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Mon Algérie
Par Enrico Macias. 2001
Autobiogaphie touchante écrite à la première personne. Enrico Macias, chanteur français né en Algérie, raconte son amour intarissable pour son…
pays natal et son peuple. Après quarante années d'exil, il espère toujours y revenir un jour et utilise toujours la musique au service de la paix. [SDMAsteroid impact
Par Doug Henderson. 2000
A depiction of the catastrophic collision between the Earth and an immense asteroid some sixty-five million years ago. Many scientists…
theorize that just such an event caused the extinction of pterosaurs, dinosaurs, and marine reptiles, and brought about a protracted cold darkness. For grades 3-6. 2000The secret family: twenty-four hours inside the mysterious world of our minds and bodies
Par David Bodanis. 1997
A microscopic examination of the world of a family of five, including biological processes within the human body and ingredients…
in everyday products. An analysis of baby food reveals pigs' feet extract and chalk dust. A teenager's kiss is described as a series of chemical reactions in the nervous system. For junior and senior high and older readersVolcano cowboys: the rocky evolution of a dangerous science
Par Dick Thompson. 2000
Assesses advances made by the U.S. Geological Survey in the dangerous field of volcanology and predicting disasters between the eruption…
of Washington's Mount Saint Helens in 1980 and the Philippines' Mount Pinatubo in 1991. Explores mistakes made during the earlier crisis and how new research was applied a decade later. Some strong language. 2000The environmental movement: from its roots to the challenges of a new century
Par Laurence Pringle. 2000
Chronicles the history of the environmental conservation movement in the United States. Discusses the contributions of leaders such as John…
Muir, Aldo Leopold, and Rachel Carson. Explains the roles of government, business, and action groups, and looks at such issues as acid rain and global warming. For grades 5-8 and older readers. 2000The chain reaction: pioneers of nuclear science
Par Karen Fox. 1998
Profiles seven nuclear scientists. Discusses the pivotal contributions of Marie Curie, Ernest Rutherford, Enrico Fermi, Ernest O. Lawrence, J. Robert…
Oppenheimer, Maria Goeppert-Mayer, and Andrei Sakharov. Traces the discovery of radioactivity to the creation of nuclear bombs and the understanding of particles in the nucleus. For grades 6-9. 1998Faith and treason: the story of the Gunpowder Plot
Par Antonia Fraser. 1996
An account of a plot in 1605 to blow up England's House of Parliament in reaction to the government's oppression…
of Catholics. Recounts the hatching of the conspiracy, its discovery and failure, and the aftermath. Discusses the event in the context of modern-day terrorism. ViolenceComets: creators and destroyers
Par David Levy. 1998
The discoverer of twenty-two comets, including Shoemaker-Levy 9, describes his work and tells how "these flying balls of ice and…
dust have shaped the course of life on Earth." Surveys the history of comets beginning four billion years ago and describes a likely scenario for a large comet striking the earth in the futureProject Apollo
Par Diane Sipiera. 1997
Describes the eighteen missions of Project Apollo, including the tragedy that took the lives of three astronauts as well as…
the successes of landing on the Moon and linking up with Soviet cosmonauts in space. For grades 3-6Mississippi: voyages aux sources de l'Amérique
Par Mario Maffi. 2008
"Les tribus indiennes l'appelaient Occochappo ("anciennes eaux"), Misha Sipokni ("au-delà du temps"), ou le "Grand Fleuve" : Misi-ziibi. Au fil…
de l'eau et des siècles, on lui donnera d'autres noms encore : le Père des Fleuves, le Grand Boueux, le Nil d'Amérique, le "Vieil Homme" chanté par les bluesmen de Memphis - Old Man River... Creuset de culture et berceau de la civilisation américaine, le Mississippi, avec ses 4 000 kilomètres de long, ses 250 affluents prenant leur source dans 31 des Etats de l'Union et son fameux delta, est sans doute le monument naturel le plus grandiose de l'Amérique, qu'il coupe en deux telle une immense artère liquide, tantôt majestueuse, tantôt furieuse, charriant un foisonnement de paysages, d'histoires et de légendes. Depuis les guerres de colonisation jusqu'aux ravages de l'ouragan Katrina, sur les traces de Mark Twain ou de Faulkner, en compagnie des griots cajuns et des magiciens vaudous, Mario Maffi raconte les mille et une circonvolutions d'un fleuve à la richesse inépuisable. Aussi poétique qu'érudit, entre carnet de route littéraire et rêverie géographique, Mississippi s'inscrit dans la lignée du Danube de Claudio Magris ou du Radeau de la Gorgone de Dominique Fernandez." -- 4e de couvSaturn
