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Mozart, génial et-- volage! (Collection Le petit Edgar)
Par Edgar Fruitier. 2010
« Sans prétention, mais avec la tendresse et « l’admiration inquiète » d’un véritable mélomane épris de son sujet, Edgar…
Fruitier nous raconte à sa façon la vie trépidante de ce génie précoce, indiscipliné et indisciplinable. » -- 4e de couvNovelist explores the relationships among five writers of the transcendentalist movement who clustered around the home of wealthy Ralph Waldo…
Emerson in Concord, Massachusetts, during 1840-1868. Highlights their intertwined families and the love affairs that contributed to the creation of their literary masterpieces. 2006Our bodies, ourselves: pregnancy and birth
Par Judy Norsigian, Boston Women's Health Book Collective. 2009
Information about all stages of pregnancy, childbirth, and the postpartum period. Discusses choosing medical care, planning the birth, and attending…
to the pregnant woman's physical and emotional care. Describes special concerns during pregnancy and childbirth and covers the tests that may be involved. Also addresses infant feeding options. 2008White House Q & A
Par Denise Rinaldo. 2008
Facts about the history and functions of the presidential residence in Washington, D.C. Questions cover the famous rooms, the Rose…
Garden, first ladies' home decoration, family living and pets, holiday celebrations, and more. Includes a timeline for each president's stay in the White House. For grades 3-6. 2008Life disrupted: getting real about chronic illness in your twenties and thirties
Par Laurie Edwards. 2008
The author, a twenty-seven-year-old health journalist with several chronic illnesses, shares her own experiences and those of other young adults…
who have conditions that are treatable but not curable. Discusses dealing with the medical establishment, the work world, and personal relationships. Offers guidance on managing one's health care. 2008The social security and medicare handbook: what you need to know explained simply
Par V. R Leonard. 2008
Guide to Social Security and Medicare programs and various government benefits. Describes eligibility requirements and the application process for retirement,…
disability, dependent, survivor, and other compensation. Discusses Medicare co-pays, premiums, and prescription coverage. Offers tips on dealing with caseworkers and responding to the denial of a claim. Includes resources. 2008Untold glory: African Americans in pursuit of freedom, opportunity, and achievement
Par Alan B Govenar. 2007
Interviews with twenty-seven African Americans who have excelled in the arts, politics, and business. First-person accounts describe overcoming discrimination and…
other obstacles to achieve personal goals. Includes businesswoman Josephine Cooke, who suffers from sickle-cell anemia, and mathematician Mary DeConge-Watson, a former nun. 2007When the wolves returned: restoring nature's balance in Yellowstone
Par Dorothy Hinshaw Patent. 2008
Describes the change in the balance of nature in Yellowstone National Park after the disappearance of wolves, including an increase…
in the elk and coyote populations. Gives the reasons that wolves were brought back and explains the resulting benefits to the park. For grades 2-4. 2008The man who made lists: love, death, madness, and the creation of Roget's Thesaurus
Par Joshua C Kendall. 2008
Biography of Englishman Peter Mark Roget (1779-1869), physician, mathematician, inventor, writer, and chess expert. Discusses Roget's family, marriage, and social…
life. Describes Roget's invention of the log-log slide rule, near-capture by Napoleon's army, progressive medical practices, and love of list-making that culminated in his publishing a book of synonyms. 2008The great warming: climate change and the rise and fall of civilizations
Par Brian M Fagan. 2008
Anthropologist follows up The Little Ice Age (BR 13935) with an examination of the Medieval Warm Period (A.D. 800-1300). Describes…
changes in temperature and rainfall that brought bountiful harvests, population growth, and cultural advancement to western Europe while Central America and Southeast Asia experienced drought, famine, and decline. 2008She touched the world: Laura Bridgman, deaf-blind pioneer
Par Sally Hobart Alexander. 2008
Biography of Laura Bridgman (1829-1889), the first deaf-blind child to receive a formal education--decades before Helen Keller. Discusses the causes…
of Laura's deaf-blindness at age two; her sponsorship at Perkins Institution; and her success at learning manual sign language. For grades 4-7. 2008Good germs, bad germs: health and survival in a bacterial world
Par Jessica Snyder Sachs. 2007
Discusses people's use of sanitation and antibiotics in their war against pestilence and explains the resulting evolution of drug-resistant superbugs.…
Warns of the importance of maintaining the body's natural microflora defense and explores ways that scientists can help do that. 2007Nickie's nook: sharing the journey
Par Nickie Coby. 2007
Selected writings from the online journal of blind college student and aspiring social worker Coby, who has Complex Regional Pain…
Syndrome. Discusses her guide dog Julio, her Christianity, and the differences between blindness and chronic illness. For senior high and older readers. 2007Trick or treatment: the undeniable facts about alternative medicine
Par Simon Singh, Edzard Ernst. 2008
A science journalist and a professor of complementary medicine examine the history of acupuncture, homeopathy, chiropractic, herbal medicine, and other…
alternative treatments. They describe the principles of evidence-based medicine, including clinical trials, the placebo effect, and ethical considerations. 2008Dans l'enfer du Darfour: témoignage ((Essais).)
