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November 2016"Le sel antique": Epigramme, satire, théâtre et polémique / Das "Salz" der Antike: Epigramm, Satire, Theater, Polemik
Leur Réception chez les humanistes dans les sources imprimées et manuscrites du Rhin Supérieur / Ihre Rezeption bei den Humanisten: Drucke und Handschriften am Oberrhein
by Herausgegeben von Freyburger-Galland, Marie-Laure; Herausgegeben von Harich-Schwarzbauer, Henriette
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Personal & social issuesAugust 2021180 Days of Social-Emotional Learning for First Grade
Practice, Assess, Diagnose
by Kayse Hinrichsen & Kris Hinrichsen
An effective first grade workbook that provides daily social and emotional learning (SEL) activities to help students explore emotions, actions, relationships, and decision making. The daily activities connect to the CASEL competencies, mindfulness, and key affective education initiatives. This SEL workbook makes at-home learning, whole class instruction, or small group support, quick and easy. Help students build self-awareness, analyze relationships, discover diverse perspectives, and apply what they have learned with engaging lessons. The use of fiction and nonfiction text allows for self-reflection and growth. Parents appreciate the teacher-approved activity books that keep their child engaged and learning. Great for homeschooling, to reinforce learning at school, and build connections between home and school. Teachers rely on the daily practice workbooks to save them valuable time. The ready to implement activities are perfect to introduce SEL topics for discussion.
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January 2022Social and Emotional Learning Activities, Grades 3-4
by Evan-Moor Educational Publishers
Support students by helping them identify and practice positive behaviors and develop empathy with Social and Emotional Learning Activities. Research shows that SEL experiences improve student achievement, reduce stress, and increase positive behaviors such as kindness, gratitude, and empathy. Social and Emotional Learning Activities includes 100+ engaging activities that help you weave social and emotional learning activities into the busy school day! Activities include skill practice across the curriculum by incorporating writing, reading, math, social studies, and cultural diversity into SEL instruction. Each unit has a different SEL focus and includes a teacher page with an introduction and corresponding activity pages. Children will learn positive behaviors, develop self-love, and learn empathy through: Real-world scenarios Mindfulness activities Communication activities Creative writing Mazes, puzzles, and games Art projects Critical thinking and problem solving Activities may be used for whole-class instruction or small groups, or completed individually at home. The nine units cover the five domains of social and emotional learning: Self-awareness Self-management Social awareness Responsible decision-making Relationship skills *No key is included as answers will vary
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Children's & YAAugust 2019Fanni's Big Feelings
Identifying and Naming Emotions
by Authors Julia Pöyhönen & Heidi Livingston, Illustrator Linnea Bellamine, Publisher Kumma-kustannus
Fanni, the little elephant, and her mother are going to a village party. Fanni is feeling excited and curious. However, everything does not go as planned. After an unfortunate ball-throwing game, Fanni is suddenly overcome by a big lump of emotions that she cannot name. Fanni is ashamed and feels that she is different from others. Fanni’s mother gives her a task, through which she notices that there are emotions everywhere. Will Fanni succeed in melting the lump of emotions away? Fanni’s Big Feelings teaches the concept of an emotional lump - the experience of havingmultiple feelings at once or having difficulty identifying one’s emotions or reasons behindthem. The story and the exercises offer an opportunity to practice naming and identifyingemotions. These skills create the foundation for learning other social and emotional skills. The Fanni series includes six books and a deck of Feeling’s Cards. Each book includes an illustrated story, practical theoretical information for parents, teachers, and caregivers, and exercises for children and adults. Each Fanni book is written so that just by listening to the story, children learn one specific emotional processing skill that they can start using right away. The series is targeted for 4-7-year olds.
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Children's & YAAugust 2019Fanni and the Amazing Feeling's Thermometer
Regulating emotions
by Authors: Julia Pöyhönen & Heidi Livingston Illustrator: Linnea Bellamine Publisher: Kumma-kustannus
In the middle of a picnic in a park Fanni, the little elephant, and her friends notice that aflower garden is drooping. They learn that these special flowers can be saved only byregulating the emotional temperature of the park. Will Fanni and her friends succeed inlowering the readout of the emotional thermometer in the flower garden from red back togreen? Children can experience a variety of feelings from disappointment to joy and from surprise to disgust - all within one day! The ability to regulate the intensity of their own emotions helps children improve their self-esteem and create and maintain meaningful relationships. The story and exercises in this book teach children how to recognize the intensity of their own emotions which creates the foundation for learning emotion regulation. The Fanni series includes six books and a deck of Feeling’s Cards. Each book includes an illustrated story, practical theoretical information for parents, teachers, and caregivers, and exercises for children and adults. Each Fanni book is written so that just by listening to the story, children learn one specific emotional processing skill that they can start using right away. The series is targeted for 4-7-year olds.
