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L'univers, cosmos toujours tu m'intéresses (Les Docudéments #5. Sciences)
By Claire Lallement-Moutin. 1997
Des informations structurées sortant parfois des sentiers battus, dans une présentation humoristique, parsemée de dessins désopilants, d'anachronismes, d'anecdotes, de devinettes,…
etc. Un ouvrage rédigé dans un style direct, décontracté, pour apprendre sans douleur le sourire aux lèvres. Malheureusement pas d'index. [SDMLa science à l'usage des non-scientifiques (Circa)
By Albert Jacquard. 2001
Objectif Mars (Bayard poche #2)
By Joanna Cole. 2005
Carlos est ravi : il va pouvoir utiliser Rocco, son chien-robot télécommandé pour collecter des pierres sur Mars. Toute la…
classe va visiter le système solaire à bord du bus magique transformé en vaisseau spatial. Au cours de l'expédition, Carlos provoque une catastrophe : il déclenche les fusées de Rocco, qui disparaît dans l'espace et se met en orbite autour de Mercure.Les microbes attaquent ! (Bayard poche #5)
By Joanna Cole. 2005
La classe de Mlle Bille-en-Tête part observer les microbes dans le sandwich moisi de Kicha. Le bus, devenu microscopique, s'enfonce…
dans la moisissure, et, armés de casques et de bottes, les élèves étudient les différents champignons. Jusqu'au moment où une élève de CE2 ramasse le sandwich et l'envoie directement dans le bac à compost.Le vivant post-génomique ou Qu'est-ce que l'auto-organisation ?
By Henri Atlan. 2011
L'auto-organisation est l'apparition d'ordre spontanée dans la nature sans intervention humaine. Elle s'observe dans le monde vivant mais pas seulement…
et permet d'expliquer l'origine de la vie et l'évolution des espèces. Le concept est mis en lien avec la pensée philosophique de Spinoza.Aniu: du flocon de neige à l'iceberg
By Bernard Voyer. 2005
Aniu du flocon de neige à liceberg, est un hymne à la nature dans ses expressions les plus puissantes. Un…
récit scientifique, un essai poétique qui transcende l'imaginaire, et qui nous permet de mieux comprendre le mouvement des glaciers, le parcours de la banquise, les secrets de l'inlandsis et l'errance de l'iceberg. L'éternel désir d'explorer, d'aller vers l'inconnu pour découvrir une nature à la fois forte et fragile est certainement le cœur du livre. [...Robert Piché aux commandes du destin: Un Homme, Un Commandant (Encre de nuit)
By Pierre Cayouette. 2002
Robert Piché, aux Commandes du Destin relate le parcours peu banal du célèbre commandant devenu héros national le jour où…
il a fait atterrir d’urgence aux Açores un Airbus A-330 d’Air Transat, sauvant ainsi la vie de 306 personnes, le 24 août 2001. L’événement l’a beaucoup affecté, et de vieux souvenirs, dont celui de son incarcération aux Etats-Unis, sont alors remontés à la surface. Enrichi d’une mise à jour écrite par Robert Piché, un témoignage à lire et à relire pour qui croit que tout est terminé.Gardening with Emma: Grow and Have Fun: A Kid-to-Kid Guide
By Emma Biggs, Steven Biggs. 2019
National Parenting Product Awards Winner! Thirteen-year-old Emma Biggs is passionate about gardening and eager to share her passion with other…
kids!Gardening with Emma is a kid-to-kid guide to growing healthy food and raising the coolest, most awesome plants while making sure there’s plenty of fun. With plants that tickle and make noise, tips for how to grow a flower stand garden, and suggestions for veggies from tiny to colossal, Emma offers a range of original, practical, and entertaining advice and inspiration. She provides lots of useful know-how about soil, sowing, and caring for a garden throughout the seasons, along with ways to make play spaces among the plants. Lively photography and Emma’s own writing (with some help from her gardening dad, Steve) capture the authentic creativity of a kid who loves to be outdoors, digging in the dirt.Why Don't Cars Run on Apple Juice?: Real Science Questions from Real Kids
By Kira Vermond. 2019
Curious kids ask the best questions! What keeps the stars from falling from the sky? Why do metal boats float?…
And more importantly, why don’t cars run on apple juice?! All these questions and more are found in the pages of this science Q & A book with questions from the most inquisitive of science center visitors—kids. With help from a slew of scientists, author Kira Vermond serves up the answers to more than 50 quizzical queries in a fun and engaging style. Vibrant illustrations by Suharu Ogawa add to the appeal, making this a STEM-tastic gift for young graduates, science buffs, and everyone who loves to ask “Why?”.Acting Wild: How We Behave Like Birds, Bugs, and Beasts
