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Advice for girls on everyday challenges, such as friendship and family, boyfriends and crushes, popularity and conflicts, self-esteem and body…
issues (menstruation, bras, braces), and "tough stuff" like moving and grief. Based on questions frequently handled by Girls' Life magazine. For junior and senior high readers. 2000.
Ma Yan is a teenager from Ningxia, China, a drought-stricken rural area. Education can be the difference between a life…
of crushing poverty and a better future, but money is scarce. Ma Yan's diary chronicles her struggle to escape hardship and bring prosperity to her family, through her persistent, sometimes desperate, attempts to continue her schooling. Grades 4-7 and older readers. 2002, 2004. Uniform title: Journal de Ma Yan.
A coast-to-coast tour of Canada, examining the history and geography of Canada's 10 provinces and three territories, filled with little-known…
facts and fascinating stories. Includes highlights of great historical moments, information about government and industries, and portraits of memorable men and women. There are also recipes for delicacies like Caribou Chilli, lists of the people who have gone over Niagara Falls, and things that people have seen in Lake Okanagan. For grades 4-7. c2002.
During the 1930s, the stories told by the elders of the Rama Ojibway Band were compiled and translated into English.…
These 16 stories tell of Nanabush, one of the most powerful, and most mischievous, spirits of the Ojibway world. Grades 4-7 and older readers. 1979.
Looks closely at our most common fears, including natural disasters, predators, spiders, disease, needles, dentists, crashes, darkness, speaking in public,…
heights, ghosts and monsters, to show us how much of that fear is perhaps unnecessary. The result is a fun mix of true-life stories with the psychology of fear, the statistical probabilities of things happening, and a lot of reassurance. Grades 4-7. 2011.
Hunter March, best known as the face of AwesomenessTV, brings his signature interview skills to "TBH: A True Story Collab".…
Today's most popular creators join him to share never-before-told stories about family, friendship, love, heartbreak, and more. With thousands of videos and millions of views, it might seem like they've got all the answers. But no one knows it all, so they've collabed about what they got right - and more often what they got wrong - to get a little closer to figuring it all out. Because TBH, growing up is tough and sometimes you need a little help from your friends. For junior and senior high readers. 2017.
Four problem children were put in Torey Hayden's class because no one else knew what to do with them. Together,…
with the help of a remarkable teacher who cared too much to ever give up, they became almost a family, able to give each other the love and understanding they had found nowhere else. 1999.
Discusses the social and psychological aspects of dating and breaking up, as well as the elements of a healthy romantic…
relationship. Offers advice on surviving emotionally and obtaining help from others. For junior and senior high readers. 2000.
Trouver le mot juste, celui qui fait mouche, gouter l'art de la nuance à travers la sympathique tribu des faux…
synonymes de la langue française. 120 couples de mots voisins, mis en scène avec humour et malice, pour apprendre à exprimer justement ses sentiments, ses impressions, ses opinions et s'abandonner au délicieux plaisir de choisir ses mots. Années 5-8. 2004.
Think Canada has no stories of intrigue and adventure? How about buried treasures, ice mummies, bootleggers and shipwrecks? Includes the…
unsolved mysteries of the ongoing hunt in Nova Scotia for the legendary treasure of Captain Kidd and his crew, the discovery of the mummified Franklin Expedition in Nunavut by modern-day scientists, and an exploration of the Great Lakes Triangle phenomenon. Grades 4-7. 2012.
The author describes how the human body works and how to take care of it. Discusses how good health combined…
with the results of medical and cosmetic research can help maintain the natural beauty of teeth, hair, and skin. Junior and Senior High. c1995.
Written by an expert in international terrorism, the book introduces readers to major Middle East-based terrorist groups, their goals, and…
their activities. It begins with an historical overview chronicling violent clashes between fundamentalist Islam and the West, from before the Crusades to the creation of Israel to today. The authors discusses how fear and misunderstanding have helped to incite fundamentalist groups committed to expelling Western-type governments from the Islamic world. Senior High. 2004.
Follows the growing popularity of the motorcycle as it evolved from a motorized bicycle in the 1880s to the powerful…
Harley-Davidson of the twenty-first century. Discusses the vehicle’s use for transportation, war, and pleasure. Profiles the people who ride and their culture. Grades 5-8. 2008.
A collection of questions and answers about strange superstitions and unusual customs, as well as everyday things that no one…
can remember a reason for doing. Questions ranging from "Can you go deaf from listening to a rock concert?" to "Why can't you tickle yourself?" are answered in a fun, informative way. Winner of the 1999 Silver Birch Award. Followed by "You asked for it!". Grades 4-7. 1998.
Looks at how and where clothes are made, how the people who make the clothes are treated and how the…
companies who sell the clothes affect the health of our planet. Armed with information, you can follow the book's guide to spending your fashion dollars in a responsible and eco-friendly way. Your outfits have more power than you might realize! For junior and senior high readers. 2018.
This compact version of Barron's larger GED test preparation manual is designed for test takers who need only moderate preparation…
before taking the GED High School Equivalency Exam. It presents one up-to-date full-length practice GED exam with all questions answered and explained. It also offers subject reviews and practice questions with answers in all test topics, which include Language Arts-Writing, Language Arts-Reading, Social Studies, Science, and Mathematics. For senior high and older readers. 2011.
Un recueil des principales capsules linguistiques que Guy Bertrand diffuse sur les ondes de Radio-Canada depuis plusieurs années. Vous cherchez…
la différence entre peindre et peinturer, concert et récital, pilule et comprimé? L'expression "ça regarde mal" est-elle française ou est-elle un anglicisme? Vous vous questionnez sur la prononciation de certains mots comme REER ou alcool? Ce recueil regroupe une sélection de 400 capsules linguistiques conçues comme des aide-mémoire et rédigées sans une ombre de prétention, par le conseiller linguistique Guy Bertrand. Pour les lecteurs d'école secondaire et plus. 1999.
Looks at the place of alcoholic drinks in cultures around the world and seeks to examine the many social and…
moral issues surrounding it. Includes questions such as "What is alcohol and what happens to your body when you drink it?" and "Why do so many people abuse alcohol, and what are the effects?"
This volume of the "Threatened Cultures" series describes the wealth of Romanichal culture and tradition, and explains why their way…
of life is under constant threat, as fewer and fewer places allow caravans to stop. For junior high readers. 1997.