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By Arthur G Slade, Pierre Corbeil, Jocelyne Doray, Hélène Laplante. 2007
Quinze monstres issus de folklores du monde entier se voient ici consacrer six pages chacun au fil desquelles sont révélés…
leur âge, expressions favorites, films préférés, lieux de prédilection, meilleurs souvenirs du secondaire, taille, cote d'élégance, caractéristiques physiques particulières, pouvoirs, origines, etc. Un ouvrage qui s'inscrit sous le signe de l'humour, mais qui n'en présente pas moins quelques informations intéressantes sur les légendes entourant Dracula, Golem, Méduse, Loki, Frankenstein, le Sasquatch, Baba Yaga, le monstre du Loch Ness, et plus. Années 5-8. 2007. Titre uniforme: Monsterology.By Patti Webster, Patti S Webster. 2008
African American advertising executive relates anecdotes about church life along with funny moments found in the Bible. Also recounts family…
incidents, children's interpretations of religious teachings, and amusing incidents reported by famous preachers Billy Graham and Robert Schuller. 2008By Billy Graham. 1967
By Penn Jillette. 2012
Twenty-five essays from comedic magician about the theme of holidays and what they mean to atheists. Jillette also discusses being…
a celebrity and atheist in a culture that he claims places a high value on religious beliefs. Strong language. 2012By Nicholas Allan. 2004
Never before have the facts of life been presented in such an accessible--or novel--way. Our hero is Willy, a little…
sperm who lives inside Mr. Browne with 300 million friends. Every day Willy practices for the Great Swimming Race. And when the day arrives, he swims faster than his 300 million friends to win the prize--a marvelous egg. Then something wonderful happens, and eventually Mr. and Mrs. Browne have a baby girl who has the same winning smile as Willy and who grows up to be a great swimmer.Hilariously funny, warm, and endearing, this is a picture book that appeals on different levels to both children and grown-ups."Fresh, original, and imaginative. . . . Allan's achievement is in couching fascinating facts within the construct of a gentle, direct narrative. A little knowledge is a wonderful thing, and as the rest of the facts of life fall into place, Allan's readers will look back on this book with a mixture of fondness and wry amusement." --The Guardian (UK)From the Hardcover edition.