Lois Peterson
August 20th, 2024
Highlighting the universal nature of creativity, Lois Peterson’s book, Creatively Human: Why We Imagine, Make and Innovate (Orca $26.95), due out in March 2025, emphasizes that everyone has the capacity to create and innovate. From infancy, humans engage in creative activities like drawing, storytelling, and making music. The book traces the history of creativity, noting that our ancestors were weaving 12,000 years ago and painting 17,000 years ago. It shows how creativity manifests in modern life, from graffiti and flash mobs to music classes and TV. The book encourages young readers to view the world creatively and recognize how ideas, inventions, arts and technology shape and improve our lives. 9781459837775
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