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The great philosophers: an introduction to western philosophy
Par Bryan Magee. 1987
Dis, papa, pourquoi tu m'aimes? ((Les petits philozenfants))
Par Delphine Durand, Oscar Brenifier. 2008
"Comme tous les enfants, Phil se pose souvent des questions. Avec son doudou Zof, il essaie de trouver des réponses…
auprès de tous ceux qui croisent son chemin. Un conte-randonnée pour aborder les premières grandes questions des tout-petits!" -- 4e de couv.Dis, maman, pourquoi j'existe? ((Les petits philozenfants))
Par Delphine Durand, Oscar Brenifier. 2008
"Comme tous les enfants, Phil se pose souvent des questions. Avec son doudou Zof, il essaie de trouver des réponses…
auprès de tous ceux qui croisent son chemin. Un conte-randonnée pour aborder les premières grandes questions des tout-petits!" -- 4e de couv.The diary of a young girl: the definitive edition
Par Anne Frank, Mirjam Pressler, Susan Massotty, Otto Frank. 1997
This notebook kept by a German-born Jewish girl includes material that was omitted from the first edition in 1947. Begun…
on her thirteenth birthday, the diary is a personal, sometimes humourous, account of years spent with her family in a Dutch attic hiding from the Nazis. After Anne heard a radio appeal about the importance of such papers, she expanded the scope of her entries. High school and older. Uniform title: Achterhuis.A young person's guide to philosophy: "I think, therefore I am"
Par Jeremy Weate. 1998
A beginner's guide to immortality: from alchemy to avatars
Par Maria Birmingham, Josh Holinaty. 2015
Chronicles humanity's attempts to cheat death through elixirs or other magical substances. Highlights key individuals who were believed to be…
immortal and the mysteries surrounding their actual age, including fourteenth-century French scholar Nicolas Flamel, who is said to have created the mythical philosopher's stone. For grades 3-6. 2015Nibbling on Einstein's brain: the good, the bad & the bogus in science
Par Diane Swanson, Warren Clark. 2001
Discusses how to evaluate scientific research--separating the good from the bad--and how to analyze the reliability of media claims. Presents…
tools and strategies for critical thinking using fun facts along with many examples. Explains why eating a piece of Einstein's brain will not make you smarter. For grades 5-8. 2001Confucius: the golden rule (Confucius Ser.)
Par Russell Freedman, Frederic Clement. 2002
A biography of the Chinese philosopher who lived and taught more than twenty-five hundred years ago. Emphasizes Confucius's love of…
learning and the wisdom of his words. For grades 4-7. 2002What do you stand for?: a kid's guide to building character
Par Barbara A Lewis, Barbara A. Lewis. 1998
Advice on developing character traits such as a positive attitude, imagination, courage, citizenship, endurance, and empathy. Includes teen profiles, self…
inventories, and character dilemmas to ponder. Provides suggested reading and activities and list of websites. For junior and senior high readersMinik: An Arctic Explorer, a Museum, and the Betrayal of the Inuit People
Par Kenn Harper, Kevin Spacey. 2000
A true story from the great age of Arctic exploration of an Inuit boy's struggle for dignity against Robert Peary…
and the American Museum of Natural History in turn-of-the-century New York City.Sailing aboard a ship called Hope in 1897, celebrated Arctic explorer Robert Peary entered New York Harbor with peculiar "cargo": Six Polar Inuit intended to serve as live "specimens" at the American Museum of Natural History. Four died within a year. One managed to gain passage back to Greenland. Only the sixth, a boy of six or seven with a precociously solemn smile, remained. His name was Minik.Although Harper's unflinching narrative provides a much needed corrective to history's understanding of Peary, who was known among the Polar Inuit as "the great tormenter", it is primarily a story about a boy, Minik Wallace, known to the American public as "The New York Eskimo." Orphaned when his father died of pneumonia, Minik never surrendered the hope of going "home," never stopped fighting for the dignity of his father's memory, and never gave up his belief that people would come to his aid if only he could get them to understand.A Drop Around the World
Par Barbara Shaw Mckinney, Michael S. Maydak. 1998
Presents the water cycle through the journey of a raindrop around the world, in sky, on land, underground, and in…
the sea, in its liquid, solid, and vapor forms, as it supports life everywhere.Gandhi: Selected Writings
Par Mohandas Gandhi, Alastair Duncan. 2004
India's political and spiritual leader, Mahatma ("Great Soul") Gandhi led his country's struggle for independence from Britain through a campaign…
