A percentage of young children in todays world just dont how to stick to it. They want everything easy and handed to them on a silver plate.
When it is not, they whine and step away from the activity or the learning experience, and unfortunately, most of them never come back to that situation or encounter again.
That is why other countries have surpassed us in the technology race. They are just hungrier for the learning and more persistent in the effort. They dont let failure turn them away from their effort of learning.
The theme of my story is taking a little boy who wants to give up because he thinks he is a failure. He doesnt want to try anymore because his classmates have made fun of him, and now he is full of self-doubt. Even though his mother offers encouragement and positive support, he rejects it. It is not until he encounters an extraordinary creature and his carnival does his eyes begin to open. The giraffe puts him in situation where he must try repeatedly, even when he wants to give up.
Eventually he succeeds and finds out that a wall of wont will never entrap him again; opportunities are found in plains of possibilities.
This theme is important because it illustrates that young kids can succeed when given alternative motivation. It shows how important it is to follow through on something you have started, even though you believe it doesnt look so good.
Over de auteur
I started writing this book twenty-five years ago for my son, when he was a little boy. I have read him this story many times, and now I am reading it to my grandsons.
My son helped illustrate the book while he was attending high school. Through this repetition of reading and sharing, I believe that I am qualified to write this book.
I am the original storyteller. I can create a story from a simple fact, stretching the truth to the ends of plausibility and still have people believe what I have told them is the absolute truth, all the while leaving them smiling.
I am sixty-two years old and have been retired for the last five years. I work in both the aerospace field and the automotive industry. In aerospace, I worked with a team which developed the first rocket motors, which were placed in the Orbiter cargo bay and then launched satellites into geosynchronous to serve as GPS locaters.
In the automotive industry, I led a team which developed the first side impact inflator, which lead to car-side airbag modules. Millions have been sold and installed in all makes and models all over the world.
In my spare time, I used to run marathons, over 2D5, with a personal best of 2:53. I have also run thirty-five and fifty milers, a number I can’t recall. I also completed two Wasatch hundred mile runs in under thirty hours, but now due to a balance issues plus hearing aids in both ears, and some back problems, I have had to give up running.
I live near Ogden, Utah, and numerous ski resorts even though I don’t ski myself. I find that it is too expensive with all the equipment and the lift tickets, but they are the most beautiful mountains in the world and have some of the finest ski resorts.
I am a stay-at-home dad who now entertains himself by writing, working with stained glass, and traveling. My wife and I recently returned from a cruise to Antarctica where we saw an assortment of penguins, walrus, and a whale or two. There were days when we even had snow on the decks. We have been in many parts of the Caribbean and Mexico. One of our favorite spots to visit is Aruba. But the most favorite trips are to Maryland to visit my son and his family, especially my two grandsons.
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