{"id":556,"date":"2019-03-20T14:45:11","date_gmt":"2019-03-20T21:45:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/educationlibrarybooklists\/?p=556"},"modified":"2024-04-03T11:19:39","modified_gmt":"2024-04-03T18:19:39","slug":"inquiry-based-learning-picture-books","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/educationlibrarybooklists\/2019\/03\/20\/inquiry-based-learning-picture-books\/","title":{"rendered":"Inquiry-Based Learning: Picture Books"},"content":{"rendered":"

Below are selected picture books which can be used to introduce students to Inquiry-Based Learning.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a> What do you do with an idea?<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

written by Kobi Yamada, illustrated by Mae Besom<\/p>\n

A boy has an idea which makes him uncomfortable at first, but he discovers it is magical and that, no matter what other people say, he should give it his attention.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a> Ada Twist, Scientist<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

written by Andrea Beaty, illustrated by David Roberts<\/p>\n

Ada is curious; she spends almost all her time asking questions about why things are the way they are. Her family supports her – at least, until the day she looks for the source of a horrible smell.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a> Going Places<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

by Peter H. Reynolds and Paul A. Reynolds<\/p>\n

Maya is following her own set of rules for this year’s Oak Hill School go-kart race.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a> The Wonder<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

by Faye Hanson<\/p>\n

A little boy is constantly being told to get his head out of the clouds; when his daydreams finally come out, he creates something wonderful he can share with everyone.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>\u00a0I Wonder<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

by Annaka Harris, illustrated by John Rowe<\/p>\n

On a walk with her mother, a little girl discovers that it’s okay to say “I don’t know”, and that sometimes even adults don’t know the answers to questions.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a> Imagine a place<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

by Sarah L. Thomson, illustrated by Rob Gonsalves<\/p>\n

Imagining can take a person anywhere they’d like to go, whether it’s real or not.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a> Step forward with curiosity<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

by Shannon Welbourn<\/p>\n

Curiosity can help people to discover amazing new places, inventions, and ideas.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a> The mermaid and the shoe<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

by K. G. Campbell<\/p>\n

Minnow seems to only be good at asking questions; when she finds a strange object, her questions take her to a wondrous new place.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a> If…<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

by Sarah Perry<\/p>\n

What if frogs ate rainbows? What if cats could fly? What if worms had wheels? When you start to ask unusual questions, you just might find interesting and unexpected answers.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a> Stuck<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

by Oliver Jeffers<\/p>\n

Floyd’s kite is stuck in a tree. It shouldn’t be too hard to get it out if he throws his shoe at it…or maybe an orangutan…or how about his front door? What might finally get it out?<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a> Anything is possible<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

written by Giulia Belloni, illustrated by Marco Trevisan, translated by William Anselmi<\/p>\n

A sheep dreams of building a flying machine. Her friend the wolf thinks it will never work. But when they start working together on the project, amazing things happen.<\/p>\n

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Finding More Resources<\/h4>\n

To find more resources in this area, try the following:<\/p>\n