smART: Use Your Eyes to Boost Your Brain (Adapted from the New York Times bestseller Visual Intelligence)
Description
I Spy and Where’s Waldo? get a revolutionary twist in this “fun, eye-opening” (Booklist) interactive book that teaches young readers how to fully engage their brains to think critically and creatively.
What would you say if I told you that looking at art could give you the confidence you need to speak up in class? Or that learning the history of donuts could help you think like a super spy and train like the CIA?
smART teaches readers how to process information using paintings, sculptures, and photographs using methods that instantly translate to real world situations and are also fun!
With three simple steps (1) How to SEE, (2) How to THINK about what you see, and (3) How to TALK about what you see, readers learn how to think critically and creatively, a skill that only requires you to open your eyes and actively engage your brain.
Praise for smART: Use Your Eyes to Boost Your Brain (Adapted from the New York Times bestseller Visual Intelligence)
* Written in a conversational tone and full of journal-style prompts...this is a book to be revisited again and again. At each stage, readers are encouraged to become more aware of their initial assumptions and perceptions and the ways those reactions may be skewed or flawed, gently touching on unintentional but automatic biases and judgments. The thorough discussion of clearer, more effective communication transfers to many contexts, and Herman’s note to adult readers sets the stage for use of this book as a whole-family learning experience.
An engaging, enlightening interpretation that will lead readers young and old to clearer observation and deeper thought.
— Kirkus Review, starred review
This fun, eye-opening reading experience can be used widely across curricular areas.
— Booklist