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The essential conversation: what parents and teachers can learn from each other
Par Sara Lawrence-Lightfoot. 2003
Harvard professor of education examines the dynamics of parent-teacher conferences from the standpoint of both parties, whose relationships are often…
adversarial and competitive rather than collaborative and empathetic. Suggests ways to make these meetings more productive, especially when broader cultural priorities and values are involved, and to improve home-school connections. 2003The wrong man: the final verdict on the Dr. Sam Sheppard murder case
Par James Neff. 2001
Investigative reporter assembles extensive evidence exonerating Cleveland physician Sam Sheppard of murdering his pregnant wife, Marilyn, on July 4, 1954.…
Describes botched police and forensic investigations, Sheppard's retrials and eventual acquittal in 1966, and his son's anti-death-penalty activism. Identifies probable actual killer and reconstructs possible murder scenario. Some violence and some strong language. 2001Library: an unquiet history
Par Matthew Battles. 2003
Survey by Harvard rare-book specialist of historical events leading to both destruction and proliferation of libraries. Battles laments the burning…
of Alexandria's library in ancient times, then explores preservation of literary culture by monks through medieval ages. Later observations cover Dewey's classification legacy, twentieth-century book bonfires by the Nazis and others, and digital-age challenges. 2003In my grandmother's house: award-winning authors tell stories about their grandmothers
Par Bonnie Christensen. 2003
Twelve authors describe their fascination with their grandmothers. In "Rhizomes" Minfong Ho wonders how hers coped with leaving China for…
an arranged marriage in Singapore. In "Grandma and Her Needle" Beverly Cleary reminisces about her hat-making grandmother. For junior and senior high readers. 2003Comme si j'avais des ailes (Musiques & Cie)
Par Chet Baker. 2001
Les mémoires de ce musicien de jazz, trompettiste et chanteur. Cet opuscule rend compte de ses mots, de ses opinions…
et de moments précis de sa vie. Préface de son épouse, Carol Baker"L'enlèvement et le sauvage assassinat du journaliste Daniel Pearl, pendant l'hiver 2002 au Pakistan, ont soulevé une vague d'indignation à…
travers le monde. Son épouse, Mariane, qui l'accompagnait et qui a participé aux premières semaines de l'enquête, livre ici son témoignage sur cette tragique affaire. Digne d'un roman d'espionnage, voici le récit d'un engrenage invraisemblable. [...] Aujourd'hui encore, l'affaire Daniel Pearl n'est pas terminée : pourtant, elle a déjà habité, bouleversé et parfois ruiné la vie de nombreux acteurs de ce drame international". -- 4e de couvLewis and Clark: a prairie dog for the president
Par Shirley-Raye Redmond. 2003
In 1803, President Thomas Jefferson sends explorers Lewis and Clark across the country to map the land and bring back…
plants and animals. The men capture a prairie dog and send it to Washington for everyone to see. Beginning Reader. For grades 2-4. 2003Dog days and dandelions: a lively guide to the animal meanings behind everyday words
Par Martha Barnette. 2003
Author presents a dictionary of words and phrases with roots in the animal kingdom. Barnette traces the etymology of the…
obvious ("catnap" and "dog-eared") and the obscure (the pig in "porcelain") from ancient times to the twentieth-century with the intent of providing entertaining information to illuminate history, science, culture, and language. 2003Getting your book published for dummies
Par Sarah Parsons Zackheim, Adrian Zackheim. 2000
Describes the publishing industry and emphasizes what budding authors need to know in order to have a book produced. Includes…
advice on dealing with negotiations, proposals, advances, options, rights, marketing, agents, and self-publishing on the Web. Foreword by Nelson DeMille. 2000Christmas crafts from around the world
Par Judy Ann Sadler. 2003
A how-to book on holiday handicrafts from fourteen countries that children can make. Includes an advent calendar from Germany, cranberry…
and popcorn garlands from the United States, a piñata from Mexico, and a nativity scene from Italy. For grades 3-6 and older readers. 2003Israelis and palestinians: why do they fight? can they stop?
