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Shannen and the dream for a school (A kids' power book #4)
Par Janet Wilson. 2011
The true story of Shannen Koostachin and the people of Attawapiskat First Nation, a Cree community in Northern Ontario, who…
have been fighting for a new school since 1979 when a fuel spill contaminated their original school building. Shannen's fight took her all the way to Parliament Hill and was taken up by children around the world. Shannen’s dream continues today with the work of the Shannen's Dream organization and those everywhere who are fighting for the rights of Aboriginal children. Grades 3-6. 2011.Pandemic survival: it's why you're alive
Par Jane Drake, Ann Love, Samantha Swenson, Sue Tate. 2013
History is full of gruesome pandemics, and surviving those pandemics has shaped our society and way of life. Every person…
today is alive because of an ancestor who survived -- and surviving our current and future pandemics, like SARS, AIDS, and bird flu will determine our future. This book presents in-depth information about past and current illnesses; the evolution of medicine and its pioneers; cures and treatments; strange rituals and superstitions; and what we're doing to prevent future pandemics. Grades 4-7. 2013.Meet a veterinarian: Candace Grier-Lowe (Career path choices.)
Par Kim Ziervogel. 2009
Candace Grier-Lowe was a poor student in high school, but she loved animals and drew on that love to pursue…
a career working with them. She upgraded her skills in order to apply for university and succeeded after much effort. Today she is at the Western College of Veterinary Medicine as a veterinary dentistry resident. Contains a veterinary medicine FAQ page. For junior and senior high readers. 2009.Meet a journalist: Waubgeshig Rice (Career path choices.)
Par Kim Ziervogel. 2009
After doing well in high school English, Waub Rice applied to study in Germany for a year and was accepted.…
He found this opened up a world of possibilities and he went to university at Ryerson to study journalism. Now this role model works in Winnipeg for the CBC doing stories about Aboriginal peoples. Contains a journalist career FAQ page. For junior and senior high readers. 2009.Le traitement naturel des céphalées et des migraines (Collection Santé naturelle.)
Par Mario Chaput. 2005
Go show the world: a celebration of Indigenous heroes /
Par Wab Kinew. 2018
What Kids Did: Stories of Kindness and Invention In the Time of COVID-19
Par Erin Silver. 2020
In the spring of 2020, the Covid-19 virus changed the world and made daily life much more challenging. We had…
to stay apart, away from work, school, and our normal routines. But, all around the world, kids came up with creative and thoughtful ways to help others. From making 3-D printed medical equipment to food bank fundraising to a neighbourhood joke stand, to creating a semi-automatic hand-washing machine, kids made a difference in their communities. Let's celebrate and take inspiration from their stories.La loi de la jungle: l'agressivité chez les plantes, les animaux, les humains
Par Jean-Marie Pelt. 2003
"Compétition pour la lumière dans la forêt où les arbres les plus chétifs meurent étouffés par les plus forts ;…
conquête massive de territoires par de redoutables envahisseurs ; déploiement d'armes chimiques sophistiquées : les plantes ont mille manières de se faire la guerre. Mais nul ne dirige ces entreprises belliqueuses, car les plantes sont un monde sans chef. Les animaux s'affrontent pour la nourriture, le territoire, le partenaire sexuel, la protection des petits. Mais, à travers l'évolution, la nature a inventé d'habiles stratagèmes visant à réguler leur agressivité ; on les voit se mettre en place et se perfectionner chez les poissons, les oiseaux et même les loups. Ils échouent malheureusement chez les rats... et chez les humains. En effet, nous sommes loin de nos cousins les Bonobos, ces grands singes qui, fidèles au slogan de mai 1968, font l'amour mais pas la guerre. Les humains ont tenté de tout temps de maîtriser leur agressivité qui menace si dramatiquement notre espèce, mobilisant à cette fin les philosophies, les religions, la psychologie, la sociologie. Force est de constater qu'ils n'y sont point parvenus. Y parviendront-ils et comment ? Peut-être en s'inspirant des modèles que nous offre la nature... " -- 4e de couv