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Children's & YAApril 2020Fanni and the Scary Night
Overcoming Fears
by Authors: Julia Pöyhönen & Heidi Livingston Illustrator: Linnea Bellamine Publisher: Kumma-kustannus
Fanni and friends have finally gotten permission from their parents to sleep in a fort that they have built in the forest. They are full of enthusiasm and anticipation – until it is time to go to sleep. The sounds from the forest seem to get louder by the moment, and the sleepover ends short. Next morning, the frustration gets the friends to wonder how to overcome their fears. Will they be able to find the courage and sleep in the fort overnight? We can regulate the intensity of our own emotions through our thoughts and actions. Ourthoughts can calm us down or agitate our feelings to grow stronger. This story and theexercises teach children how to use regulating self-talk as a way to calm down. The bookadditionally presents practical tools for practicing overcoming fears. The Fanni series includes six books and a deck of Feeling’s Cards. Each book includes an illustrated story, practical theoretical information for parents, teachers, and caregivers, and exercises for children and adults. Each Fanni book is written so that just by listening to the story, children learn one specific emotional processing skill that they can start using right away. The series is targeted for 4-7-year olds.
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Children's & YASeptember 2021Fanni and the Tangled Twins
Constructive Arguing
by Authors: Julia Pöyhönen & Heidi Livingston Illustrator: Linnea Bellamine Publisher: Kumma-kustannus
Lately, the black swan siblings Lilli and Lenni have started bickering about almost everything. When Lilli, in her anger, messes up Lenni’s counting of acorns, pecking and hurtful words are not spared. Instantly, a fight breaks out! Will the siblings find a way to mitigate anger and resolve the quarrel? It is difficult to be constructive when we are angry because anger incites us to attack -whether it is with malicious words or physical aggression. It is difficult to be emphatic andsee things from the other person’s perspective before regulating yourself. Through this story and the exercises, children understand that everyone sometimes needs space in order to be able to control your words and actions. Children learn important skills for constructive arguing: expressing your feelings and needs, emotion regulation, and apologizing. The Fanni series includes six books and a deck of Feeling’s Cards. Each book includes an illustrated story, practical theoretical information for parents, teachers, and caregivers, and exercises for children and adults. Each Fanni book is written so that just by listening to the story, children learn one specific emotional processing skill that they can start using right away. The series is targeted for 4-7-year olds.
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Children's & YAJanuary 2020Fanni's Feelings Cards
Emotional Processing and Problem Solving
by Authors: Julia Pöyhönen & Heidi Livingston Illustrator: Linnea Bellamine Publisher: Kumma-kustannus
Fanni and friends make practicing social and emotional skills easy and fun!Fanni’s Feelings Cards help children manage and understand all kinds of feelings - whether it’s sparkling joy or devastating disappointment. The deck includes descriptions of emotions and emotional situations familiar to many children. The pictures and exercises in the Feeling’s Cards emphasize the importance and meaning of different emotions. The exercises teach tools for emotion regulation and help children become more familiar with their own emotions and reactions. The dilemmas presented in the Problem Solving Cards teach children perspective taking, empathy, and problem solving. The deck includes 18 feeling’s cards, nine problem solving cards, a feeling’s thermometercard, and ideas and examples for activities suitable for 1:1 or group setting. The Fanni series includes six books and a deck of Feeling’s Cards. Each book includes an illustrated story, practical theoretical information for parents, teachers, and caregivers, and exercises for children and adults. Each Fanni book is written so that just by listening to the story, children learn one specific emotional processing skill that they can start using right away. The series is targeted for 4-7-year olds.
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August 2019Fanni and the Easygoing Sloth
Stress Management and Relaxation
by Authors Julia Pöyhönen & Heidi Livingston Illustrator: Linnea Bellamine Publisher: Kumma-kustannus
Fanni, the little elephant, and her friends are making final preparations for a dance thateverybody is looking forward to. The workful days are taking their toll and the parents notice that Fanni and her friends need a break. Fanni goes on to ask for help from a sloth who seems to know how to take it easy, lying on a tree branch. What kind of advice does the sloth have for the quarrelsome and tired friends? Children experience stress just like adults but it is sometimes challenging to recognize and evaluate children’s stress. This story and the exercises allow children to practice stress management and relaxation together with an adult. Being able to regulate stress is key for being able to regulate emotions! The Fanni series includes six books and a deck of Feeling’s Cards. Each book includes an illustrated story, practical theoretical information for parents, teachers, and caregivers, and exercises for children and adults. Each Fanni book is written so that just by listening to the story, children learn one specific emotional processing skill that they can start using right away. The series is targeted for 4-7-year olds.
