Sticker Puzzles; Adventures in Treasureland: For Creative Kids - Paperback

by Gakken Early Childhood Experts (Author)

Part adventure-story, part puzzle book, and plenty of fun, follow the treasure map and solve puzzles, choosing stickers to make art as you go!

Ben and Emma visit a house of candy, a city of the future, and other exciting places in Treasure Land, gathering treasures along the way. Readers create beautiful sticker artwork which also completes the story.

But something bigger is going on as well!
The puzzles in this book create beautiful artwork, and they also nurture curiosity. As they work their way through the puzzles in this book, children begin to understand that various parts can be put together to form a whole. This concept promotes "system thinking" which is indispensable in fields such as artificial intelligence and programming. System thinking involves taking a step back, looking at things objectively, and creating solutions to various. In other words, by developing creativity and focus through sticker play in this book, children are also learning to choose the most appropriate means and methods to achieve their goals.

This is a strong foundation for STEAM skills.

Author Biography

Gakken is the number 1 educational publisher in Japan. Founded in 1946 by Hideto Furuoka, the mission of Gakken has always been to produce fun-first, educational materials for children.

Gakken is widely respected around the world for its bestselling workbooks. Gakken is also a trusted creator of popular teaching materials for preschools, kindergartens, and primary schools. Gakken runs 18,000 learning centers and operates preschools all inspired by the successful fun-first learning formula used in their workbooks.