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. 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.įor the early grades' exploration of character education, this funny book offers a perfect example of the rewards of perseverance and creativity. Eventually, the girl gets really, really mad. Easy-peasy!” But making her magnificent thing is anything but easy, and the girl tries and fails, repeatedly.

All she has to do is make it, and she makes things all the time. “She is going to make the most MAGNIFICENT thing! She knows just how it will look. Or buy The most magnificent thing from Fishpond.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. There are all sorts of lovely ideas for exploring further in this book and I’m always incredibly pleased to see girls in picture books doing amazing inspiring things.Ĭheck out The most magnificent thing at Auckland Libraries. And this time, even though it isn’t perfect, it’s still pretty darn MAGNIFICENT. When she returns to the scene of her failure, she notices something, her creations are not entirely WRONG, in fact some of them have little bits of RIGHT. Luckily her assistant is very sensible and he suggests a walk.

More and more failed attempts pile up until finally the girl explodes. She goes back to the drawing board and starts again. Only it’s not even slightly what she was expecting. There is tinkering, hammering and measuring, and finally it’s complete.

“She is going to make the most MAGNIFICENT thing!” Along with her trusty assistant, she gathers her supplies and gets to work. THE MOST MAGNIFICENT THING And for our final piece of excellence, today’s book. It has started a very cool hashtag on twitter where women working in various STEM type fields have posted photos of their footwear and descriptions of their jobs. Girls like dinosaurs too, was basically her sentiment. A small English girl was very sad when she discovered a shoe store was selling Dinosaur shoes, but they were only for boys. #INMYSHOES I have just come across this wonderful story (thanks Tosca). STEM This stands for Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths, and there is currently a real push to encourage girls to pursue careers in STEM. I have too many things to say today, and I can’t work out how to link them all together. Okay, if in doubt, use underlined headings.

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