The Most Magnificent Thing

Posted on 04 May 2018 by Ashley Spires

Award winning author and illustrator Ashley Spires has created a charming picture book about an unnamed girl and her very best friend, who happens to be a dog The girl has a wonderful idea She is going to make the most MAGNIFICENT thing She knows just how it will look She knows just how it will work All she has to do is make it, and she makes things all the time Easy peasy But making her magnificent thing is anything but easy, and the girl tries and fails, repeatedly Eventually, the girl gets really, really mad She is so mad, in fact, that she quits But after her dog convinces her to take a walk, she comes back to her project with renewed enthusiasm and manages to get it just right.For the early grades exploration of character education, this funny book offers a perfect example of the rewards of perseverance and creativity The girl s frustration and anger are vividly depicted in the detailed art, and the story offers good options for dealing honestly with these feelings, while at the same time reassuring children that it s okay to make mistakes The clever use of verbs in groups of threes is both fun and functional, offering opportunities for wonderful vocabulary enrichment The girl doesn t just make her magnificent thing she tinkers and hammers and measures, she smoothes and wrenches and fiddles, she twists and tweaks and fastens These precise action words are likely to fire up the imaginations of youngsters eager to create their own inventions and is a great tie in to learning about Science, Technology, Engineering and Math. Download The Most Magnificent Thing – kino-fada.fr To see this full review, please visit www.readrantrockandroll.com The Most Magnificent Thing by Ashley Spires is a children s book about a girl with an imagination and teaches about the importance of never giving up on yourself A girl has a vision of creating something magnificent She starts building things with her little dog assistant As she builds one thing after another, she isn t happy with any of her new creations They just didn t come out like she imagined they would Disgusted, she wa To see this full review, please visit www.readrantrockandroll.com The Most Magnificent Thing by Ashley Spires is a children s book about a girl with an imagination and teaches about the importance of never giving up on yourself A girl has a vision of creating something magnificent She starts building things with her little dog assistant As she builds one thing after another, she isn t happy with any of her new creations They just didn t come out ...The Most Magnificent Thing happened to me my wish came true and I was approved for this little gem.This is the short story of a little girl and her canine companion assistant, as she sets out to make the most magnificent thing in the world.But as much as she tries, nothing really turns out the way she wants it to So her frustration builds up, until one small incident makes her explode The one who comes to her aid is her assistant The dog suggests a walk and the little girl relaxes Also, she The Most Magnificent Thing happened to me my wish came true and I was approved for this little gem.This is the short story of a little girl and her canine companion assistant, as she sets out to make the most magnificent thing in the world.But as much as she tries, nothing really turns out the way she wants it to So her frustration builds up, until one small incident makes her explode The one who comes to her aid is her assistant The dog suggests a walk and the litt...A girl envisioned building a most magnificent thing Aided by her dog assistant, she expected her project to be easy to build Making countless attempts to create her working model, she came up empty each time Frustration crept in setting off a temper tantrum She had failed in her attempt to create her invention and she quit Her dog insistently requests a walk, thus enabling her to return rech...The Most Magnificent Thing, written and illustrated by Ashley Spires, is a charming tale of a girl and her dog assistant who tries to make something but she was never contented on the outcome of all the things they have built Afterward, she became frustrated and was enraged This story shows that kids nowadays are prone to beserious, goal oriented, or competitive it s not bad but usually they are living in stress.Because they didn t achieve what they want or the expectations on them wer The Most Magnificent Thing, written and illustrated by Ashley Spires, is a charming tale of a girl and her d...I was at a conference of math enthusiasts the other day to discuss kids and the state of math related children s books Not my usual scene but I was open to it Despite what some might fear, the day was thoroughly fascinating and the mathematicians in attendance made many fine and salient points that I had never thought to consider At one point they took it upon themselves to correct some common math related misunderstandings that have grown over the years Most fascinating was the idea of tria I was at a conference of math enthusiasts the other day to discuss kids and the state of math related children s books Not my usual ...Thanks for Netgalley ad respective publishers.Quite enthusiastic and creative children picture book.A small girl wanted to make a THING, for them with her dog.After failing twice and thrice, went to quit for creating.But at last, Got inspiration, She has made THE MOST MAGNIFICENT THING.I loved it.Wow What an amazing book with a beautiful, truly insightful message for young children I just loved it through and through It is the story of a little girl who wishes to create the most magnificent thing Despite all her efforts it does not come out as planned She is frustrated and upset, but is able to calm herself down with a walk When she returns to look at her work, she slowly realizes the goodness and rightness in pieces of what she has created and is able to work with that to achi Wow What an amazing book with a beautiful, truly insightful message for young children I just loved it through and through It is the story of a little girl who wishes to create the most magnificent thing Despite all her efforts it does not come out as planned She is frustrated and upset, but is able to calm herself down with a walk When she returns to look at her work, she slowly realizes the goodness and rightness in pieces of what she has created and is able to work with that to achieve something she is quite happy with and proud of It is a message that even adults need to hear and can learn from.The illustrations are lovely I love the black and white backgrounds against the colorful foregrounds where the...4.5ish stars.Have you ever known or had a child who was kind of a perfectionist They ll draw a picture, but get frustrated and cry and crumple it up because it s just not turning out how it s supposed to Sometimes that s followed up with a will you just do it for me All the while, you re assuring them that it looks BEAUTIFUL, you LOVE it Life is tough when you re a kid Life can also be tough as a parent or an educator to kids On the one hand, you want your kids to work hard and figure th 4.5ish stars.Have you ever known or had a child who was kind of a perfectionist They ll draw a picture, but get frustrated and cry and crumple it up because it s just not turning o...This is the story of a little girl who wants to build the most magnificent thing with the help of her lovely assistant These two do everything together They eat They explore They relax After a few tries, she realizes it was harder than she expected She tinkers and hammers and measures, she smoothes and wrenches and fiddles, she twists and tweaks and fastens but she just can t get it right.Frustration comes and she wants to quit but her little canine friend helps her to see that some of the This is the story of a little girl who wants to build the most magnificent thing with the help of her lovely assistant These two do everything together They eat They explore They relax After a few tries, she realizes it was harder than she ex...This book is magnificiant, and the message it sends isthan magnificient I loved what s mentionned in the first illustration, the fact that you re already a special person with lots hidden inside, all you have to do hardest part is reach out and pull it It is about never quitting, and the fact that it is OK to get frustrated from time to time and take a little break,alowing us to look back and realise that all those experieces we consider as failures are the little pieces that will mak This book is magnificiant, and the message it sends isthan magnificient I loved what s mentionned in the first illustration, the fact that you re already a special person with lots hidden inside, all yo...

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04 May 2018

Ashley Spires