Frank Carlson Library

A young aspiring engineer must first conquer her fear of failure.

"The business professional's guide to building success out of failure Learning from our mistakes is the only way to make sure we don't make the same ones twice. But what if you could use every failure -- large and small -- to actually create a successful business, career, and life? You can. Fail More provides the knowledge, insight, and tools to do just that. This one-of-a-kind guide teaches you how to take active, strategic measures to turn the sting...

Rosie Revere is no stranger to flops and fails, kerfuffles and catastrophes. After all, engineering is all about perseverance! But this time, Rosie has a really important project to tackle - one that feels much bigger than herself. Rosie's beloved Aunt Rose and her friends, the Raucous Riveters - a group of fun-loving gals who built airplanes during World War II - need help inventing something new. And Rosie is just the engineer for the job! After...

Studying competitive arenas from the workplace, the stock market, sport, politics, the military and schools and using the latest findings in genetics, neuroscience and behavioral psychology, Po Bronson and Ashley Merryman unveil the astounding, often counter-intuitive truths about how we compete and the crucial ingredients that sometimes stand between winning and losing.

Explores the most common lessons we learn when we experience loss and explains how to turn a set-back into a step forward by examining the eleven elements that make up the DNA of those who learn.

"Oops! Making mistakes isn't the end of the world. It's what we do about a mistake that really matters. Bright, cheerful illustrations paired with engaging photos and lively text make learning about owning mistakes fun, while hands-on activities put the social and emotional engagement into action. Explore how life works when we can say "I messed up!""--

Best friends Olivia and Jessica are good runners, but Olivia is uncomfortable with competition, so when her friend talks her into joining the track team and Olivia is assigned to a long distance race, she is suddenly overcome by a fear of failure.

Kelsey is a sore loser and a sore winner. With help, however, she discovers that practicing good sportsmanship (or sportsGIRLship, as Kelsey likes to say) makes playing a lot more fun -- win or lose.--Publisher.

Even superheroes make mistakes, but they don't give up. They 'fess up their mess-up, get on with their day, and save the world in their most super way. adapted from publisher description.

Katie is enrolled in a gymnastics class, but when she has trouble doing some of the moves she gets discouraged and considers dropping out.