Par Larry Brimner. 1999
Discusses how the earth was formed, what is inside, and how the surface changes. The authors answer such questions as…
why compass needles point north, why the earth quakes, how a volcano is born, and what makes a geyser erupt. Includes some experiments. For grades 5-8Sybil
Par Flora Schreiber. 1973
In an account of the first psychoanalysis of a person with multiple personality disorder, the author relates the eleven-year treatment…
of Sybil Dorsett (a pseudonym), who unknowingly assumes sixteen different personalities. During her treatment, assisted with drugs and hypnosis, Sybil's illness is traced to a battered childhood tied to a schizophrenic mother and a derelict father. ViolenceOne good turn: a natural history of the screwdriver and the screw
Par Witold Rybczynski. 2000
The author recalls the process of determining which tool should be designated the best of the millennium for an essay…
in the New York Times. After he settled on the screwdriver, invented around 1800, his curiosity propelled him into further research on an earlier creation, the screw itself. 2000The Salem witch trials
Par Lori Wilson. 1997
Discusses the history of witchcraft leading up to events in the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1692, when accusations against supposed…
witches caused many innocent deaths. Considers the long-term effects of the trials in Salem. For grades 6-9The third planet: exploring the Earth from space
Par Sally Ride. 1994
The astronaut Sally Ride describes Earth, the third planet from the sun, as viewed from a space shuttle and satellites.…
Explains how ordinary cameras and instruments that measure light gather information from space to help scientists understand the planet's atmosphere, oceans, land mass, and life-forms and their interactions. For grades 4-7Imperfect control: our lifelong struggle with power and surrender
Par Judith Viorst. 1998
Discusses issues of control that permeate nearly all facets of human existence. In ten chapters covering different phases of life…
from birth to death, Viorst examines situations to determine what is uncontrollable and when to exert choice. Topics include self-possession, sex, couples, parenthood, and the workplace. Some strong languageBelief in God in an age of science
Par J. C Polkinghorne. 1998
The author, an Anglican priest and theoretical physicist, traces the similarities of investigative methods used by scientists and theologians. His…
topics include natural theology, divine action in the physical world, and prospects for future dialog that will include all religious traditions, not just those of the Abrahamic faithsPavarotti
Par Ève Ruggieri. 2007
"Grande spécialiste de la musique classique et de l'opéra, Ève Ruggieri a été le témoin privilégié de la vie et…
de la carrière de Luciano Pavarotti, qui nous a quittés le 6 septembre 2007. D'entretiens privés en rencontres filmées avec celui que l'on consacra de son vivant comme "le plus grand ténor du XXe siècle", elle a recueilli une foule de confidences et d'anecdotes qu'elle nous livre aujourd'hui avec l'exigence qu'on lui connaît, mais aussi avec l'humour et le talent de la conteuse qu'elle est. De l'enfance innocente passée dans la petite ville de Modène à jouer au football en rêvant d'égaler la carrière du grand Caruso aux triomphes remportés sur les plus prestigieuses scènes lyriques du monde en passant par les méga-concerts, Ève Ruggieri nous raconte l'histoire de ce fabuleux destin. [...] -- 4e de couvThe structure of the universe (A Scientific American focus book)
Par Paul Halpern. 1997
Traces the cosmological history from the sixth century B.C. when Greek philosophers imagined that the planets circled the Earth to…
the Big Bang and Great Attractor theories. Describes the technology used to gather information for these concepts and to predict the future of the universe. For high school and older readers