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La fin des dinosaures: comment les grandes extinctions ont façonné le monde vivant
Par Eric Buffetaut. 2003
La disparition des dinosaures, il y a 65 millions d'années, peut-elle encore être considérée comme l'un des grands mystères de…
l'histoire du monde vivant ? Tout porte à croire aujourd'hui qu'ils ont été, de même que bien d'autres espèces, les victimes d'une catastrophe écologique mondiale provoquée par la collision avec la Terre, à la limite Crétacé-Tertiaire, d'une énorme météorite. La mise en évidence de cet impact et de ses conséquences sur la biosphère nous conduit à réfléchir sur le rôle des catastrophes, cosmiques ou autres, dans l'histoire de notre planète et de ses habitants. La question de l'extinction des espèces se pose en effet aux paléontologues depuis plus de deux siècles. Des révolutions du globe de Cuvier à la concurrence vitale de Darwin en passant par la dégénérescence et la sénilité raciale, les réponses qu'ils ont tenté d'y apporter n'ont pas manqué. Ce n'est que depuis une vingtaine d'années, grâce notamment aux recherches sur la fin des dinosaures, que le concept d'extinction en masse - qui suppose de grandes crises ayant décimé le monde vivant et infléchi son évolution - s'est imposé. Ainsi, l'histoire de la vie n'est pas un long fleuve tranquille. Son cours a été altéré brutalement, à plusieurs reprises, par des événements catastrophiques qui ont anéanti d'innombrables espèces. Mais le monde que nous connaissons n'a-t-il pas justement été modelé par ces catastrophes ?Comprendre le monde de l'enfant
Par Jean Epstein. 2016
Univers bien plus complexe qu'on ne croit, le monde de l'enfant est bien sûr fait de magie, d'insouciance, de naïveté...…
mais aussi de fragilité, de peurs, de doute et de culpabilité - sans parler d'une extrême réceptivité à ce qui se passe autour, dans la sphère des adultes. Sommes-nous assez vigilants, par exemple, aux propos tenus entre grandes personnes devant des enfants, y compris des bébés, aux oreilles écarquillées ? Certaines phrases qui se veulent anodines, voire amusantes ou rassurantes, peuvent parfois s'avérer angoissantes ou même terrorisantes pour les enfants qui les entendent au premier degré. Enfants et adultes relèvent de deux mondes qui interfèrent, à la fois proches et différents. Chacun apporte à l'autre ce qu'il est - pour un équilibre à trouver dans le respect. 2016.Dino-- why?: the dinosaur question and answer book
Par Sylvia Funston. 2008
Think you already know everything about dinosaurs? With cutting-edge discoveries and brand new ways of looking at ancient evidence, what…
we know about dinosaurs is always changing. This book is the result of over 11,000 real questions asked by curious kids all over North America, and lets you in on everything you always wanted to know - and lots of new things you'll hardly believe - about the amazing world of dinosaurs. Grades 3-6. 2008.Kickflip boys: a memoir of freedom, rebellion, and the chaos of fatherhood
Par Neal Thompson. 2018
What makes a good father, and what makes one a failure? Does less-is-more parenting inspire independence and strength, or does…
it encourage defiance and trouble? This book tells the story of a father's struggle to understand his willful skateboarder sons. 2018.In search of sleep: straight talk about babies, toddlers, and night waking
Par Bonny Reichert. 2001
In a society that equates a sleeping baby with a good baby, night waking has become one of the most…
emotionally charged parenting issues. The author, a mother of two, reviews popular sleep-training techniques and the science of sleep cycles, explores the myths that surround night waking, and offers tips for coping. 2001.I'll be the parent, you be the kid: the hot button topics in parenting
Par Paul Kropp. 1998
Children and grandchildren will relive memories of their parents and grandparents as they read stories of love, humour and wisdom.…
Each tale will inspire them to make the most of the time they still have together and encourage them to seek deeper experiences. Grandparents will learn the value of their contributions and realize what an honoured position they hold within their circle of loved ones. 2002.Dad alone: how to rebuild your life and remain an involved father after divorce
Par Phil Clavel. 2003
A guide to help men fulfill their role as fathers in the aftermath of a broken marriage. Helps dads deal…
with their feelings and situations, so that they may remain involved fathers following a divorce. 2003.Deep breaths: the new mom's handbook to your baby's first year
Par Michelle Pearson, Amanda Mulheron. 2018
Millennial moms: You've survived pregnancy, and now you have a newborn baby and you're entering your first year of newborn…
