“What kind of cancer is it?” was the first question Barbara Brenner asked her doctor after hearing that the lump in her breast was malignant. His answer: “You don't need to know that.” Wrong response. Brenner, who was already an activist, made knowing her business and spreading knowledge her mission. The power behind Breast Cancer Action® and its transformative Think Before You Pink campaign, Barbara Brenner brought an abundance of wit, courage, and clarity to the cause and forever changed the conversation. What had been construed as an individual crisis could now be seen for what it was: a pressing concern of public health and social justice, with environmental issues at the center of prevention efforts. Collected in So Much to Be Done, and framed by personal accounts of Barbara and her influential work, Brenner’s columns and blog posts form a chronicle of breast cancer research and health care activism that is as inspiring as it is informative. As she takes on the corporate forces at work in breast cancer research and treatment and in the “pinkwashing” of fund-raising for the cause, Brenner, a self-described hell-raiser, contends with cancer herself, twice, and her words offer understanding and encouragement to all those whose lives are touched by the disease. When Brenner was diagnosed with ALS in 2011, she broadened her critique of health care while also writing about her own experience. Infused with her characteristic moxie, humor, anger, and compassion, these reflections from her last two years provide an in-depth, precisely observed portrayal of what it is to live with a terminal disease and to die on one’s own terms.
Free people, Free land The Muldie boys and their father have come a long way to Kansas. But when Daddy moves on, the three boys must begin their own journey. They must learn to care for one another and face the dangers of the wilderness alone.
When Benjamin was seven years old, the only thing in the world he wanted to do was draw pictures. Sometimes it got him into trouble—when he “borrowed” Papa’s best quill pen, when he drew the cows instead of milking them for Mama, when he used the cat’s fur for brushes—but it also led him to some surprising adventures. Here, in lively words and vivid pictures, is the engaging true story of Benjamin West, the farm boy from colonial Pennsylvania who grew up to become the first world-famous American artist.
When a wild duck hatches her ducklings in a downtown Tokyo park, the news captivates the city, especially when she moves with them across a busy highway to the more spacious Imperial Gardens.
Deep in the forest . . . A bear sharpens her claws on a tree trunk. The scratched bark chips; a tiny hole forms. Timber beetles tunnel inside. The hole grows bigger and bigger. In lyrical prose, Barbara Brenner reveals the fascinating happenings in one small place. She explains how, over many years, the rough hole transforms into a cozy hollow -- home to salamanders, tree frogs, a family of white-footed mice. Tom Leonard’s absorbing illustrations take you beneath the bark to a hidden world. His warm, lifelike depictions of squirrels and bluebirds, snakes and spiders show the splendor that dwells in the most unexpected places. So stop. Observe. Explore your natural world. If you look closely enough, you will surely find . . . one small place that is home for something.
Free people, Free land The Muldie boys and their father have come a long way to Kansas. But when Daddy moves on, the three boys must begin their own journey. They must learn to care for one another and face the dangers of the wilderness alone.
A different time... A different place... What if you were there? More than 200 years ago, two thousand people lived in the town of Williamsburg, Virginia. If you lived back then... What would your house look like? What games and sports would you play? Would you go to school? What happened when you were sick or hurt? This book tells you what it was like to grow up in colonial days, before there was a United States of America.
On her way to the pet shop to buy an animal with her birthday money, Annie buys a toy, a collar, a dish, and a leash and discovers that she has no money left for pet. SUMMARY: On her way to the pet shop to buy an animal with her birthday money, Annie buys a toy, a collar, a dish, and a leash and discovers that she has no money left for a pet.
The Bank Street College of Education presents a lesson in working together, in which Rhoda Rabbit, who says she is too hungry to help make lunch, learns the hard way that the secret ingredient in Group Soup is sharing.
What do elephants and humans have in common? A young boy and a young elephant meet in an animal park and find out all the similarities between them. Full color.
A summer spent studying gorillas in the Nigerian jungle changes eighteen-year-old Maggie's life in many ways marking the beginning of her involvement with a very special gorilla and teaching her much about the complexities of both human and primate behavior.
How do you get rid of the elephant that scared off the alligators that chased away the dogs that frightened the cats that got rid of the mice? There's only one thing that'll scare an elephant! Playful and fast-paced, this comical caper is perfect for reading together.
After their mother is killed by poachers, two bear cubs are rescued by a wildlife scientist who transfers them to another cave where he hopes they'll be adopted by a new mother.
FROM AMERICA'S MOST TRUSTED NAME IN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION Every book in the Bank Street Ready-to-Read series is targeted at the individual abilities of children ages four to eight. The three interconnecting levels of the series are structured to grow along with a child's developing reading skills. This book is just right for the child old enough to say, "I CAN READ IT MYSELF," but it will also be enjoyed as a read-aloud by younger children. NOAH AND THE FLOOD Noah builds an ark and rounds up all God's critters two by two in this lyrical retelling of one of the best-loved stories from the Old Testament. An unforgettable adventure for beginning readers!
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