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L'encyclopédie de la fantasy: [dans le monde des créatures imaginaires]
Par Judy Allen, Nelly Zeitlin, Florence Bas. 2010
Réédition. En neuf chapitres (Le petit peuple - Esprits et génies de la nature - Animaux étranges - Bêtes fabuleuses…
- Les créatures mythologiques - Magie et sortilèges - Les métamorphoses - Les morts-vivants - Fantômes et apparitions), cette encyclopédie répertorie les créatures fantaisistes nées de l'imagination des hommes de l'Antiquité à nos jours, issues non seulement de la littérature d'"heroïc fantasy", mais du folklore et de la mythologie des cinq continents. Années 4-7. 2010. Titre uniforme: Fantasy encyclopedia.Le Dico de l'info: 300 mots-clés pour comprendre l'actualité
Par Matthieu Aron. 1997
Germany (Countries of the world)
Par Richard Lord. 1999
Introduces the geography, history, government, and culture of reunified Germany. Includes the country's past and present relationships with the United…
States. For grades 5-8 and older readers. 1999. (Countries of the world)Glaucoma: a patient's guide to the disease, fourth edition
Par Graham E Trope. 2011
Life on Surtsey: Iceland's upstart island (Scientists in the Field)
Par Loree Griffin Burns. 2017
Scientists explore Iceland's island Surtsey, which formed after a volcano erupted under the sea on November 14, 1963. Discusses the…
arrival and survival of insects and plant life on the island, and records the changes that have taken place over the years. For grades 4-7. 2017Scholastic book of world records 2020
Par Scholastic, Cynthia O'Brien. 2019
Collection of amazing world records in the areas of popular culture, sports, science, nature, and technology, and includes a section…
for the United States. For grades 3-6 and older readers. 2019To look a Nazi in the eye: a teen's account of a war criminal trial
Par Kathy Kacer, Jordana Lebowitz. 2017
Recounts the events that led Jordana Lebowitz, a young Canadian college student, to travel to Germany to attend the war…
criminal trial of Oskar Groening in 2015. Lebowitz was accompanied by three Holocaust survivors who planned to testify. For senior high and older readers. 2017The faithful spy: Dietrich Bonhoeffer and the plot to kill Hitler
Par John Hendrix. 2018
Recounts the life of Dietrich Bonhoeffer, a pastor who started a church in Germany that opposed Adolf Hitler's Nazi Party.…
Describes Bonhoeffer's alliance with conspirators who sought to kill Hitler, his imprisonment, and his execution just weeks before Germany's surrender. For grades 6-9 and older readers. 2018Spies: the secret showdown between America and Russia
Par Marc Favreau. 2019
An account of the Cold War spies and their carefully orchestrated deceptions as they fought in the shadows to help…
avert global nuclear war. Includes a Cold War glossary and a glossary of key espionage techniques. For senior high and older readers. 2019The man who knew everything: the strange life of Athanasius Kircher
Par Roxanna Bikadoroff, Marilee Peters. 2017
Short biography of Athanasius Kircher, a 17th-century Jesuit scientist and polymath. Kircher was one of the first scientists to formulate…
theories based on observation, and even lowered himself into Mount Vesuvius to study how volcanoes worked. For grades 4-7. 2017The boy on the wooden box: how the impossible became possible ... on Schindler's list
Par Leon Leyson, Marilyn J. Harran, Elisabeth B. Leyson. 2013
Memoir of Leon Leyson (born Leib Lejzon), who was only ten years old when the Nazis invaded Poland. Recounts the…
day his Jewish family was forced to relocate to the Kraków ghetto, their perseverance in the Plaszów concentration camp, and the relationship they formed with Oskar Schindler. For grades 5-8. 2013Florence Nightingale: the courageous life of the legendary nurse
Par Catherine Reef. 2017
Portrait of Florence Nightingale (1820-1910), the founder of modern nursing, and who is best known for her work during the…
Crimean War. At the Barrack Hospital she led a team of nurses and rectified horrifying conditions, sparking worldwide healthcare reform. For junior and senior high and older readers. 2016Radioactive!: how Irène Curie & Lise Meitner revolutionized science and changed the world
Par Winifred Conkling. 2016
Recounts the discovery of artificial radiation by Irène and Frédéric Joliot-Curie in 1934. Their groundbreaking advancement in physics led physicist…
Lise Meitner to unlock the secrets of fission. For junior and senior high and older readers. 2016An illustrated treasury of Scottish mythical creatures
Par Theresa Breslin, Kate Leiper. 2015
Eat your greens, reds, yellows, and purples: Children's Cookbook
Par Dk, Dk. 2016
Guide for kids to make tasty, healthy vegetarian dishes, including a red pepper hummus, fruity raisin granola, sunshine rice, and…
more. Separates the recipes by the color of the fruits and vegetables, and discusses how to prepare the ingredients. For grades 3-6. 2016Cause & effect: the French Revolution (Cause and effect in history)
Par Robert Green. 2015
Examines the French Revolution and discusses the events leading up to it; the impact of major uprisings, participants, and actions;…
and its lasting effect on France and around the world. For junior and senior high and older readers. 2016Titanic: young survivors (Ten true tales)
Par Allan Zullo. 2016
The stories of ten real-life survivors of the Titanic disaster in 1912. Includes an account from seventeen-year-old Jack Thayer, who…
managed to survive after he leaped into the icy waters. For grades 3-6. 2012The boys who challenged Hitler: Knud Pedersen and the Churchill Club
Par Phillip Hoose. 2015
Recounts the actions of young resistance fighters in Denmark after the Nazi occupation during WWII. Led by fourteen-year-old Knud Pedersen,…
the group named the Churchill Club committed acts of sabotage that led to their imprisonment and sparked a national resistance movement. Some violence. For junior and senior high and older readers. 2015Courage & defiance: stories of spies, saboteurs, and survivors in World War II Denmark
Par Deborah Hopkinson. 2015
Recounts the events following the Nazi occupation of Denmark on April 9, 1940, which led to the Danish resistance and…
the rescue of more than seven thousand Jews during WWII. Some violence. For junior and senior high and older readers. 2015Randolph Caldecott: the man who could not stop drawing
Par Leonard S. Marcus, Randolph Caldecott. 2013
Biography of notable artist Randolph Caldecott (1846-1886), considered by many to be the father of the modern picture book and…
the namesake for the literary award medal for illustrators. Marcus discusses his popularity and unique animated art style. For grades 6-9 and older readers. 2013