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April 2020Fanni and the Restless Liger
Self-Regulation
by Authors: Julia Pöyhönen & Heidi Livingston Illustrator: Linnea Bellamine Publisher: Kumma-kustannus
Ralf the liger is waiting anxiously for the upcoming meeting of the pride. Tonight, he willattend it with his dad for the very first time! However, during the day the excitement andrestlessness grow overwhelming, and playing with friends becomes difficult. By the pond, the group of friends meet a lively joey, who has a proposition for Ralf. Will Ralf be able to calm himself down with the kangaroo’s advice? We can regulate the intensity of our own emotions through our thoughts and actions. Being able to calm down your body is an important factor of emotion regulation. This story and the exercises teach easy, practical ways for self-regulating. Children learn how to regulate emotions and tame restlessness through regulating their bodies. The Fanni series includes six books and a deck of Feeling’s Cards. Each book includes an illustrated story, practical theoretical information for parents, teachers, and caregivers, and exercises for children and adults. Each Fanni book is written so that just by listening to the story, children learn one specific emotional processing skill that they can start using right away. The series is targeted for 4-7-year olds.
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THE SAGA OF SOULS #1 THE BLUE SOUL
When Oksana meets Max, the attraction she feels for him is instantaneous, almost too strong. But Max is fierce and difficult to understand. What does he hide deep inside?
by Océane Ghanem
One winter evening, Oksana goes to a nightclub to celebrate her best friend Steeve’s birthday. To get away from his sister Camelia, she sits at the bar and orders a beer. Oksana eventually notices a man in the crowd who catches her eye. He fascinates her upon first glance. She herself doesn’t understand this obsession of hers, this want to know his every move throughout the evening. She only wishes to rid herself of the sadness she feels deep down.As for Max, he enjoys his evening with his friends and roommates. However, the constant gaze of this woman at the bar intrigues and disturbs him much more than he would like. He tests her reactions, sometimes by slipping away from the dance floor while she looks away, sometimes by provoking her with mindless flirting and dancing. This curiosity will finally drive him to join her at the bar. A relationship develops between them over time, creating a strong and powerful bond.Despite this, both protagonists have secrets they would rather keep to themselves. How far will they be willing to go to prevent the other from knowing?
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Film scripts & screenplaysAugust 2020Convertible
by Åshild Norun
It's 1967, and a young Norwegian family leaves Norway for California, looking for opportunity and the free and easy lifestyle. The young immigrants settle in a nice house in the suburb. The couple both find jobs, and the twin girls go to school. Dad buys a convertible, just like mom always wanted. She invites her three siblings for a Christmas visit. Two of them stay on, and the younger sister finds an American boyfriend. Every one wants a piece of the American pie, but the price gradually dawns on the blue-eyed immigrants, as they discover simmering racial divides and unrest over the Vietnam war, and watch the terrifying assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. and Robert Kennedy on the nightly news. The American dream is bittersweet.
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September 2021THE BEAST WITHIN HER
Marie has left her native countryside, and has taken a summer job in a Parisian brasserie. Staying with her parents’ friends, the husband regularly abuses her. So, she silences her shame and her pain, which leads the beast inside her to grow...
by Camille Lysière
Marie has just graduated from high school. She leaves her hometown and takes a summer job in a Parisian brasserie. During her stay, she is hosted by a couple, her parents’ friends. He is a shadowy journalist. She is a frustrated housewife. Marie, who dreams of a future in literature, is honored to have Olivier take an interest in her. He enjoys chatting with her, he takes her seriously. Marie feels important when he invites her to his office for a private chat. But this beautiful relationship gradually goes off track. There is that one time by the library when he holds onto her a little longer than necessary. Should she have said or done something?Since then, Olivier comes to her room to talk. The first time he sits on the bed, imploring. The next time, she struggles, but it is not enough. And every other night he comes back. Marie is devastated. Had she seduced Olivier in spite of herself? So she silences her shame and her pain, which leads the beast inside her to grow. Marie is not alone. In 2009, she is experiencing what other 17-year-old women like her have experienced in another times. Claudine in 1937, Isabelle in 1973 and Amandine in 1990. Travelling through time, this striking novel gives us the same story: the tragedy and the arbitrary nature of rape that shatters destinies.