based on nonviolence and civil disobedience. Gandhi's doctrine of nonviolent action profoundly influenced civil rights leaders around the world, including Martin Luther King, Jr., and Nelson Mandela. This anthology of the Mahatma's writings offers a revealing look at his life and philosophy.Editor Ronald Duncan provides a lengthy introduction in which he recounts his personal association with Gandhi. "In making this selection," he notes, "I have tried to bear three things in mind: firstly, my intention to present material of permanent interest as opposed to comments on day-to-day political matters; also to show the development and to give the essence of Mahatma Gandhi's philosophy of Satyagraha [defense of and by the truth], and its basis in the religious teachings of the Gita; and thirdly, I have tried to emphasize those ideas which, though they may not seem immediately applicable to Western life, should be of considerable relevance to contemporary thought."In addition to substantial extracts from Gandhi's writings, this collection features his speeches — including some made during his trials — and extracts from his diary. The book concludes with a selection of Gandhi's correspondence with Lord Linlithgow, then Viceroy of India, and their reflections on the country's future.Random Kindness and Senseless Acts of Beauty
Par Desmond Tutu, Mayumi Oda, Anne Herbert, Margaret Paloma Pavel. 2014
With beautifully crafted words and exuberant watercolor illustrations, Random Kindness and Senseless Acts of Beauty offers a poetic and empowering…
message for world peace. Recognizing "we are right on the edge of destroying ourselves," this modern allegory inspires taking joyful steps to end violence. It expands upon the idea that "we are all in the circle together," and presents a timeless parable for readers of all ages. The Haiku-like text delivers a call to "make a new earth grow beneath our feet." In the playful style of 12th century Japanese picture scrolls, Mayumi Oda's art depicts humans as animals who lose their way when their leaders become confused and drawn to violence. It is up to each individual? the frog who plants a thriving garden, the cat who supports an elderly neighbor as they walk? to create a better world through simple acts of kindness. The message of this book is the sweet realization that each person can become an agent of goodness and beauty. This twentieth-anniversary, full-color edition, with a new foreword by venerable peacemaker Desmond Tutu, is dedicated to world peace and recovery in the face of world climate crises. All royalties will be donated to community resiliency across boundaries and antinuclear advocacy.Random Kindness and Senseless Acts of Beauty
Par Desmond Tutu, Mayumi Oda, Anne Herbert, Margaret Paloma Pavel. 2014
With beautifully crafted words and exuberant watercolor illustrations, Random Kindness and Senseless Acts of Beauty offers a poetic and empowering…
message for world peace. Recognizing "we are right on the edge of destroying ourselves," this modern allegory inspires taking joyful steps to end violence. It expands upon the idea that "we are all in the circle together," and presents a timeless parable for readers of all ages. The Haiku-like text delivers a call to "make a new earth grow beneath our feet." In the playful style of 12th century Japanese picture scrolls, Mayumi Oda's art depicts humans as animals who lose their way when their leaders become confused and drawn to violence. It is up to each individual? the frog who plants a thriving garden, the cat who supports an elderly neighbor as they walk? to create a better world through simple acts of kindness. The message of this book is the sweet realization that each person can become an agent of goodness and beauty. This twentieth-anniversary, full-color edition, with a new foreword by venerable peacemaker Desmond Tutu, is dedicated to world peace and recovery in the face of world climate crises. All royalties will be donated to community resiliency across boundaries and antinuclear advocacy.Random Kindness and Senseless Acts of Beauty
Par Desmond Tutu, Mayumi Oda, Anne Herbert, Margaret Paloma Pavel. 2014
With beautifully crafted words and exuberant watercolor illustrations, Random Kindness and Senseless Acts of Beauty offers a poetic and empowering…
message for world peace. Recognizing "we are right on the edge of destroying ourselves," this modern allegory inspires taking joyful steps to end violence. It expands upon the idea that "we are all in the circle together," and presents a timeless parable for readers of all ages. The Haiku-like text delivers a call to "make a new earth grow beneath our feet." In the playful style of 12th century Japanese picture scrolls, Mayumi Oda's art depicts humans as animals who lose their way when their leaders become confused and drawn to violence. It is up to each individual? the frog who plants a thriving garden, the cat who supports an elderly neighbor as they walk? to create a better world through simple acts of kindness. The message of this book is the sweet realization that each person can become an agent of goodness and beauty. This twentieth-anniversary, full-color edition, with a new foreword by venerable peacemaker Desmond Tutu, is dedicated to world peace and recovery in the face of world climate crises. All royalties will be donated to community resiliency across boundaries and antinuclear advocacy.How Heavy?: Wacky Ways To Compare Weight (Wacky Comparisons)
