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This graphic novel is about a family?s realization that the food they eat and make available to their community is not good for them. It?s about making healthy decisions now, rather than waiting until it?s too late.
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Meet Debbie - a young girl with diabetes type 1. Debbie invites readers to learn about this type of diabetes from her perspective, describing how it feels to have high and low blood sugar levels. She explains how she can monitor her blood sugar and controls it with medication. Debbie also talks abo…
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Le charme discret de l'intestinSurpoids, dépression, diabète, maladies de peau... et si tout se jouait dans l'intestin ?Au fil des pages de son brillant ouvrage, Giulia Enders, jeune doctorante en médecine, plaide avec humour pour cet organe qu'on a tendance à négliger, voire à maltraiter. Après un…
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" Tu es tout pour moi ", " je n'ai besoin de personne ", " nous ne faisons qu'un ", " être ensemble est insupportable mais nous quitter est impossible ".. . Angoisse d'abandon, mécanismes d'isolement ou désir de fusion à l'autre, sont divers visages d'un même phénomène : la dépendance affective. Co…
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Les enfants courent toujours. Nous leur répétons inlassablement de ralentir pour éviter de tomber et de se blesser. Une fois adulte, on court autant qu?eux, mais il n?y a plus personne pour nous dire de ralentir. Le marathon est quotidien : le 8 à 5, la routine, les enfants, les responsabilités, l?…
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Help Others With Love (HOWL) is the positive message of kindness conveyed in this story about Howl the Owl. Howl's Grandpa Bob has a kidney disease and needs a transplant to receive a new and healthy kidney. Since his kidneys are sick and cannot do the work they are meant to, Grandpa Bob must do di…
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Young children need support and encouragement as they learn to value themselves and recognize their own worth??not because of the things I do, not because of what I look like, not because of what I have . . . just because I am.? This book of sweet, simple affirmations for children helps them respec…
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This collection of essays, most of them previously published in magazines and newspapers, touches on the joys and challenges of family life. Author Lisa Bendall is married to Ian, who is intelligent, funny and kind... and happens to be quadriplegic. Together they are raising a spectacular daughter.…
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Voici un livre pratique et complet pour celles qui souhaitent se sentir vibrantes d'énergie et resplendissantes au quotidien. Isabelle a conçu des menus thématiques et plus de 50 recettes faciles et appétissantes, qui répondent précisément aux besoins des femmes. Josée, pour sa part, vous invite à …
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Il se promène pénis au vent à la garderie. Elle joue consciencieusement au docteur. Les jeunes enfants sont fascinés par la découverte de la différence des sexes. Ma sexualité de 0 à 6 ans invite les tout-petits au pays de leur propre développement sexuel et propose aux parents des pistes joyeuses …
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Ma sexualité de 6 à 9 ans invite les filles et les garçons à mieux connaître leur corps, à constater leurs besoins d'affection, à comprendre le comment de leur naissance et à se protéger des prédateurs sexuels. Les exercices proposés, ludiques et nombreux, font de l'enfant le personnage principal d…
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Dr. Brene Brown draws upon more than twelve years of investigation to reveal how we can disarm the influence of shame to cultivate a life of greater courage, joy, and love. She invites you to explore: 1. The differences and similarities between the experience of shame for men and women; 2. Guilt vs…
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En matière de sexualité, Il n'y a ni normes ni règles et chaque personne, chaque couple est différent. Mais nous avons parfois besoin d'un peu d'aide, de curiosité et de motivation, pour trouver l'épanouissement, le plaisir et la confiance. Car la sexualité naturelle n'existe pas, elle s'apprend. C…
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The jackdaw wants all his friends to come to his party, but when he calls out his invitation the animals just touch their heads. Why won't they answer? And what do their actions mean? Luckily a brown owl can help him with the puzzle!; This book about friendship and sign language was created by Gruf…
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School is just like a film set: there's The Crew, who make things happen, The Extras who fill the empty desks, and The Movie Stars, whom everyone wants tagged in their Facebook photos. But Jude doesn't fit in. He's not part of The Crew because he isn't about to do anything unless it's court-appoint…
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A comforting primer in emotional literacy and mindfulness that suggests we approach the feeling of sadness as if it is our guest.; Sadness can be scary and confusing at any age! When we feel sad, especially for long periods of time, it can seem as if the sadness is a part of who we are - an overwhe…
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