The Great Creek Rescue Project: Project Kids Adventure #6 (Project Kids Adventures, #6)
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Ben hated RISK. After the new kid at school had an accident in the creek behind the forest, RISK was all that everyone at school was talking about. RISK that they might get hurt in the playground... so kids stopped playing. RISK of slipping while running, so everybody walked... slowly. RISK of this, RISK of that, everywhere you looked. The neighborhood was gripped in the fear of RISK, and not a smile was to be seen. It was completely over the top, and Ben couldn't handle it anymore. Worst of all, the forest was now a forbidden zone, because there was a RISK that someone might trip or fall. Their tree house might as well be on another planet. With the end of school and summer fast approaching, something had to be done, or they risked their summer holidays being ruined forever. RISK, RISK, RISK! ...And then Alice gets this crazy idea about saving the salmon because they're at RISK too, but the Project Kids aren't even allowed to go down into the creek to clean it up! It looked like an impossible project. But then, they had done the impossible before... Parent/Teacher Note: This next book in the Project Kids Adventures series sees the kids leading an environmental recovery project and learning to manage Risk.
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Gary M. Nelson, BSC, PMP (Gazza) is passionate about sharing knowledge and making Project Management concepts more accessible, particularly to new and aspiring Project Managers (of all ages). Said another way, he likes to tell stories to help convey complex concepts in a way that helps the concepts 'stick'. Who says learning shouldn't be fun?
Born in Calgary, Alberta (Canada), Gary moved west to B.C. at the very early age of 2, where he spent most of his formative years - aside from a 6 year stint where he learned to appreciate living in a very small town of 800 people. He then attended high school in Surrey, B.C. and went on to graduate from Simon Fraser University (BC, Canada) in 1989 with a major in Computing science and a minor in English - an odd but useful mix (a techie who can write clearly)!
Gary was tricked into becoming a Project Manager by his first manager, and has never looked back. His international experience includes projects in New Zealand, Taiwan, Hong Kong, the US and Canada, working on projects in the Telecom, Student Information Systems, Local Government and Healthcare sectors.
Having wanted to write books since high school, it took many long years of successful procrastination until he finally felt he had something useful to write about, and wrote his first book of stories in 2012...on Project Management, of all things. Next, presented with the terrifying challenge of writing for children, he enlisted his youngest sons to be the first victims (reviewers and editors) and the Project Kids series of books were born. Several years on, he is amazed to see the books being translated into multiple languages, and reaching into schools and homes around the world.
He enjoys speaking and training, has presented at numerous events and conferences and is also the author and host of Gazza's Corner Project Management Blog and Podcast.
Gary currently lives in New Zealand with his wife, three sons and two cats, and is loving every bit of it.
