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Ten green bottles: the true story of one family's journey from war-torn Austria to the ghettos of Shanghai
Par Vivian Jeanette Kaplan. 2002
DAISY audio (CD), DAISY audio (Téléchargement direct), DAISY audio (Zip)
Prix littéraires (romans), Canada (romans)Essais et documents primés, Biographies, Familles (biographies), Asie (voyage et géographie), Seconde Guerre mondiale
Audio avec voix humaine
For a brief period between 1938 and 1941, roughly 20,000 Jews found refuge from the Nazis in the one place…
not requiring visas, police certificates or proofs of financial independence: Shanghai. In 1939, the author's family made a month-long, 7,000-mile journey to Shanghai, struggling with heat, disease, poverty, and fear. With the war's end came the shock of learning what became of family and friends left behind in Europe. Descriptions of violence. 2002.A place within: rediscovering India
Par M. G Vassanji. 2008
Braille (abrégé), Braille électronique (abrégé), DAISY audio (CD), DAISY audio (Téléchargement direct), DAISY audio (Zip)
Canada (romans)Essais et documents primés, Ouvrages documentaires canadiens, Auteurs canadiens (documentaires), Voyages et géographie, Asie (voyage et géographie)
Audio avec voix humaine, Braille avec transcription humaine
Author M. G. Vassanji was born in Africa, where his Indian grandparents had settled, and his relationship to India had…
been complex and contradictory. Vassanji describes his many visits to India, encompassing bustling cities, quiet landscapes, fantastic stories and fascinating characters, in this his part travelogue and description, part history and meditation, and above all a quest for a lost homeland. Some descriptions of violence. Winner of the 2009 Governor General's Literary Award for non-fiction. Canada Reads 2012. 2008.Smile So Big
Par Sunshine Quem Tenasco. 2023
Imprimé-braille
Multiculturalisme (romans), Littérature générale (romans), Peuples autochtones au Canada (romans), Canada (romans)Voyages et géographie, Sociologie, Épanouissement personnel
Braille avec transcription humaine
A magical mirror helps a young girl understand her true beauty in this new picture book from the creators of…
Nibi’s Water Song.When Challa comes home in tears after being teased about her smile, her mom gives her a special gift. It’s a magic mirror — shiny, beaded and beautiful — passed on from her mom, and from her djo djo before her.Challa’s mom tells her that when anyone looks into the mirror, they will see their true self. There’s just one rule: Everyone has to say what they see in the reflection.At first the mirror seems to work for everyone but her. Challa keeps looking and looking. The more beauty she sees in herself, the happier she feels, and the longer she looks into the mirror, the more beauty she sees, until finally Challa sees so much beauty, she can't contain her smile!This special story, from award-winning activist Sunshine Quem Tenasco and artist Chief Lady Bird, introduces readers to concepts of self-acceptance, self-empowerment, and recognition of the unique beauty that comes from within.Exemplaires disponibles:
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