By Maria Birmingham. 2019
How are humans different from other animals? This is a question scientists have long tried to answer. As it turns…
out, some of the very things researchers once though distinguished humans—our creativity, our problem-solving ability, our capacity for planning or abstract thought—actually make us very similar to other animals! This nonfiction book introduces several different behaviors that humans and other animals share, including farming, teaching, laughing, building, mourning, communicating, grooming, playing, traveling, using tools, and working together. Narrated by a funny and friendly ant, this book is packed with humor and playful phrasing to bring lightness to the exploration of animal behavior. Brought to life by bright and wacky cartoon-style illustrations, Acting Wild will leave kids with the understanding that acting like an animal is simply in their nature.How to Become an Accidental Genius (Accidental Ser. #2)
By Frieda Wishinsky, Elizabeth MacLeod. 2019
Don't be afraid to try! Make connections! Be persistent! Ask questions and never take no for an answer! Learn the…
secrets and amazing stories of successful inventors! How to Become an Accidental Genius is full of inspiring tales of famous and lesser-known inventors who have changed the world, from George Washington Carver, Mary Anderson (inventor of the windshield wiper) and inventor and actress Hedy Lamarr to Frank Epperson (of Popsicle fame) and Mary Sherman Morgan (The Woman Who Saved the U.S. Space Race). Readers will be amazed at the inventiveness of these geniuses. The book focuses on inventors from North America but includes stories from around the world. Organized into eleven chapters that highlight the qualities inventors have in common, the book also features profiles of inventive kids and teenagers.Under Pressure: The Science of Stress
By Marie-Ève Tremblay, Tanya Lloyd Kyi. 2019
Adolescents are no strangers to stress. Here's a book just for them that explores the science behind that sweaty, heart-racing,…
under-pressure feeling they sometimes get as they struggle to navigate their changing world. It covers the fight-or-flight reaction to sudden danger, how people cope with chronic stress, how trauma can affect the brain, the ways athletes put pressure to work and the surprising treatments scientists have found for stress in everyday life. By examining how pressure affects the human body and different ways to manage it, this book allows middle graders to get a handle on what normal stress is and isn't --- and how to deal with it either way. Because knowing the facts can make all the difference. Tanya Lloyd Kyi has written a clear, well-organized, fact-packed book that is meant to empower adolescents with information about stress. With experts increasingly embracing mindfulness techniques and stress-reduction programs for children, this book is an ideal tool for parents, teachers and students to learn the science behind it all. And its unique focus means it supports science, social studies and health education curricula. The book is divided into chapters and sections that break the information into easily readable chunks, with sidebars and factoids throughout. And the text contains loads of stories and examples, along with simple and often humorous illustrations by Marie-Ève Tremblay, which make learning about stress an enjoyable and interesting experience.Biographie en images : Voici Elsie MacGill (Biographies en Images)
By Elizabeth MacLeod. 2019
See below for English description.Durant son enfance au début des années 1900, Elsie MacGill s'attendait à accomplir ses rêves. Et…
c'est exactement ce qu'elle a fait! En 1927, elle devient la première femme diplômée du programme de génie électrique de l'Université de Toronto. Deux ans plus tard, Elsie obtient sa maîtrise en génie aéronautique - un programme qu'elle a complété à partir de son lit d'hôpital après avoir contracté la polio.Absolument rien au monde n'aurait pu détourner Elsie de sa passion pour l'ingénierie! En 1929, en pleine grande crise, elle devient officiellement ingénieure en aéronautique. À l'époque, elle travaille sur des avions de dernier cri, mais pendant la Deuxième Guerre mondiale, Elsie est responsable de la production à l'échelle canadienne du Hawker Hurricane, un avion-chasseur utilisé par les Forces alliées.Les succès d'Elsie MacGill dépassent largement les frontières de l'ingénierie! Poursuivant le travail déjà entamé par sa mère et sa grand-mère, Elsie se consacre à la