Par Daoud Hari. 2008
"Daoud Hari grandit dans une tribu de bergers, au coeur du Darfour. Lorsque son village est attaqué et détruit par…
des mercenaires à la solde du pouvoir soudanais, il s'enfuit. Des membres de sa famille sont assassinés au cours de tueries de masse qui font des centaines de milliers de victimes et jettent 2,5 millions de personnes sur les routes. Après avoir rejoint un camp de réfugiés au Tchad, il met ses talents d'interprète au service de journalistes étrangers et d'associations humanitaires. Dès lors, en les guidant sur place, parmi des tragédies indescriptibles, il consacre toute son énergie à favoriser une prise de conscience internationale de la dévastation en cours dans sa région natale. Mais Daoud Hari refuse de réciter une simple litanie de malheurs ; il prend le temps de raconter, avec des détails saisissants, l'histoire du Darfour, du Soudan, et la manière dont leurs habitants vivaient naguère ensemble, par-delà les différences raciales et religieuses. Le récit se déploie avec un rythme et une finesse qui reflètent la personnalité chaleureuse de l'auteur. [...]" -- 4e de couvLe garçon de la lune: l'amour d'un père pour son fils handicapé
Par Ian Brown. 2011
" Walker est né avec une maladie génétique extrêmement rare qui touche une centaine denfants dans le monde : le…
syndrome cardio-facio cutané. Quel sens donner à une existence faite de chaos et de souffrance ? Quel est le prix de cette vie pour ceux qui lentourent ? Cest la question que se pose le journaliste canadien Ian Brown lorsquil cherche à comprendre son étonnant petit garçon. Avec franchise et tendresse, il nous raconte lhistoire de son fils, son quotidien et celui de sa famille. Un portrait à la fois drôle et poignant qui, telle la réponse dun père face au malheur, affirme la valeur de toute existence, quelle quelle soit. Dans la lignée de Où on va, papa ? de Jean-Louis Fournier et de Lenfant cheval de Rupert Isaacson ; ce témoignage profondément généreux émeut et bouleverse autant quil illumine et apaise. " -- 4e de couvDu regard à l'émotion (Essais (Le Pommier (Firme)))
Par C Marendaz. 2009
« [...] Quel lien y a-t-il entre le regard, le cerveau et les émotions ? Pourquoi ce lien peut-il être…
brisé dans certaines pathologies ? Pourquoi cette patiente oublie-t-elle de regarder le regard d'autrui ? Est-ce pour la même raison que dans l'autisme ? Comment expliquer qu'un aveugle puisse quand même deviner les expressions des visages ? Et comment expliquer que les personnes souffrant de troubles bipolaires voient la vie en rose - ou en noir - au sens propre, et non figuré ? [...] » -- 4e de couvWho was first?: discovering the Americas
Par Russell Freedman. 2007
Contends that Columbus was among the last of foreign explorers to reach the Americas and was preceded by Chinese explorers,…
Vikings, and Irish monks. Examines archaeological and DNA evidence on the origins of Native Americans that challenges the Bering Strait land bridge theory. For grades 6-9 and older readers. 2007Heart in the right place
Par Carolyn Jourdan. 2007
When her seventy-two-year-old mother had a heart attack, U.S. Senate counsel Jourdan took leave to man the receptionist's desk in…
her father's rural Tennessee doctor's office. She describes those days that turned into a year, and the lessons in humanity she learned during that time. Some strong language. 2007The wonder years: helping your baby and young child successfully negotiate the major developmental milestones
Par Tanya Remer Altmann, American Academy Of Pediatrics. 2006
Month-by-month guide to the physical, mental, emotional, and social development of children from newborn to age five. Provides instructions, activities,…
games, and tips for parents to help children master such skills as grasping, walking, communicating, and toilet training. Includes information on possible concerns and when to consult a pediatrician. 2006