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The Owner's Manual for Driving Your Adolescent Brain

Joann Deak

Silver Medal Winner:Benjamin Franklin Award -Nonfiction (8-12 Years) (2014)
Silver Medal Winner:Moonbeam Children's Book Award -Nonfiction (2014)
The Owner's Manual for Driving Your Adolescent Brain is packed with the goods on glia and the news about neurons, with a cool way to test your brain power and the scoop on how it's OK to make mistakes--they'll make you stronger, if you use them as an opportunity to learn. It's all about training your brain to help you become the very best version of yourself!

Book Details

  • Publisher: Little Pickle Press
  • Publish Date: Nov 25th, 2013
  • Pages: 80
  • Language: English
  • Edition: undefined - undefined
  • Dimensions: 9.80in - 6.80in - 0.30in - 0.45lb
  • EAN: 9781939775023
  • Recommended age: 09-14
  • Categories: Science & Nature - Anatomy & PhysiologyParanormal & SupernaturalReaders - Chapter Books

About the Author

Deak, Joann: -

JoAnn Deak, Ph.D., is an author and an international speaker, educator, and preventive psychologist. She also works with parents, teachers, and other adults who work with children as a consultant to schools worldwide on issues of brain development and gender equality. She is also the author of the award-winning book, Your Fantastic Elastic Brain.

Deak, Terrence: -

Terrence Deak, Ph.D. is a Professor of Psychology and Behavioral Neuroscience at Binghamton University in upstate New York, where he runs a highly active neuroscience laboratory. Dr. Deak and his wife, Molly, have 3 inquisitive boys (Wyatt, Owen, and Oscar) who are extremely interested in how their brains work, just like you. Together, they enjoy a plethora of outdoor activities, travel, and learning something new every day.

Harrison, Freya: -

Freya Harrison began drawing as soon as she could hold a pencil (so her mum says). Since then she's graduated with a BA in Graphic and Media Design from University of the Arts, London and has been doodling pictures for books, magazines, festivals, and brands ever since. She works and lives in London amongst a small mountain of comics, records, and sharpies. Find Freya's work on the web at www.freyaillustration.co.uk.

Praise for this book

"Peppered with colorful cartoons to drive home its serious points, The Owner s Manual for Driving Your Adolescent Brain lives up to its title and is enthusiastically recommended especially for grade school, high school, and public library collections. Midwest Book Review"
The Huffington Post-If you have adolescents in your house, at some point you must have said, What were you THINKING? Such exasperating conversations with your teenage son or daughter probably happen all too often, but have you considered the dynamic changes occurring or how to empower your adolescent for better decision-making."