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À corps perdu: du handicap à la reconquête de soi
Par Laurent Marzec. 2007
"1990. Une plage en Espagne. Laurent, 16 ans, exécute son plus beau plongeon pour épater une fille. Mais il a…
mal calculé son coup... Laurent est paralysé des quatre membres. Dans son malheur, il a de la "chance" : peu à peu, il retrouve l'usage de "morceaux" de lui. De tétraplégique, il devient tétraparésique. Le début d'un combat physique et surtout mental. D'hôpitaux en centres de rééducation, l'auteur nous conduit dans les dédales d'un esprit emprisonné par son corps, jusqu'à l'accomplissement d'un pari fou : la traversée des Pyrénées sur un tricycle à traction manuelle. En attendant, comment vivre avec cela ? Comment être soi autrement ? Avec pudeur mais sans tabous, Laurent Marzec pose les questions essentielles liées au handicap : la solitude, le regard de l'autre, l'amour, la sexualité... À contre-courant des témoignages sur le handicap, ce texte nous entraîne aux confins de la fiction jusqu'à se faire récit d'aventures. Et l'on se surprend à franchir chaque obstacle avec l'auteur, magnifique incarnation de la reconquête de soi". -- 4e de couvMozart, 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. 2006Examines Albert Einstein's discoveries in the quantum world, the theory of relativity, and nuclear physics. Discusses the way his theories…
revolutionized scientific thinking about the universe and led to modern inventions, from the atom bomb to cell phones. For grades 6-9 and older readers. 2007White 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. 2008Explores the science of human muscles, from their workings to their names. Covers topics such as movement, injuries, diseases, exercise,…
gene therapy, artificial muscles, and research challenges. Includes sections on Lance Armstrong and steroid use. Based on students' questions. For grades 6-9. 2008Les accompagnants naturels et bénévoles, de même que tous ceux qui oeuvrent auprès des malades en phase terminale, trouveront ici…
des réponses nuancées aux interrogations que soulève une approche sensible et humaine de la mort. Les auteurs sont deux spécialistes travaillant dans une unité de soins palliatifs. [SDMPluto: from planet to dwarf (A True Book (Relaunch))
Par Elaine Landau. 2008
Discusses astronomers' decision in August 2006 that Pluto is not a planet but belongs in a group called dwarf planets.…
Covers the discovery of Pluto and details its composition, orbit, and moon. Explains the change in Pluto's designation. For grades 2-4. 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. 2007Can't remember what I forgot: the good news from the front lines of memory research
Par Sue Halpern. 2008
Science writer Halpern recounts her three-year investigation into medical research on Alzheimer's disease and other memory disorders. Describes studies involving…
food, herbal supplements, and game playing. Reports her findings that age-related memory loss is normal and that regular physical exercise boosts memory recall. 2008When 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 unthinkable: who survives when disaster strikes and why
Par Amanda Ripley. 2008
Time magazine writer investigates the psychology of survival during disasters such as airline crashes, fires, hostage situations, and tsunamis. Reveals…
the traits that people demonstrate to help them escape. Includes interviews with subjects of the September 11, 2001, attacks; 2005's Hurricane Katrina; and the 2007 Virginia Tech shooting rampage. Some strong language. 2008Beyond Pluto: the final frontier in space (True Books)
Par Elaine Landau. 2008
Discusses astronomers' 1992 discovery of the Kuiper Belt and presents facts they have learned about this area of space near…
Pluto. Explains the role of unmanned space probes such as the Hubble Space Telescope and New Horizons in exploring the outer edge of our solar system. For grades 2-4. 2008The science of The hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy
Par Michael Hanlon. 2008
Using the cosmology and theoretical physics found in Douglas Adams's Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy books as starting points, the…
author discusses alien life, parallel universes, instant translation devices, sentient computers, genetic engineering, space tourism, time travel, and related concepts. 2005Biography of Marie Curie (1867-1934), a dedicated scientist who became the first woman to win two Nobel Prizes. Describes her…
childhood in Poland, university education in Paris, pioneering research on radioactivity, and use of X-rays to help wounded soldiers. Places her achievements in historical contexts. For grades 4-7. 2006The 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. 2008Chasing Hubble's shadows: the search for galaxies at the edge of time
Par Jeff Kanipe. 2007
Science journalist discusses astronomers' efforts to probe the outermost limits of the observable universe, particularly areas called "shadows"--distant, wispy galaxies…
formed at the beginning of time--that were found through the Hubble Space Telescope. Features firsthand accounts of astronomers' and astrophysicists' work and describes their understanding of the cosmos. 2006She 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. 2008Short problems based on chemical, earth, life, physical, space, and general science. In "A Fishy Solution" Dennis proposes placing a…
clear plastic sheet over his outdoor pond to keep out fish-eating raccoons. His friend's warning gives a biological reason that this wouldn't work. 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. 2007