found their voices, when to speak up, and how to express oneself without speaking. Show less

Illustrations and easy-to-read, rhyming text encourage the reader to speak up about everything from their own name being mispronounced to someone bring a ...Show more Illustrations and easy-to-read, rhyming text encourage the reader to speak up about everything from their own name being mispronounced to someone bring a weapon to school. Includes author's note about real people who have found their voices, when to speak up, and how to express oneself without speaking. Show less

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The Boy and the Airplane

The Boy and the Airplane

by Pett, Mark

Book - 2013

A wordless picture book in which a boy comes up with an inventive solution for getting his toy airplane down from the roof. A wordless picture book in which a boy comes up with an inventive solution for getting his toy airplane down from the roof. Show less

A wordless picture book in which a boy comes up with an inventive solution for getting his toy airplane down from the roof. A wordless picture book in which a boy comes up with an inventive solution for getting his toy airplane down from the roof. Show less

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The Boy and the Airplane

The Boy and the Airplane

by Pett, Mark

eBook - 2013

A wordless picture book in which a boy comes up with an inventive solution for getting his toy airplane down from the roof. A wordless picture book in which a boy comes up with an inventive solution for getting his toy airplane down from the roof. Show less

A wordless picture book in which a boy comes up with an inventive solution for getting his toy airplane down from the roof. A wordless picture book in which a boy comes up with an inventive solution for getting his toy airplane down from the roof. Show less

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Swimmy

Swimmy

by Lionni, Leo

Book - 1963

Deep in the sea lives a happy school of fish. Their watery world is full of wonders, but there is also danger, and the little fish are afraid to come out ...Show more Deep in the sea lives a happy school of fish. Their watery world is full of wonders, but there is also danger, and the little fish are afraid to come out of hiding until Swimmy comes along. Swimmy shows his friends how with ingenuity and team work they can overcome any danger. Show less

Deep in the sea lives a happy school of fish. Their watery world is full of wonders, but there is also danger, and the little fish are afraid to come out ...Show more Deep in the sea lives a happy school of fish. Their watery world is full of wonders, but there is also danger, and the little fish are afraid to come out of hiding until Swimmy comes along. Swimmy shows his friends how with ingenuity and team work they can overcome any danger. Show less

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Swimmy

Swimmy

by Lionni, Leo

eBook - 2011

Deep in the sea lives a happy school of fish. Their watery world is full of wonders, but there is also danger, and the little fish are afraid to come out ...Show more Deep in the sea lives a happy school of fish. Their watery world is full of wonders, but there is also danger, and the little fish are afraid to come out of hiding until Swimmy comes along. Swimmy shows his friends how with ingenuity and team work they can overcome any danger. Show less

Deep in the sea lives a happy school of fish. Their watery world is full of wonders, but there is also danger, and the little fish are afraid to come out ...Show more Deep in the sea lives a happy school of fish. Their watery world is full of wonders, but there is also danger, and the little fish are afraid to come out of hiding until Swimmy comes along. Swimmy shows his friends how with ingenuity and team work they can overcome any danger. Show less

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Going Places

Going Places

DVD - 2014

When Rafael gets his contest kit to build a go-cart, he is thrilled. He loves to follow instructions, and he wants to win the big race. When he teams up w...Show more When Rafael gets his contest kit to build a go-cart, he is thrilled. He loves to follow instructions, and he wants to win the big race. When he teams up with his neighbor Maya, they start to think outside the box, way outside. By combining Rafael's perfectly made-by-the-directions go-cart with Maya's bird-inspired design, they end up with an airplane. Show less

When Rafael gets his contest kit to build a go-cart, he is thrilled. He loves to follow instructions, and he wants to win the big race. When he teams up w...Show more When Rafael gets his contest kit to build a go-cart, he is thrilled. He loves to follow instructions, and he wants to win the big race. When he teams up with his neighbor Maya, they start to think outside the box, way outside. By combining Rafael's perfectly made-by-the-directions go-cart with Maya's bird-inspired design, they end up with an airplane. Show less

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Going Places

Going Places

by Reynolds, Paul A.

Downloadable Audiobook - 2014

When Rafael gets his contest kit to build a go-cart, he is thrilled. He loves to follow instructions, and he wants to win the big race. When he teams up w...Show more When Rafael gets his contest kit to build a go-cart, he is thrilled. He loves to follow instructions, and he wants to win the big race. When he teams up with his neighbor Maya, they start to think outside the box, way outside. By combining Rafael's perfectly made-by-the-directions go-cart with Maya's bird-inspired design, they end up with an airplane. Show less

When Rafael gets his contest kit to build a go-cart, he is thrilled. He loves to follow instructions, and he wants to win the big race. When he teams up w...Show more When Rafael gets his contest kit to build a go-cart, he is thrilled. He loves to follow instructions, and he wants to win the big race. When he teams up with his neighbor Maya, they start to think outside the box, way outside. By combining Rafael's perfectly made-by-the-directions go-cart with Maya's bird-inspired design, they end up with an airplane. Show less

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