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Attention Hijacked: Using Mindfulness to Reclaim Your Brain from Tech

Technology surrounds us every day: a phone alarm wakes us up, an electronic calendar tracks assignment deadlines, GPS directs us to the new dentist’s office, social media keeps us connected to friends and family, and streaming platforms make sure we’re never without something new to binge watch. Our devices and apps can make life much more convenient and entertaining. But for years, scientists have warned that too much screen time may have negative effects on our health. With portable devices an

Au champ d'honneur : regard sur la vie de John McCrae

Éminent médecin militaire pendant la Première Guerre mondiale, John McCrae a dû travailler sans relâche dans certaines des zones de combat les plus difficiles au chevet des blessés qui affluaient des lignes de front. La bande dessinée Au champ d’honneur retrace sa vie extraordinaire et raconte comment lui et le coquelicot rouge sont devenus des symboles permanents du souvenir.

Aviation Nation: How Canadians Contributed to Flight and Space Around the World

Aviation Nation tells the history of aviation in Canada in the context of the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF). Intended for children aged 9 to 12, it describes an industry in the making, pioneered by some of Canada’s greatest leaders, bravest defenders, and most creative innovators. The book is a celebration of Canadian “firsts”—from our very first flight in 1909 to our first and future orbit of the moon. Topics range from mapping Canada’s remote North to the invention of pararescue, the G-Suit,

B is for Buckaroo

L is for lariat or lasso, a loop of rope coiled just so. Swing it wide or swing it low. Hook those horns and yell whoa!" Hold on to your hat and strap on your spurs! Cowpokes and buckaroos of all ages will enjoy this A-Z gallop through the facts, feats, and folks of the cowboy way of life. Even greenhorns are invited to ride this fun-filled range!

Backward Glass

'Help me make it not happen, Kenny. Help me stop him.' When Kenny Maxwell moves into his family's new yet falling apart Victorian home in 1977, he makes a shocking discovery in the carriage house. Buried inside the wall is a baby's mummified body wrapped in old newspaper, along with a handwritten plea for help. Soon after his gruesome finding, a beautiful girl named Luka introduces Kenny to the backward glass, a mirror that allows him to travel in time. Through it, he meets other 'mirror kids' f

Bag of Marbles, A: The Graphic Novel

In 1941 in occupied Paris, brothers Maurice and Joseph play a last game of marbles before running home to their father's barbershop. This is the day that will change their lives forever. With the German occupation threatening their family's safety, the boys' parents decide Maurice and Joseph must disguise themselves and flee to their older brothers in the free zone. Surviving the long journey will take every scrap of ingenuity and courage they can muster. And if they hope to elude the Nazis, the

Bag of Marbles, A: The Graphic Novel (pb)

In 1941 in occupied Paris, brothers Maurice and Joseph play a last game of marbles before running home to their father's barbershop. This is the day that will change their lives forever. With the German occupation threatening their family's safety, the boys' parents decide Maurice and Joseph must disguise themselves and flee to their older brothers in the free zone. Surviving the long journey will take every scrap of ingenuity and courage they can muster. The boys travel by train, by ferry, and

Ban This!: How One School Fought Two Book Bans and Won (and How You Can Too)

-Each demand to ban a book is a demand to deny each person3s constitutionally protected right to choose and read books that raise important issues and lift up the voices of those who are often silenced.R CDeborah Caldwell-Stone, director of the ALA Office for Intellectual Freedom. In September 2021, the school board in York, Pennsylvania, voted to remove a record-breaking number of books from school libraries in its community. The Panther Anti-Racist Union (PARU) at Central York High School, com

Ban This!: How One School Fought Two Book Bans and Won and How You Can Too

Ban This!: How One School Fought Two Book Bans and Won (and How You Can Too), the members of PARUCChristina Ellis, Renee Ellis, Edha Gupta, Ben Hodge, Patricia A. Jackson, Olivia PituchCgive actionable advice on how to respond to book challenges that happen in your school and community. Learn how to push back against book bans with arguments against the common reasons given to ban books in schools and public libraries, speak out against censorship, and win the right to intellectual freedom.

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