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Auteur:Bausum, Ann.Sommaire:Chronicles the long history of the fight for women's voting rights, beginning in 1848, with a focus on the years between 1913 and 1920 when the Nineteenth Amendment was passed, and includes profiles of notable women in the struggle.
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Auteur:Seuling, BarbaraSommaire:Depicts the ways various animals spend the cold months of winter, from bats sleeping in caverns to fish swimming deeper in lakes where the water is warmer.
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Auteur:Peterson, CrisSommaire:A view of life in the Black Hills Wild Horse Sanctuary, and its efforts to save the American mustang.
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Auteur:Manning, MickSommaire:Develop self-sufficiency skills and explore nature with the activities in this book. Topics covered include: tracking skills; wildlife spotting; foraging for wild food and cooking outdoors; how to light a fire safely (with adult...
- Auteur:Keller, Tae.Sommaire:
WINNER OF THE NEWBERY MEDAL • NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
WINNER OF THE ASIAN/PACIFIC AMERICAN AWARD FOR CHILDREN'S LITERATUREWould you make a deal with a magical tiger? This uplifting story brings Korean folklore to life...
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Auteur:Lewis, J. PatrickSommaire:Children's Poet Laureate J. Patrick Lewis crafts poetic portraits of civil rights luminaries in this important work. From Coretta Scott King and Gandhi to Nelson Mandela and Jackie Robinson, When Thunder Comes resounds with the voices...
- Auteur:Körner, Miriam, Johnson-Laxdal, BerniceSommaire:
The bear sleeping safely in her den, kohkom telling a story by the fire, the trees crackling with cold--we are all connected to the seasons and the cycle of nature. The calming rhythm of the words echoes the rhythm of the land in this...
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Auteur:K'naanSommaire:2Waving Flag3 has become an international anthem for world soccer and for young people around the world. K'Naan, a young Somali Canadian musician, inspired by words from his grandfather, movingly recounts his struggles as a refugee...
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Auteur:Andrews, JanSommaire:Follows the foolish, yet wise, Ti-Jean through three adventures as he outwits a greedy princess, a tiny scoundrel, and a very clever girl, in a collection of stories based on French-Canadian folk literature.
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Auteur:Macy, Sue.Sommaire:Discusses how the invention of the bicycle allowed women to take charge of personal transportation and set the stage for women's future battles for rights equal to men. Discusses how the bicycle has evolved throughout the ages and...
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Auteur:Lowinger, Kathy, Yellowhorn, EldonSommaire:What do people do when their civilization is invaded? Indigenous people have been faced with disease, war, broken promises, and forced assimilation. Despite crushing losses and insurmountable challenges, they formed new nations from the...
- Auteur:Sheff, NicSommaire:
In his bestselling memoir Tweak, Nic Sheff took readers on an emotionally gripping roller-coaster ride through his days as a crystal meth and heroin addict. Now in this powerful follow-up about his continued efforts to stay clean, Nic...
- Auteur:Nason, RielSommaire:
A beautiful celebration of small town life, friendship, and opening up to change! Hope's world is shaken when her parents announce that they're leaving their small New Brunswick town and moving to Toronto for her father's job. Hope's...
- Auteur:Ronald, JohnSommaire:
Ce conte pour enfant retrace le départ d'une fusée « L'explorateur 8 » en direction sur la Lune. Un petit garçon, Pierre, écoute la radio qui diffuse cet événement, puis rêve d'aller sur la Lune... Au cours de ce...
- Auteur:Carnes, JimSommaire:
Carnes illuminates the dark corners of our nation's past and traces our ongoing efforts to live up to the American ideals of equality and justice. Fourteen case studies bring readers a first-hand account of the history and psychology of...
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Auteur:Page, P. K.Sommaire:This story is based on a Brazilian legend about a songbird reputed to sing the most beautiful song in all the world.
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Auteur:Sheff, NicSommaire:Drug addict Nic Sheff always believed he could quit whenever he needed to, until a violent relapse one summer convinced him otherwise. Here is his raw, compelling story of the depths of addiction and the road to recovery.
- Auteur:Deary, TerrySommaire:
"The facts behind these stories are true. However, they have been dramatized to make them into gripping stories, and some of the characters are ficticious."
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Auteur:Houle, Michelle M.Sommaire:Discusses the 1911 fire that killed 146 New York garment factory workers, the conditions that led up to it, and some of the legislation that came about to prevent the occurrence of similar disasters.
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