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Stormy seas: stories of young boat refugees
By Mary Beth Leatherdale. 2017
The plight of refugees risking their lives at sea has, unfortunately, made the headlines all too often in the past…
few years. This book presents five true stories, from 1939 to today, about young people who lived through the harrowing experience of setting sail in search of asylum: Ruth and her family board the St. Louis to escape Nazism; Phu sets out alone from war-torn Vietnam; José tries to reach the United States from Cuba; Najeeba flees Afghanistan and the Taliban; and after losing his family, Mohamed abandons his village on the Ivory Coast in search of a new life. Grades 4-7. Winner of the 2018 Silver Birch Non-Fiction Honour Book Award. 2017.Ready set grow!: [quick and easy gardening projects]
By Dorling Kindersley Publishing Staff. 2010
Teaches young gardeners how to grow plants from seed, how to propagate plants, when to harvest seeds, how long different…
plants take to grow, what to do about pests, and much more. Features more than 30 simple gardening projects specially designed to be completed during summer vacation. Grades 2-4 and older readers. 2010.Pride: celebrating diversity & community
By Robin Stevenson. 2016
For lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people around the world, Pride is both protest and celebration. It's about embracing diversity.…
It's about fighting for freedom and equality. It's about history, and it's about the future. It's about all of us. Grades 4-7. 2016.How kids make friends: secrets for making lots of friends, no matter how shy you are
By Lonnie Michelle. 2007
Are you shy? Maybe you just moved to a new school? This book has the tips and strategies to help…
you make lots of friends, no matter how shy you are. It's all a matter of the choices you make and the responsibility you take for the task. Grades 3-6. 2007.Can your smartphone change the world? (PopActivism)
By Erinne Paisley. 2017
"Can Your Smartphone Change the World?" is a twenty-first-century guide for anyone who has access to a smartphone. This how-to…
manual looks at specific ways you can create social change through the tap of a screen. Filled with examples of successful hashtag campaigns, viral videos and new socially conscious apps, the book provides practical advice for using your smartphone as a tool for social justice. For junior and senior high readers. 2017.Quand je suis heureux ((Les sentiments))
By Tracey Moroney. 2008
"Ce splendide livre cartonné et magnifiquement illustré montre aux enfants de 3 à 5 ans qu'il est normal d'être heureux…
et de l'exprimer. L'ouvrage contient également une section à l'intention des parents, écrite par un psychologue pour enfants, qui apporte de précieux conseils afin de les aider à faire face à ces émotions". -- 4e de couv. Titre uniforme: When I'm feeling happy.Quand je me sens aimé ((Les sentiments))
By Tracey Moroney. 2008
"Ce splendide livre cartonné et magnifiquement illustré montre aux enfants de 3 à 5 ans qu'il est normal de ressentir…
de l'amour et de l'exprimer. L'ouvrage contient également une section à l'intention des parents, écrite par un psychologue pour enfants, qui apporte de précieux conseils afin de les aider à faire face à ces émotions". -- 4e de couv. Titre uniforme: When I'm feeling loved.Quand je suis jaloux ((Les sentiments))
By Tracey Moroney. 2008
"Ce splendide livre cartonné et magnifiquement illustré montre aux enfants de 3 à 5 ans qu'il est normal de ressentir…
de la jalousie et de l'exprimer. L'ouvrage contient également une section à l'intention des parents, écrite par un psychologue pour enfants, qui apporte de précieux conseils afin de les aider à faire face à ces émotions". -- 4e de couv. Titre uniforme: When I'm feeling jealous.Quand j'ai peur
By Tracey Moroney. 2008
"Ce splendide livre cartonné et magnifiquement illustré montre aux enfants de 3 à 5 ans qu'il est normal de ressentir…
de la peur et de l'exprimer. L'ouvrage contient également une section à l'intention des parents, écrite par un psychologue pour enfants, qui apporte de précieux conseils afin de les aider à faire face à ses émotions". -- 4e de couv. Titre uniforme: When I'm feeling scared.Quand je suis triste ((Les sentiments))
By Tracey Moroney. 2008
"Ce splendide livre cartonné et magnifiquement illustré montre aux enfants de 3 à 5 ans qu'il est normal de ressentir…
de la tristesse et de l'exprimer. L'ouvrage contient également une section à l'intention des parents, écrite par un psychologue pour enfants, qui apporte de précieux conseils afin de les aider à faire face à ces émotions". -- 4e de couv. Titre uniforme: When I'm feeling sad.Quand je me sens seul ((Les sentiments))
By Tracey Moroney. 2008
"Ce splendide livre cartonné et magnifiquement illustré montre aux enfants de 3 à 5 ans qu'il est normal de ressentir…
de la solitude et de l'exprimer. L'ouvrage contient également une section à l'intention des parents, écrite par un psychologue pour enfants, qui apporte de précieux conseils afin de les aider à faire face à ces émotions". -- 4e de couv. Titre uniforme: When I'm feeling lonely.Quand je suis en colère
By Tracey Moroney. 2008
" Ce splendide livre cartonné et magnifiquement illustré montre aux enfants de 3 à 5 ans qu'il est normal de…
ressentir de la colère et de l'exprimer. L'ouvrage contient également une section à l'intention des parents, écrite par un psychologue pour enfants, qui apporte de précieux conseils afin de les aider à faire face à ces émotions. -- 4e de couv." Titre uniforme: When I'm feeling angry.Vaincre le désordre: dans sa tête et dans sa maison
By Sophie Legault. 2013
Avons-nous un problème de rangement, ou souffrons-nous d'un mal plus profond qui fait que les objets prennent toute la place…