care. What's next? From what to expect as the pregnancy develops to the milestones within the first twelve months, Michelle knows that the journey will have highs, lows, and the occasional unexpected surprise on social media. 2018.Amateur hour: motherhood in essays and swear words
Par Kimberly Harrington. 2018
Welcome to essayist Kimberly Harrington's poetic, hysterically funny (and occasionally just hysterical) world of motherhood, womanhood, and humanhood, not necessarily…
in that order. Harrington captures the emotions around parenthood, highlighting this time in the middle--midlife, the middle years of childhood, how women are stuck in the middle of so much. It's a place of elation, exhaustion, and time whipping past at warp speed. Finally, it's a quiet space to consider the girl you were, the mother you are, and the older woman you will one day be. 2018.Being a dad is weird: lessons in fatherhood from my family to yours
Par Ben Falcone. 2017
Actor, writer, and director Ben Falcone shares a funny and intimate look at fatherhood, with stories about his own larger…
than life dad and how his experiences raising two daughters, with wife Melissa McCarthy, are colored by his childhood. 2017.How to behave so your preschooler will, too! (Recorded Books development)
Par Sal Severe. 2000
Acclaimed as the essential guide for parents of children between the ages of three and six, this work is based…
on Dr. Severe's philosophy that children's behaviour is often a reflection of their parents'. Each chapter teaches parents to adjust their own behaviour to better handle a host of critical issues such as fussing at bedtime, tantrums, sibling rivalry, toilet training, setting limits, and more. The focus is not on what is wrong, but on what parents can do right. 2000.Lenore Skenazy called down a firestorm of controversy when she wrote a newspaper column about letting her nine-year-old ride alone…
on the New York City subway. In this plainspoken take on modern parenting, Skenazy offers a commonsense approach to letting kids be kids. 2009.Graveyards of the dinosaurs: what it's like to discover prehistoric creatures (I Was There Ser.)
Par Shelley Tanaka, Philip J Currie, Mark Norell, Paul C Sereno. 1998
Describes paleontologists' discovery of dinosaur fossils at major sites in Mongolia, Canada, and Argentina. Presents information on the Oviraptor, Centrosaurus,…
and Herrerasaurus, among others. Discusses scientific evidence linking birds and carnivorous dinosaurs. Grades 4-7. 1998.Hold on to your kids: why parents matter
Par Gordon Neufeld, Gabor Maté. 2004
Canadian doctors Neufeld and Maté realized that their children had become secretive and unreachable, pining for friends and recoiling from…
adults. Day care, play dates, and after school activities groom children to transfer attachment from adults to peers, causing children to squelch their individuality, curiosity and intelligence. And these same children are bullying, shunning and murdering each other, as well as committing suicide, at increasing rates. Some strong language. 2004.This is a guide to adolescents, how to understand them, cope with them, and, to the extent that we can,…
direct their lives. The author argues that today's teenagers do act differently than their parents did at the same age (and, thus, their parents must come up with a new parenting approach); he describes the psychological rules that dictate teenage behaviour, including differences between boys and girls; and, best of all, he doesn't overlook the humour in the teenage years - in numerous dialogues, he captures the way teenagers and parents really interact. Topics such as divorce, school, suicide, drugs and drinking, sex, communication, trust and conflict are dealt with. 1991.Endangered: your child in a hostile world
Par Johann Christoph Arnold. 2000
A pastor presents anecdotes and stories encouraging parents to put children first and avoid contemporary social ills that create unhappy…
families. He stresses the spiritual aspects of parenting and offers suggestions for bringing up offspring who are loved. 2000.Feathered dinosaurs
Par Christopher Sloan. 2000
Discusses the theory that birds are modern evolutionary descendants of dinosaurs, comparing their skeletons and bone structure. Describes the 1996…
discovery in China of theropod fossils showing feathers. Explains the functions of various feathers and possible evolution of arms to wings. For grades 4-7. 2000.Don't make me stop this car!: adventures in fatherhood
Par Al Roker. 2000
The Today show weatherman humorously describes his experiences of being a father - both to his older daughter from adoption…
through adolescence and to the baby conceived with his new wife after fertility treatments. Roker also reminisces about his own bus-driver father. Bestseller. 2000.Dr. Spock on parenting: sensible advice from America's most trusted child-care expert
Par Benjamin Spock. 1988