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13781) Soldiers don't go mad: a story of brotherhood, poetry, and mental illness during the First World War
Author
Publisher
Penguin Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"A brilliant and poignant history of the friendship between two great war poets, Siegfried Sassoon and Wilfred Owen, alongside a narrative investigation of the origins of PTSD and the literary response to World War I From the moment war broke out across Europe in 1914, the world entered a new, unparalleled era of modern warfare. Soldiers faced relentless machine gun shelling, incredible artillery power, flame throwers, and gas attacks. Within the...
Author
Publisher
[Library Ideas, LLC]
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Needing to express how much they love each other, parent and child play the old familiar counting game. The child says "I love you," the parent replies "I love you too," and the child, gleefully, replies "I love you three!" From there they continue counting until they reach "I love you ten."
13783) A home for Leo
Author
Publisher
[Library Ideas, LLC]
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Leo grew up in the sea with a family of sea lions he loves. When he's reunited with his human parents, he finds he loves them, too.
13784) Remarkably you
Author
Publisher
[Library Ideas, LLC]
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Rhyming text encourages young readers to discover what they are good at and use it to make a difference in big ways or in small ones.
13785) Camping chaos
Author
Publisher
Formac Publishing Company Limited
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
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Description
"Max and his friends are on a camping trip at Camp Everpines when he's stung by a wasp. Max gets a case of the Super Fidgets and devises a clever game to distract himself. Max finds that while it's not always easy being a kid -- especially if you're a bit different -- there is often humour, kindness and love in the most unexpected places."--
Author
Publisher
Broadleaf Books
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
Join award-winning author Mitali Perkins as she explores the promise of seven timeless children's novels for adults living in uncertain times. Through works by Louisa May Alcott, C. S. Lewis, L. M. Montgomery, Frances Hodgson Burnett, and other literary uncles and aunts, Perkins unpacks wisdom to help us thrive.
The stories we read as children shape us for the rest of our lives-- but it's never too late to discover that transformative spark of hope...
Publisher
Farmers Insurance Group
Pub. Date
[2010?]
Language
English
Description
This is a short, but powerful and inspirational montage of photos, with short written accounts of ordinary people doing extraordinary things and the things they accomplished. Includes icons such as Helen Keller, Walt Disney, John Lennon, and Rosa Parks.