dans nos maisons ? Avec Vaincre le désordre, dans sa tête et dans sa maison, l'organisatrice professionnelle Sophie Legault propose aux lecteurs aux prises avec le désordre de leur maison d'amorcer une réflexion sur leurs habitudes de consommation et sur leur rapport aux objets qui les entourent. L'auteure offre ensuite un véritable programme de mise en ordre pour se sortir de la désorganisation et ne pas y retomber. Elle présente les astuces qu'elle a élaborées au fil des ans pour désencombrer les placards, déblayer le sous-sol, dégager les chambres et libérer la cuisine. Un livre pour tous ceux qui sentent le besoin de vaincre le désordre en eux et chez eux ! 2013.Stick to your vision: how to get past the hurdles & haters to get where you want to be
By Maestro Fresh-Wes, Tamara Hendricks-Williams. 2010
Wes "Maestro" Williams has had to overcome many challenges in his life - some come from within, whether it's a…
fear of failure or low self-esteem, and some come from your circumstances. Wes shows you how to define your vision, how to achieve it, and what to do once you're there. He offers useful tips and advice, as well as inspirational stories and quotes, and exercises that will keep you moving towards your own vision. For junior and senior high readers. Some descriptions of violence and some strong language. 2011, c2010.Women's health: a quick and easy guide (For your information)
By Unknown. 1997
Women have special health needs. This guide shows women how to adopt healthy habits, eat right, manage stress, and be…
sexually healthy from menstruation to menopause and beyond. Find out how to build on your own strength to stay healthy. 1997.Une vie en plus: la longévité, pour quoi faire?
By Joël De Rosnay. 2005
City of omens: search for the missing women of the borderlands
By Dan Werb. 2019
Despite its reputation as a carnival of vice, Tijuana was, until recently, no more or less violent than neighboring San…
Diego, its sister city across the border wall. But then something changed. Over the past ten years, Mexico's third-largest city became one of the world's most dangerous. Tijuana's murder rate skyrocketed and produced a staggering number of female victims. Hundreds of women are now found dead in the city each year, or bound and mutilated along the highway that lines the Baja coast. When Dan Werb began to study these murders in 2013, rather than viewing them in isolation, he discovered that they could only be understood as one symptom among many. Environmental toxins, drug overdoses, HIV transmission: all were killing women at overwhelming rates. As an epidemiologist, trained to track epidemics by mining data, Werb sensed the presence of a deeper contagion targeting Tijuana's women. Not a virus, but some awful wrong buried in the city's social order, cutting down its most vulnerable inhabitants from multiple directions. Werb's search for the ultimate causes of Tijuana's femicide casts new light on immigration, human trafficking, addiction, and the true cost of American empire-building. It leads Werb all the way from factory slums to drug dens to the corridors of police corruption, as he follows a thread that ultimately leads to a surprising turn back over the border, looking northward. 2019After life: ways we think about death
By Merrie-Ellen Wilcox. 2019
Moving between science and culture, Wilcox takes a straightforward look at the fascinating, diverse ways in which we understand death,…
both today and throughout our history. Each chapter includes a brief telling of a death legend, myth or history from a dWhat If Soldiers Fought with Pillows?: True Stories of Imagination and Courage
By Heather Camlot. 2020
What if the impossible were actually possible? What if we turned our dreams into action? What if our imagination could…
help solve real-world crises, like war, famine, and human rights violations? Through a series of seemingly whimsical questions, this middle-grade nonfiction book introduces readers to people and organizations that are subverting violence, war, and totalitarian power. What if soldiers refused to carry weapons? What if fighter pilots dropped seeds instead of bombs? What if music could be a creative force for democracy? None of these ideas are impossible—in fact, they are all true historical examples of ideas that have been put into action. Accessible, engaging text introduces a different question and example on each spread. Evocative conceptual illustrations provide a light-hearted reminder of the power of imagination. This timely book encourages readers to think critically and dare to ask big questions, which might just change the world.Stories of the Saints: Bold and Inspiring Tales of Adventure, Grace, and Courage
By Carey Wallace. 2020
Performing Miracles. Facing Wild Lions. Confronting Demons. Transforming the World. From Augustine to Mother Teresa, officially canonized as St. Teresa…
of Calcutta, discover seventy of the best-known and best-loved saints and read their riveting stories. Meet Joan of Arc, whose transcendent faith compelled her to lead an army when the king’s courage failed. Francis of Assisi, whose gentleness tamed a man-eating wolf. Valentine, a bishop in the time of ancient Rome, who spoke so often of Christ’s love that his saint’s day, February 12, has been associated with courtly love since the Middle Ages. St. Thomas Aquinas, the great teacher. Peter Claver, who cared for hundreds of thousands of people on slave ships after their voyage as captives. And Bernadette, whose vision of Mary instructed her to dig the spring that became the healing waters of Lourdes. Each saint is illustrated in a dramatic and stylized full-color portrait, and included in every entry are the saint’s dates, location, emblems, feast days, and patronage. Taken together, these stories create a rich, inspiring, and entertaining history of faith and courage. For kids age 10 and up. A perfect gift for Confirmation.