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By Johanne Ménard. 2010
Connais-tu Marco Polo, le plus intrépide voyageur du Moyen Âge? Ce fils de marchand de Venise parti au bout du…
monde à l'âge de 17 ans? Celui dont les aventures extraordinaires ont inspiré de grands explorateurs comme Christophe Colomb? Années 1-3. 2010.By Sean Callery. 2008
Sous la forme d'une trentaine de réponses à autant de questions, cet album invite à comprendre les enjeux climatiques auxquels…
la planète est confrontée. Années 1-3. 2008. Titre uniforme: I wonder why there's a hole in the sky?By Jill Dunn. 2011
By Joanna Cole. 1984
By Claude Cossette, Mélanie Walsh. 2010
Ce magnifique album interactif propose dix gestes verts que les enfants peuvent facilement poser à chaque jour. Une façon simple,…
efficace et amusante d'encourager les jeunes à apprendre comment devenir des adultes avisés et respectueux de l'environnement. -- 4e de couv. Titre uniforme: My green day.By Alain Chiche. 2008
"C'est ma Nature ! La planète où j'habite est aussi à moi ! Je fais attention à ne pas l'abîmer…
: c'est ce que j'ai de plus précieux, de plus beau ! La Nature, c'est notre trésor à tous. La Nature, c'est la vie". -- 4e de couv.By Núria Jiménez, Empar Jiménez, Rosa Maria Curto, Annick Lalucq, Christine Barozzi. 2010
By Núria Jiménez, Empar Jiménez, Rosa Maria Curto, Annick Lalucq, Christine Barozzi. 2010
By Núria Jiménez, Empar Jiménez, Rosa Maria Curto, Annick Lalucq, Christine Barozzi. 2010
By Donna Janell Bowman. 2018
As a young lawyer, Abraham Lincoln was known for his sense of humor. But in 1842, he did something so…
rascally--so downright mean--he was challenged to a duel. Lincoln needed his wit and a healthy dose of humility to save his life and his career. He didn't know it at the time, but the future of this great country was at stake. Ultimately, what he referred to as the meanest thing he had ever done, taught Lincoln to be a better man.By Kate Messner, Matthew Forsythe. 2018
Looks at the life of the coral restoration pioneer Ken Nedimyer, from his early fascination with the ocean to his…
ongoing efforts to save and rebuild the world's coral reefs. Grades K-3. 2018.By Robie H Harris, Nadine Bernard Westscott. 2012
Gus and Nellie have some exciting news: there’s going to be a baby in their family! Join them through the…
seasons as they watch their mother’s pregnancy with fascination and curiosity while awaiting the birth of their new baby sibling. Combining accessible, humorous, and accurate illustrations; conversations between the two siblings; and a factual text, here is the ideal book to help young children understand that the way a growing baby develops inside a woman’s body, and how a baby is born. Grades K-3 and older readers. 2012.By Karen Patkau. 2012
Swamps are often seen as a dangerous and useless. They are often drained to create farmland or to reduce diseases.…
But such measures can be disastrous. Explores wetlands and their importance in the food chain and in preserving our soil and clean water. Grades K-3. 2012. (Ecosystem series)By Elin Kelsey, Soyeon Kim. 2012
Every tiny atom in our bodies came from a star that exploded long before we were born, and we are…
all connected to the natural world - we learn to speak the way baby birds learn to sing, and we shed more hair in the fall, like autumn leaves. Aims to reintroduce children to their innate relationship with the world around them. Grades K-3. 2012.By Deborah Hodge, Brian Harris. 2011
You can grow food in a city anywhere - on windowsills, balconies, yards, boulevards and even rooftops. Follow the food…
from planting and tending to harvesting and eating. Learn about community gardens and community kitchens and about the friendships and sense of caring that grow as people tend their city gardens. K-3. c2011.By Dori Hillestad Butler, Carol Thompson. 2005
Elizabeth's mom is having a baby, and the whole family is involved. Elizabeth learns all about the baby's development, and…
she traces his growth, month by month. She learns how the baby got inside Mom, too. Finally the big day comes - Mom and Dad head off to the hospital, and soon there's a brand-new little person in the family! Grades 2-4 and older readers. 2005.By Celia Godkin. 1997
When a gardener sprays his garden with a bug killer, he finds that some bugs die or escape the garden,…
but others thrive. He realizes that the bad bugs thrive and are killing his garden, so he puts more good bugs, especially the ladybugs, back into his garden. Grades K-3. 1997.By Angèle Delaunois. 2020
Il n'y a pas d'âge pour prendre soin de la planète. Chaque geste du quotidien compte, même quand on a…
4 ans! On apporte ses sacs à l'épicerie, on mange des fruits et des légumes de saison, on évite de gaspiller l'eau potable et on éteint la lumière quand on quitte une pièce. Un album bienveillant et coloré qui interpelle les tout-petits et les grands sur l'importance de changer nos habitudes pour soigner notre Terre. Les illustrations de Philippe Beha sont une ode à l'imaginaire et à la fantaisie, et apportent un brin de folie à un sujet un peu plus sérieux. Un livre incontournable pour contrer l'angoisse climatique et l'éco-anxiété chez les jeunes.By Jill Biden. 2020
"(Jill) Biden's anecdotal portrait of her spouse's early years spotlights his competitiveness and risk-taking...his role as a peacemaker, devoted brother,…
and defender of bullied peers...and reveals how...high school, when he became a star athlete and class president, paved the way for leadership roles in college and beyond." — Publishers Weekly "Young readers are likely to find inspiration and aspiration in young Joey as a relatable, athletic, and tenacious kid who grew into a civic leader." — School Library Journal Joey is the first ever picture book about the young life of Joe Biden, the 47th Vice President of the United States, and includes never before told family stories about the presidential candidate and former vice president's childhood—written by Jill Biden, his spouse. Joe Biden grew up in Scranton, Pennsylvania, the oldest of four children. His parents always encouraged him and his siblings to be independent and strong. The family moved to Wilmington, Delaware, where at twenty-nine, Biden was elected one the youngest United States Senators ever elected. This is his storyBy Jonah Winter, A. G. Ford. 2013
An illustrated tribute to the 35th president's White House years, published to coincide with the fiftieth anniversary of his assassination,…
offers insight into JFK's cultural significance to everyday Americans. For grades K-3. 2013