Par Bernard Wasserstein. 2003
History professor offers reasons for the conflict in Israel other than ethnic and religious differences. Posits that neither Jews nor…
Arabs "are animated by crazed psychopathy" but rather fight over definable interests. Suggests that multifaceted analysis of demographic, socioeconomic, environmental, and territorial dimensions of the struggle may facilitate a peaceful resolution. 2003Inspector Hopper (I Can Read Bks.)
Par Doug Cushman. 2000
Facing the lion: growing up Maasai on the African savanna
Par Joseph Lekuton. 2003
Virginia teacher recounts his childhood as a nomadic tribe member in northern Kenya. Describes running from lions, tending cattle, being…
circumcised at thirteen to become a "warrior," attending boarding school, searching for his wandering village during vacations, and leaving home to study in the United States. For junior and senior high readers. 2003Christmas around the world: v. 2
Par Emily Kelley. 1986
This companion to Christmas around the World (RC 31285, BR 8233) describes holiday celebrations in eight countries--Mexico, Ethiopia, China, Germany,…
Lebanon, Sweden, Australia, and Russia--that mostly were not included in the earlier volume. Also contains jokes, tongue twisters, and a recipe. Beginning chapter book. For grades 2-4. 2004Ben Franklin's almanac: being a true account of the good gentleman's life
Par Candace Fleming. 2003
Biography of Benjamin Franklin, who lived from 1706 to 1790, emphasizing his many accomplishments as a writer, printer, statesman, and…
inventor. Includes amusing stories and anecdotes, excerpts from his autobiography and other papers, family letters, and newspaper articles that reveal the breadth of Franklin's interests. For grades 5-8 and older readers. 2003Close to shore: the terrifying shark attacks of 1916
Par Mike Capuzzo. 2003
Documents the first known shark attacks on humans in the United States. Recounts how several bathers in New Jersey were…
devoured by a great white shark in July 1916, spreading terror to the shore's vacation retreats. Also describes efforts to find and kill the predator. For grades 6-9 and older readers. 2003Onboard the space shuttle (Out of This World)
Par Ray Spangenburg, Kit Moser. 2002
Examines what life is like for crews working on U.S. space shuttles and on the Russian space station Mir. Describes…
the space program's development and early problems, major scientific accomplishments, the 1986 Challenger explosion, landmark missions, and the 2000 international space station launch. For grades 5-8 and older readers. 2002Pour une histoire amérindienne de l'Amérique
Par Georges E Sioui. 2010
" Pour la première fois, un Amérindien esquisse les règles qui devraient s'appliquer à l'étude de l'histoire des autochtones. L'auteur…
démontre que ces lignes directrices doivent correspondre à l'image que les autochtones ont d'eux-mêmes et à leur éthique sociale, et qu'elles devraient présider aux relations entre les autochtones et ceux qui ont immigré plus récemment en Amérique. Sioui a donc écrit un ouvrage qui non seulement traite de métahistoire, mais qui constitue aussi une réflexion morale. Il est fier d'être Huron et Amérindien et il est pleinement conscient des injustices que son peuple - huron et amérindien - a subies et continue d'endurer à cause des Euro-Américains. Pourtant, il reste convaincu que la grandeur amérindienne n'est pas qu'un vestige du passé : l'avenir permettra aux autochtones de jouer un rôle très important en fournissant à l'Amérique du Nord et au reste du monde un modèle de société viable. "Dr. Seuss's ABC (Beginner books, B-30)
Par Seuss. 1963
" Pieds nus sur la terre sacrée rassemble des textes appartenant au patrimoine oral ou écrit des Indiens d'Amérique du…
Nord. Cette sélection se propose d'apporter des éclaircissements sur l'histoire des Indiens et de montrer la pérennité de leur civilisation. Le ton de ces écrits, classés par ordre chronologique, est tour à tour celui de la sagesse, du lyrisme, de l'éloquence ou de l'émotion profonde. Portrait de la nature et de la destinée indiennes, ils sont avant tout la preuve de la renaissance d'une civilisation authentiquement indienne. Cette anthologie tend à mettre en relief des traits caractéristiques de cette civilisation où les considérations politiques et historiques s'estompent au profit d'une harmonie de l'homme et de la nature, dans laquelle la terre devient une création sacrée. Voilà, un domaine de l'expérience indienne qui peut entrer dans notre héritage commun. " -- 4e de couv