lutte pour l'égalité des femmes. Elle deviendra ainsi une experte des droits des femmes et participera à la Commission royale d'enquête sur la situation de la femme au Canada. In this amazing addition to the Biographie en images series, young Canadians will learn about the trailblazing Elsie MacGill, whose work on the Canadian-made Hawker Hurricane fighter helped the Allied forces to victory in World War II.Elsie was born in 1905 to a mother who was a feminist pioneer in her own right. Elsie grew up fully expecting to follow her dreams. And she did. Elsie was the first woman to graduate from the University of Toronto's electrical engineering program. Elsie went on to earn a master's in aeronautical engineering - but contracted polio the day before her convocation. She battled back, and a storied engineering career followed, including being in charge of the tooling and manufacture of the famous Hawker Hurricane. Later in life she was a champion of women's rights and her work shaped many of the protections we now enjoy.Written by award-winning author Elizabeth MacLeod, this portrait of Elsie MacGill is the first ever written for younger readers.Original title: Scholastic Canada Biography: Elsie MacGillShoot for the moon: the space race and the extraordinary voyage of Apollo 11
By Jim Donovan. 2019
The sun is a compass: a 4,000-mile journey into the Alaskan wilds
By Caroline Van Hemert. 2019
Biologist Caroline Van Hemert tells the story of her journey from Washington state to high above the Arctic Circle--traveling across…
remote and rugged terrain solely by human power--to rediscover birds, the natural world, and her own love of scienceBreaking the Ice: The True Story of the First Woman to Play in the National Hockey League
By C. F. Payne, Angie Bullaro. 2020
The inspiring true story of Manon Rhéaume, the first and only woman to play a game in the National Hockey…
League, featuring an afterward from Manon herself.“One day, a woman will play in the National Hockey League. If no one prevents her,” said a twelve-year-old Manon Rhéaume. Manon always dreamed of playing hockey. So, when the team her father coached needed a goalie, five-year-old Manon begged for the chance to play. She didn’t care that she’d be the only girl in the entire league or that hockey was considered a “boys’ sport” in her hometown of Lac-Beauport, Quebec, Canada. All she cared about was the game. After her father gave her that first chance to play, she embarked on a spectacular, groundbreaking career in hockey. At every level of competition, Manon was faced with naysayers, but she continued to play, earning her place on prestigious teams and ultimately becoming the first woman to play a game in the NHL. Including an afterword written by Manon herself, Breaking the Ice is the true story of one girl’s courage, determination, and love for the sport.Mill town: Reckoning with what remains
By Kerri Arsenault. 2020
" This is a listen for anyone interested in small-town America, how it's changed, and why it matters...Though Arsenault may…
not be a professional narrator, her passion for these important stories comes through with just the right amount of sincerity." — AudioFile Magazine This program is read by the author. A galvanizing and powerful debut, Mill Town is an American story, a human predicament, and a moral wake-up call that asks: what are we willing to tolerate and whose lives are we willing to sacrifice for our own survival? Kerri Arsenault grew up in the rural working class town of Mexico, Maine. For over 100 years the community orbited around a paper mill that employs most townspeople, including three generations of Arsenault's own family. Years after she moved away, Arsenault realized the price she paid for her seemingly secure childhood. The mill, while providing livelihoods for nearly everyone, also contributed to the destruction of the environment and the decline of the town's economic, physical, and emotional health in a slow-moving catastrophe, earning the area the nickname "Cancer Valley." Mill Town is a personal investigation, where Arsenault sifts through historical archives and scientific reports, talks to family and neighbors, and examines her own childhood to illuminate the rise and collapse of the working-class, the hazards of loving and leaving home, and the ambiguous nature of toxics and disease. Mill Town is a moral wake-up call that asks, Whose lives are we willing to sacrifice for our own survival? A Macmillan Audio production from St. Martin's PressThe smallest lights in the universe: A memoir
