Neetal Parekh

eBook, ePUB

Allie Alpaca Asks Questions (Pineapple Friends, #1) (eBook, ePUB)

Beschreibung

Allie Alpaca Asks Questions is the first book in the Pineapple Friends series that introduces readers to Allie Alpaca and her lively friends in Pineapple Valley. On the first day of school, Ms. Gia Giraffe asks the class to discover their superpowers and share them at the end of the week. While her friends know the talents they want to share, Allie isn't sure about hers. She embarks on a journey to understand and harness her potential for solving problems and helping others.

Perfect for ages 4-8, and all kids at heart, this vividly illustrated story encourages readers to explore their unique strengths through curiosity, empathy, and problem-solving skills.

The book includes an interactive exercise and is Ideal for parents and educators looking to foster critical thinking and emotional intelligence. The book teaches that asking the right questions is a powerful way to make a positive impact. Join Allie and her friends as they learn that everyone has a superpower within them, just waiting to be discovered.

Drawing from design thinking and problem-mapping, Allie Alpaca Asks Questions engages young learners in the building blocks of problem solving, social innovation, and social entrepreneurship.

Technische Details

• Geräte: eReader
• mit Kopierschutz
• Größe: 30.42MB
• FamilySharing(5)

Barrierefreiheit

• Text-to-Speech

Autor

Neetal Parekh has expertise in social innovation, ecosystem-building, law, and storytelling. She is the founder of Innov8social, which creates content and experiences to make social entrepreneurship more actionable, transformative, and accessible.

Neetal collaborated with illustrator Zoe Almon Job to launch the 'Pineapple Friends' children's book series to share ideas of problem solving and social impact with young learners. This fun, joyful, and instructive series with a beloved group of animal friends introduces four-to-eight-year-olds to concepts of design thinking, building a simple version of an idea, and pitching an idea. Each book features an interactive activity and young learners can engage with a fun, 'chat' experience online after reading, to further connect with the Pineapple Friends' characters and practice lessons in the book. An online platform is available to support teachers, schools, and home educators with curriculum ideas, activities, and resources to teach concepts in the books.

Neetal's prior best-selling book, '51 Questions on Social Entrepreneurship,' exemplifies her commitment to educating and empowering emerging social entrepreneurs. Her love of convening and gathering people and ideas around social impact led to the creation of Impactathon® -- a dynamic social impact hackathon event co-convened with partner institutions across sectors and coasts, which has engaged hundreds of aspiring social entrepreneurs over the years. She and her team are also pioneering an on-demand pitch platform to support founders in refining their pitches. A seasoned public speaker and workshop facilitator, Neetal has co-created a training program that equips individuals to lead effective facilitation in digital and physical spaces.

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Through her work with Innov8social, Neetal has engaged in dynamic leadership growth opportunities including the Tacoma Maritime Innovation Incubator, Startup253 Accelerator, 4.0 Fellowship, Boehm Media Fellowship, New Leaders Council, and Starting Bloc. She graduated from UCLA with a B.A. in Political Science and Specialization in Business and Administration; and completed a J.D. at Chapman University, School of Law.

Neetal is certified in the emerging field of Conscious Contracts®, which helps people and organizations design agreements to work together in alignment with their mission, values, and communication styles.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Quad Press
• Altersempfehlung: ab 6 Jahre
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Juni 2024
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780990748250
• Artikelnr.: 70647756