Par Terry Flaherty, Bill Bolton, Mark Weakland, Advocate-Art Staff. 2014
How Tall?: Wacky Ways To Compare Height (Wacky Comparisons)
Par Terry Flaherty, Mark Weakland, Advocate-Art Staff, Igor Sinkovec. 2014
How many chipmunks equals the height of a redwood tree? Discover this comparison and more in this wacky, laugh-out-loud introduction…
to height. Quirky illustrations and lyrical text help kids explore measureable attributes of a variety of things in a uniquely engaging way. A perfect read-aloud for young science lovers and budding mathematicians.Think for Yourself: The Ultimate Guide to Critical Thinking in an Age of Information Overload
Par Andrea Debbink. 2020
Middle school is a time of change, when things begin to look different and assumptions start to be questioned, and…
today more than ever it’s tough to know what to believe. This unique and timely book won&’t tell you what to think—that’s up to you!—but it will show you how to think more deeply about your own life and current events. Covering a wide range of subjects affecting the world today, including human and animal rights, social media, cyber bullying, the refugee crisis, and more, THINK FOR YOURSELF will help you to learn how to ask questions, analyze evidence, and use logic to draw conclusions, so you can solve problems and make smart decisions. Each chapter of the book covers one key step in the critical thinking process, and includes a real-world example to help convey the importance and relevance of every step: Ask Questions: If you want to be a critical thinker, it helps to be curious. It’s normal to wonder about the world around us. Some questions are big, and some are small. Sometimes questions can spark debate and argument. All critical thinking starts with at least one question. Gather Evidence: First, find information—from making observations to interviewing experts to researching a topic online or in books. Then make connections and draw conclusions. Evaluating Evidence: Smart thinkers evaluate the importance, accuracy and relevancy of the information they gather. Getting Curious: Consider other points of view, examine your own point of view, understand the power of emotion, and practice empathy. Draw Conclusions: The final step in the critical thinking process, this is based on reason and evidence. Revisit your original question, review the evidence and what you’ve learned, and consider your values. And remember: critical thinking doesn’t stop when you’ve reached a decision. Learn how to discuss and debate other points of view. Then keep growing. Sometimes you might change your mind—that’s OK, too! Featuring profiles of real-life inspiring young critical thinkers from around the world, checklists, quizzes, and activities, THINK FOR YOURSELF is a clever and fun illustrated guide that teaches middle schoolers that even young people can make a difference in the world just by thinking smart and understanding. INCLUDES:Your Turn: activities to help connect ideas to readers’ lives Quizzes Profiles of inspiring young critical thinkers A Reading List for Young Thinkers Teacher's guides Plus a table of contents, index, and glossary for easy searchingA Hopeful Heart: Louisa May Alcott Before Little Women
Par Deborah Noyes. 2020
How did Little Women-- the beloved literary classic and inspiration for Greta Gerwig's acclaimed feature film adaptation--come to be? This…
stunning biography explores the unique family and unusual circumstances of literary icon Louisa May Alcott. Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy. How did these cherished characters come to be? Louisa May Alcott, the author of one of the most famous "girl" books of all time, was anything but a well-mannered young lady. A tomboy as well as a ravenous reader, Louisa took comfort in fictional characters that were as passionate and willful as she was--and whose wild imaginations were a match for her own. She was often found roaming the woods near her home in Concord, Massachusetts, or exploring the natural world in the company of the great Transcendentalist thinkers Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry David Thoreau. Here is a beautiful portrait of Louisa May Alcott, a woman influenced by her father, a penniless philosopher, her mother, with whom she shared a great connection, and, of course, her three sisters. Featuring unique indigo illustrations, Deborah Noyes unveils how Louisa's natural spirit, loving family, and unconventional circumstances inspired the timeless masterpiece that is Little Women.