By Sara Seager. 2020
In this luminous memoir, an MIT astrophysicist must reinvent herself in the wake of tragedy and discovers the power of…
connection on this planet, even as she searches our galaxy for another Earth. &“Sara Seager&’s exploration of outer and inner space makes for a stunningly original memoir.&”—Abraham Verghese, author of Cutting for Stone Sara Seager has always been in love with the stars: so many lights in the sky, so much possibility. Now a pioneering planetary scientist, she searches for exoplanets—especially that distant, elusive world that sustains life. But with the unexpected death of Seager&’s husband, the purpose of her own life becomes hard for her to see. Suddenly, at forty, she is a widow and the single mother of two young boys. For the first time, she feels alone in the universe. As she struggles to navigate her life after loss, Seager takes solace in the alien beauty of exoplanets and the technical challenges of exploration. At the same time, she discovers earthbound connections that feel every bit as wondrous, when strangers and loved ones alike reach out to her across the space of her grief. Among them are the Widows of Concord, a group of women offering advice on everything from home maintenance to dating, and her beloved sons, Max and Alex. Most unexpected of all, there is another kind of one-in-a-billion match, not in the stars but here at home. Probing and invigoratingly honest, The Smallest Lights in the Universe is its own kind of light in the darkFallout: The hiroshima cover-up and the reporter who revealed it to the world
By Lesley M.M Blume. 2020
A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK OF 2020 New York Times bestselling author Lesley M.M. Blume reveals how one courageous…
American reporter uncovered one of the deadliest cover-ups of the 20th century—the true effects of the atom bomb—potentially saving millions of lives. Just days after the United States decimated Hiroshima and Nagasaki with nuclear bombs, the Japanese surrendered unconditionally. But even before the surrender, the US government and military had begun a secret propaganda and information suppression campaign to hide the devastating nature of these experimental weapons. The cover-up intensified as Occupation forces closed the atomic cities to Allied reporters, preventing leaks about the horrific long-term effects of radiation which would kill thousands during the months after the blast. For nearly a year the cover-up worked—until New Yorker journalist John Hersey got into Hiroshima and managed to report the truth to the world. As Hersey and his editors prepared his article for publication, they kept the story secret—even from most of their New Yorker colleagues. When the magazine published "Hiroshima" in August 1946, it became an instant global sensation, and inspired pervasive horror about the hellish new threat that America had unleashed. Since 1945, no nuclear weapons have ever been deployed in war partly because Hersey alerted the world to their true, devastating impact. This knowledge has remained among the greatest deterrents to using them since the end of World War II. Released on the 75th anniversary of the Hiroshima bombing, Fallout is an engrossing detective story, as well as an important piece of hidden history that shows how one heroic scoop saved—and can still save—the worldBrains on! presents...it's alive: From neurons and narwhals to the fungus among us
By Molly Bloom. 2020
The creators of the award-winning science podcast for kids, Brains On! , present a humorous, fact- and fun-filled look at…
life on Earth — from deep sea creatures and carnivorous plants to the human body and stinky bacteria. Perfect for STEM fans! Did you ever wonder why jellyfish sting? Or if trees communicate with each other? How about why you can't tickle yourself? Well hold on to your noggins, because you're about to find out! Join the creators of the award-winning science podcast Brains On! as they explore the uber-awesome and sometimes gross world of biology — aka the study of living things. Inside these pages, you'll meet animals with superpowers, plants that eat meat, brains that trick you, and tiny microbes that live, well . . . all over you. Packed with mind-boggling facts and laugh-out-loud jokes, this book promises a brain-bending, jaw-dropping, belly-laughing good time as readers watch the world around them come ALIVE! p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; line-height: 24.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica} span.Apple-tab-span {white-space:pre