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The diary of Ma Yan: the struggles and hopes of a Chinese schoolgirl
Par Lisa Appignanesi, Ma Yan, Pierre Haski. 2005
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.Rethinking normal: a memoir in transition
Par Ariel Schrag, Katie Rain Hill. 2014
Katie never felt comfortable in her own skin. She realized very young that a serious mistake had been made; she…
was a girl who had been born in the body of a boy. Suffocating under her peers’ bullying and the mounting pressure to be “normal,” Katie tried to take her life at the age of eight years old. After several other failed attempts, she finally understood that “Katie” - the girl trapped within her - was determined to live. She reflects on her pain-filled childhood and the events leading up to the life-changing decision to undergo gender reassignment as a teenager. She reveals the unique challenges she faced while unlearning how to be a boy and shares what it was like to navigate the dating world and experience heartbreak. For senior high readers and older. 2014.Animals at the EDGE: saving the world's rarest creatures
Par Jonathan Baillie, Marilyn Baillie. 2008
Explains scientists' work to study and protect unusual threatened species around the world - from the Yangtze River dolphin and…
Papua's long-beaked echidna to the bumblebee bat in Thailand, pygmy hippopotamus in Liberia, and aye-aye of Madagascar. Discusses the EDGE (Evolutionarily Distinct and Globally Endangered) uncommon-species conservation program. Grades 3-6. c2008.Bobbie Rosenfeld: the Olympian who could do everything
Par Anne Dublin. 2004
Fanny "Bobbie" Rosenfeld was born in the Ukraine in 1903 or 1904, and immigrated with her Jewish family to Canada…
in 1905. She became a star player in ice hockey, basketball, and softball and excelled in tennis and track and field, leading the Canadian women's relay team to an Olympic gold medal and winning a silver one in the 100-meter event in 1928. By greeting obstacles with courage, hard work, and humour, and always putting the team ahead of herself, Bobbie set an example as a true athletic hero. Includes a time line, source notes, and a bibliography. Grades 3-6. 2004.Don't sweat the small stuff for teens: simple ways to keep your cool in stressful times
Par Richard Carlson. 2000
This companion to "Don't sweat the small stuff" and others in the series for adults, advises teens on controlling stress…
in their lives. Includes one hundred tips on coping with such things as breakups, bad hair days, and peer pressure. For junior and senior high readers. Bestseller. 2000.As long as there are whales
Par Evelyne Daigle, Geneviève Wright. 2004
An exploration of the world of the whales that live in the St. Lawrence River, including their physical characteristics, methods…
of communication, and food sources. Among the behaviours described are mating, hunting, and stranding, and information about the decimation of whale populations in the last 100 years and the current threats to their survival is also provided. Some descriptions of violence. Grades 5-8. 2004. Uniform title: Tant qu'il y aura des baleines--Crossing the line: young women and the law (Youth project)
Par Carol Drinkwater. 2000
Young women talk about what led them to cross the line, and how they both coped with, and learned from,…
their experiences. The collection also includes young women who have had friends or family in jail, and what it has meant for them. 2000.Balto and the great race (Stepping Stone Bks.)
Par Elizabeth Cody Kimmel. 1999
The world at her fingertips: the story of Helen Keller (Other or No Series)
Par Joan Dash. 2001
A biography of the woman who overcame her disabilities to be an inspirational public figure. Discusses the cause of Helen…
Keller's blindness and deafness, her determination to lead a useful life, and the importance of her teacher, Annie Sullivan, throughout Helen's life. Grades 5-8. 2001.Animal heroes
Par Karleen Bradford. 1990
Karleen Bradford describes the heroic deeds of thirteen animals -- two cats, ten dogs, and a rabbit. She also provides…
information about guide dogs, police tracking dogs, the Akita breed of dogs, and racing sled dogs. Grades 3-6.Restless genius: the story of Virginia Woolf (World writers)
Par Virginia Brackett. 2004
Covers the people and events of writer Virginia Woolf's childhood and adult life, and her relationships with her father, sister,…
husband, and, to a lesser extent, other relatives and members of the Bloomsbury group. Focuses on her mental health and on her work, which took fiction in a new direction at a time when women writers were uncommon. Includes a time line, a bibliography, and source notes. For junior high readers. 2004.Tubman: Harriet Tubman and the underground railroad : her life in the United States and Canada
Par Rosemary Sadlier. 1997
A biography of Harriet Tubman, who helped slaves escape to freedom. It tells her story and describes what life was…
like in St. Catharines during the eight years she lived in Canada. The author also illustrates the importance of family history by tracing Harriet's descendants to the present day. Grades 5-8. 1997.Venus & Serena Williams (Champion sport biographies)
Par Ken Sparling. 2000
Serena and Venus Williams have become a major force in woman's tennis. Their great success has inspired many young girls…
to take up the sport. This is a fascinating and inspiring story of how the Williams family has shaken up the world of professional tennis. For senior high readers. 2000.Planet zoo: one hundred animals we can't afford to lose
Par Simon Barnes. 2000
This is a challenging, and at times highly emotive, account of 100 animals threatened by extinction and in need of…
human help as we enter the new millennium. Each chapter presents the knock-on effect of the animal's likely disappearance and how the future of the planet depends on its creatures. Grades 3-6.Women in science: 50 fearless pioneers who changed the world (Women in Science)
Par Rachel Ignotofsky. 2016
A collection of artworks inspired by the lives and achievements of fifty famous women in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics,…
from the ancient world to the present, profiles each notable individual. Grades 4-7. 2016.Bees (A Denver Museum of Nature & Science book)
Par Deborah Hodge. 2004
Introduces how bees live and work together, the life cycle of a bee as it grows from an egg to…
an adult, and how bees "talk" to one another. Grades 2-4. 2004.Ants (A Denver Museum of Nature & Science book)
Par Deborah Hodge. 2004
Introduces how a colony of ants works together, the life cycle of an ant as it develops from an egg…
to an adult, and how ants find food. Includes instructions to build an ant nest out of modeling clay. Grades 2-4. 2004.Bats (The Kids Can Press wildlife series)
Par Adrienne Mason. 2003
A look at the two main kinds of bats - megabats and microbats. You'll find out where bats live, what…
they eat, how they move and how they use their sense. Grades 2-4. 2003.Animal groups: how animals live together (Animal Behavior Ser.)
Par Etta Kaner, Pat Stephens. 2004
A look at different kinds of animals and how each has its own way of working together. Bees do a…
dance to tell other bees where to find food, while a flamingo may take care of many flamingo chicks that aren't even hers to help them survive. Grades 3-6. 2004.