<p>Javi has one goal for this upcoming vacation: to go to tennis camp. When her parents tell her the camp is too expensive, Javi learns she can raise the funds by setting up a food cart. Her uncle, Tio Bill, a lawyer who is himself becoming an entrepreneur, helps Javi to reflect on the obstacles she encounters along the way. In the course of her adventure she begins to see the importance of listening, working with others, making clear requests and promises, and overcoming the hurdles that affect any enterprise. In the middle of this, she is struck by her classmate Benji, who is able to enlist help from others in achieving his goals, and begins to wonder what he is doing that she is not. As she reflects on these experiences, Javi writes an 'Opportunity Manual’ for herself—lessons for how to make opportunity happen.   Through her reflections, Javi shows children how language and conversations-- the simple and taken-for-granted acts of empathetic listening and active speaking can make opportunity happen.</p>

Javi's Opportunity Manual Soft Cover: A Kid's Guide to Making Things Happen

Literature & Fiction

Flores, J.L.

Letelier, Maria Flores

United States

Conversations for Action and Listening Publication

<p>Javi tiene doce años y un objetivo estas vacaciones: ir a un campamento de tenis. Sin embargo, es consciente de que es un gran desafío, pues el tenis es un deporte costoso. Javi descubre que si ofrece algo valioso a los demás puede alcanzar sus metas con la ayuda de quienes la rodean.Así es como Javi conoce el universo de las peticiones, la ofertas y las oportunidades. Mientras tanto, ella anota sus vivencias y aprendizajes sobre un Manual de Oportunidades en el que se invita a chicos, jóvenes, y adultos a elegir un camino apasionante y realista para su vida, en el que la comunicación desempeña un papel protagonista.</p>

Manual de Oportunidades de Javi (Spanish Edition)

Flores Letelier, Maria

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