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Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.7 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Description
Milo, a young boy with little interest in anything, takes a trip through the Phantom Tollbooth to the Lands Beyond where he meets an enchanting cast of characters that teaches him the importance of words, numbers, ideas, creativity, and enthusiasm for life.
Author
Publisher
Yale University Press
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
In the first book to argue for the benefits of boredom, Peter Toohey dispels the myth that it's simply a childish emotion or an existential malaise like Jean Paul Sartre.s nausea. He shows how boredom is, in fact, one of our most common and constructive emotions and is an essential part of the human experience.
Author
Publisher
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
"The incisive and often hilarious story of one of our most interesting cultural phenomena: boredom. It's the feeling your grandma told you was only experienced by boring people. Some people say they're dying of it; others claim to have killed because of it. It's a key component of depression, creativity, and sex-toy advertisements. It's boredom, the subject of Yawn, a delightful and at times moving take on the oft-derided emotion and how we deal with...
9) I'm bored
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
When a bored girl meets a potato who finds children tedious, she tries to prove him wrong by demonstrating all of the things they can do, from turning cartwheels to using their imaginations.
10) Phooey!
Author
Publisher
Joanna Cotler Books
Pub. Date
2007.
Language
English
Description
A boy who claims there is nothing to do spends his day being anything but bored.
Author
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Explains the connection between boredom and original thinking, exploring how we can harness boredom's hidden benefits to become our most productive and creative selves without totally abandoning our gadgets in the process. Grounding the book in the neuroscience and cognitive psychology of 'mind wandering' - what our brains do when we're doing nothing at all - Manoush includes practical steps you can take to ease the nonstop busyness and enhance your...
14) Amelia's boredom survival guide: first aid for rainy days, boring errands, waiting rooms, whatever!
Author
Publisher
Pleasant Company Publications
Pub. Date
1999.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
While waiting for her sister's medical appointment, a bored Amelia creates a handwritten book of fifty suggestions for passing the time.
16) I'm bored!
Author
Publisher
Clarion Books
Pub. Date
2006.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
With no one to play with, Charlie is very bored one Sunday afternoon until he discovers that his toys feel the same way, and together they launch an attack against boredom.
19) Bored
Author
Series
Publisher
The Child's World
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Introduces the feeling of boredom and helps children understand what to do when they experience that emotion or encounter someone else who is experiencing it.
20) Nothing to do
Author
Series
Publisher
Western Pub. Co. in conjunction with Children's Television Workshop
Pub. Date
[1988]
Language
English
Description
Big Bird's insatiable appetite for activity has Granny Bird busy thinking up things for him to do.