Supporting Inquiry, Reasoning and Problem-Solving
Carefully selected books to support these critical thinking skills
Young children are active learners who love to experiment, solve problems, and figure out why things happen. This series of books is designed to foster observation and investigation skills in interesting and exciting ways.
![Paletero Cover](https://eceresourcehub.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2023/01/Paletero_cover.jpg)
Be a Friend
Paletero Man
![I wonder book cover](https://eceresourcehub.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2023/01/IWonderCover.jpg)
I Wonder
![Max and the Tag Along Moon Book page](https://eceresourcehub.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2023/01/max_tag_moon.jpg)
Max and the Tag-Along Moon
![Everybody in the Red Brick Building Book Cover](https://eceresourcehub.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2023/01/everybody_cover_wbg.jpg)
Everybody in the Red Brick Building
![Amy Wu Book Page](https://eceresourcehub.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2023/02/Amy_Wu_Page.jpg)
Amy Wu and the Perfect Bao
![Saturday book cover](https://eceresourcehub.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2023/01/Saturday_Oge_more.jpg)
Saturday
![Everything Grows](https://eceresourcehub.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2023/01/everything_grows_spread.jpg)
Nosotros Means Us
Written by Raffi and illustrated by Nina Mata, this story follows a brother and sister around a farm as they notice all the living things around them.
Everything Grows
Written by Raffi and illustrated by Nina Mata, this story follows a brother and sister around a farm as they notice all the living things around them.
![Opposite Zoo Page](https://eceresourcehub.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2023/01/Opposite_Zoo_Spread.jpg)
The Opposite Zoo
![Wind Blows Book Page](https://eceresourcehub.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2023/02/Wind_Blows_Spread.jpg)
Wind
![Marta! Big and Small page image](https://eceresourcehub.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2023/02/marta_tranquila_page.jpg)
Marta! Big and Small
![Cold Feet Book Page](https://eceresourcehub.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2023/02/Cold_Feet.jpg)
Solutions for Cold Feet and Other Little Problems
![Stop Bot Page](https://eceresourcehub.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2023/01/Stop_Bot_Page.jpg)
Stop Bot
TEACHING THROUGH BOOKS
Key Takeaways
Books can empower children to be problem-solvers
Books can present problems in fun, whimsical, and captivating ways. Having opportunities to share solutions, big and small, shows children they have what it takes to be problem-solvers!
Books offer children opportunities to share their thinking
Using stories, we can support children’s reasoning skills by prompting them to consider cause and effect, brainstorm what might happen next in a story, and consider a character's motivation.
Books can inspire a love for science and engineering
Young children are natural scientists. They want to know why things happen and how things work. Books make it possible to explore and ask questions about the wonders of our world!