non-fiction
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Misconceptions by Naomi Wolf
Misconceptions: Truth, Lies, and the Unexpected on the Journey to Motherhood by Naomi Wolf My rating: 5 of 5 stars After 10 years of struggling with fertility, 2 miscarriages, and a healthy boy born by emergency C-section, I still turn to Misconceptions. Whenever I feel abnormal for questioning the rights of women in our health…
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The Adventures of Medical Man by Dr. Michael Evans and David Wichman
Book title: The Adventures of Medical Man: Kids’ Illnesses and Injuries Explained Author: Dr. Michael Evans and David Wichman Bibliographic entry Evans, M., & Wichman, D. (2010). The adventures of medical man: Kids’ illnesses and injuries explained. Toronto, Canada: Annick Press. Description In this non-fiction graphic novel style book, Dr. Evan takes on the role of a…
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Nice Recovery by Susan Juby
Book title: Nice Recovery Author: Susan Juby Nice Recovery by Susan Juby My rating: 4 of 5 stars Susan Juby’s own story of recovery is fascinating, raw and often hilarious. I thoroughly enjoyed the first 2/3 of this book. Although I read the rest of the book, I would describe it as opportunistic. This portion,…
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Canadian Student Research Centre
Resource title: Canadian Student Research Centre Author: EBSCOhost Bibliographic entry Ebsco Industries. (2012). Canadian Student Research Centre. Description This database is designed for students to access media and book sources through a search. It is has many features to assist with search terms including a visual search, sorting results and lexile. Reaction This is the…
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Canadian Encyclopedia (online reference source)
Book title: The Canadian Encyclopedia Author: Historica-Dominion Bibliographic entry Historica-Dominion (Ed.). (2012). The Canadian encyclopedia. Retrieved from The Canadian Encyclopedia database. Description Organized by key people and events in Canadian history, the encyclopedia has fact-based articles searchable by keyword. It also recommends articles for browsing and links to a live bilingual blog that highlights different topics within…
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Bats: Furry fliers of the night by Mary Kay Carson (book app)
Book title: Bats: Furry fliers of the night Author: Mary Kay Carson Bibliographic entry Carson, M. K. (2012). Bats: Furry fliers of the night. Bookerella. Description This book app or bapp is a brand-new hybrid non-fiction book mixed with an ipad app. It is broken into seven chapters starting with descriptions of bats and their habitats…
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