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Thriller / suspenseJanuary 2016Crossing The Whitewash
A UK gangland thriller (Boxer Boys Book 1) - only for Amazon kindle edition
by Nick Rippington
Nick Rippington's debut novel received an honorable mention in the prestigious Writers' Digest sel-published eBook awards for 2016 in the genre category. Judges described it as "Evocative, Original, Unfailingly precise and often humorous". They also described one of the main protagonists, Arnold Dolan, as "terrifying, but never two dimensional." The novel is a UK gangland thriller that one 5* review referred to as "Martina Cole with added rugby". Young Football Prodigy Gary Marshall and his best friend Arnie Dolan spend their teen years battling adversity and local gangs on the tough London Council Estate where they live. Then a series of shocking events occur with life-changing consequences for both of them. Eight years later Arnie wants to hook up again with his old mate and impart a secret he has kept hidden all his life. So where is Gary? And why does he prefer that the past stays in the past?
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Children's & YASeptember 2021L'univers bleu d'Anouka
by Vida Simon
Anouka est une petite fille qui collectionne les choses bleues. Sa collection a commencé par quelques petits objets, puis elle a rempli toutes les pièces de la maison. Une lampe bleue, du sel bleu, un papillon bleu, des ombres bleues... Anouka se rend compte que sa collection pourrait s'agrandir à l'infini : il y aura toujours plus de choses bleues à trouver. Un album foisonnant qui permet de familiariser les enfants au processus artistique d’une manière imaginative et ludique. - There is a girl named Anouka who collects blue things.It first started with a few small objects on a tray. Then it grew and filled every room in the house. A blue lamp, blue salt, a blue butterfly, blue shadows... Anouka realizes that the collection could grow to infinity – there will always be more blue things to be found. A rich album which allows children to familiarize themselves with the artistic process in an imaginative and playful way.
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Humanities & Social SciencesNovember 2019La magie de l'empathie
Théorie et pratique
by Dre Nicole Audet, M.D.
Mon père détestait manger des pommes de terre non salées qu’il jugeait fades et sans goût. Comme lui, je reste sur mon appétit après une conversation superficielle et vide de sens. Pour mettre du piquant dans mes relations, j’ai dû y mettre de l’empathie, cette épice mystérieuse qui a le pouvoir de transformer ceux qui la maîtrisent.Dans ce livre, je vulgarise d’abord la théorie de la communication, puis je raconte des moments magiques où l’empathie a fait son œuvre dans ma vie et dans ma carrière. Enfin, je présente des recettes éprouvées pour se préparer à parler et à écouter avec cœur, authenticité et empathie. Ces compétences exigent des efforts de préparation, de concentration et d’ouverture vers l’autre, mais elles rapportent au-delà de toute espérance chez ceux qui les pratiquent et les maîtrisent. Après tout, pour être savoureuse, la patate a besoin de sel tout comme la communication a besoin d’empathie pour rehausser son goût. C’est magique!Mme Ruth Vachon, présidente et directrice générale du Réseau des femmes d’affaires du Québec signe la préface de ce livre.
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Sucré, salé, poivré et compagnie
by Written by Jacques Pasquet, illustrated by Claire Anghinolfi
Sweet, Salty, Peppery and Company A brilliant nonfiction book about spices found throughout the world: salt, pepper, chilli pepper, mustard, ginger, cinnamon, vanilla, chocolate, coffee, tea... Where do they come from ? In which way and form do they get to us? What shapes can they take ? How are they grown, and then transformed? With his undeniable storytelling talent, Jacques Pasquet explains to us everything we need to know about spices: their story, where they come from, and even some legends surrounding them! Claire Anghinolfi offers us realistic and stylized illustrations painted in gouache.
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The Lebanon Cook Book
by Zahra Hakim and Lisa Rammensee
Welcome to delicious Lebanon! Zahra Hakim will help us to discover the delicacies of the country, seasoned with personal memories and culinary traditions. Prepare irresistible hummus with her, make your own cream cheese the traditional way and enjoy her vegetable, fish and meat specialties. Lebanese cuisine combines the flavors and spices of Europe with those of the Middle East in an incomparable way. The dishes in this book range from breakfast recipes, light starters and crunchy salads to rich mezze plates; from spicy and aromatic soups to traditional and modern main courses and fragrant desserts. The beautiful watercolour illustrations by Lisa Rammensee also give a visual impression of the food and life in Lebanon and wet your appetite for the dishes, which are all easy to cook and a real treat.
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October 2019Globine and the River Monster
by Samuel Glättli, Sibylle Aeberli
Globine is a cheerful, clever girl. She lives in her tree house, not far from the village, with her squirrel, Mathilda, and her owl, Rudy. She likes the river and often goes there. But recently, very strange things have been happening. Sheep go missing, fish disappear, there are mysterious tracks all over the place. And the villagers are getting anxious .All this piques Globine‘s curiosity. With her friends. she‘s trying to get to the bottom of these weird goings-on. A lot of water will have passed under the bridge, however, before the mystery is solved.
