determination (personality trait)

"Kiwi sees a rope. He wants to pull it, but he cannot reach! What will happen next? Beginning readers can help Kiwi by turning the pages, shaking the book, and more in this interactive story"--.

A field mouse discovers a robin's egg has rolled from the top of a big rock, and it is determined to roll the egg back to the top to the robin's nest, but the other animals mock the field mouse and tell him it can't do it. The field mouse succeeds in returning it to the nest, but the wind blows it back down to the bottom of the rock. The other animals laugh at the field mouse's failure, but it knows that it had done it once before and it can do it again.

A determined moose attempts to bounce, float, and climb to new heights while two birds observe from their perch.

Samantha Duck convinces her friend Sebastian, a tortoise, to help her bring Christmas to the animals on their farm and around the world.

"Against his Mama's warnings that he's 'not yet ready to fly,' Benjamin takes a leap of faith and suddenly finds himself free-falling. Spread your wings and embark with Benjamin Birdie on a . . . journey of discovery, determination and teamwork as he strives to get back to his nest"--Provided by publisher.

"Benjamin Birdie, with his mother's support and encouragement from all his tree-dwelling friends, finds the courage and confidence to soar. Soon, after witnessing Benjamin's success, his tree-dwelling friends are inspired to follow their own dreams and try things they thought they could never do"--Provided by publisher.

"Young children learn that try-again time is learn-and-grow time, and that they get lots of chances to try again every day"--.

When the principal of the super competitive Benjamin Banneker STEAM Academy announces the start of an epic Team Competition, Frederick Douglass Zezzmer is determined to win the trophy and prove to his dad he's worthy, but soon he learns there is no "i" in Team.

When her abuelo is injured at the local landfill, second-grader Sofia is determined to transform the dangerous Mount Trashmore into a park, taking on City Hall in the process. Presented in Spanish.

"Poppy is a pig with big dreams, but other people keep telling her she can not dance like a ballerina. . . . When she happens upon a skating rink, she sets out to learn to skate--and at last her determination pays off"--Provided by publisher.