Title: The Wicked Redhead
Author: Beatriz Williams
Series: Wicked City Series, #2
Call #: FIC WIL
Monthly Archives: December 2019
Africaville
Title: AfricavilleHow Not to Diet
Title: How Not to Diet: The Groundbreaking Science of Healthy, Permanent Weight Loss
Author: Michael Greger
Call #: RM 222.2 .G734 2019
December 2019 CHILDREN’S BOOKS
Fly!
By Mark Teague
Call Number: PIC TEA
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Mama bird wants Baby bird to learn to fly so he can migrate with the rest of the flock, but Baby bird would rather go by hot air balloon or car instead.
Home in the Woods
By Eliza Wheeler
Call Number: PIC WHE
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During the Great Depression six-year-old Marvel, her seven siblings, and their mother find a tar-paper shack in the woods and, over the course of a year, turn it into a home.
16 Words: William Carlos Williams & “The Red Wheelbarrow”
By Lisa Rogers
Call Number: PS3545 .I544 Z876 2019
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This is the story of great American poet William Carlos Williams and how being mindful can result in the creation of a great poem like “The Red Wheelbarrow.”
Just in Case You Want to Fly
By Julie Fogliano
Call Number: PIC FOG
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Just in case you want to fly, here’s some wind, and here’s the sky.
It’s a Round, Round World!
By Ellie Peterson
Call Number: QB286 .P48 2019
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Join intrepid young scientist-adventurer, Joulia Copernicus as she takes readers on a historical journey through time and space.
Bruce’s Big Fun Day
By Ryan T. Higgins
Call Number: PIC HIG
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Nibbs the mouse wants to give Bruce the bear a Big Fun Day, but unfortunately grumpy Bruce does not like fun.
Mr. Scruff
By Simon James
Call Number: PIC JAM
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Poor Mr. Scruff, alone in the rescue shelter, doesn’t belong to anyone. Jim and Mr. Scruff don’t look anything alike, and their names certainly don’t rhyme, but they may end up belonging to each other just the same.
Beautiful News
Looking for an uplift to combat the depressing effects of shorter days and colder temps? Each day the website Information is Beautiful posts an infographic about an uplifting fact on their blog Beautiful News.
I’ve linked to the Health section here, but there are many others to explore. You may not agree with their perspective on every topic, but there is more than enough good news posted here to go around. So take a look, and share!
The graphics are all free to use according to their Creative Commons license, clearly marked. They will be useful for class presentations in many of our curricula.
(I’ve previously mentioned David McCandless, the founder of Information is Beautiful, in a post about data visualization)
How the Dead Speak
Title: How the Dead Speak
Author: Val McDermid
Series: Tony Hill and Carol Jordan Series, #11
Call #: FIC MCD
Genesis
Title: GenesisBeating About the Bush
Title: Beating About the Bush
Author: M.C. Beaton
Series: Agatha Raisin Series, #30
Call #: FIC BEA
Stay
Title: StayUniversal Human Rights Month
Following the atrocities of the Second World War, precedents were set to prevent a third. On December 10, 1948, the United Nations General Assembly codified one such precedent: the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The document consists of 30 articles intended to define and represent the rights and dignity everyone is entitled to share.
In 2001, the anniversary of the declaration was expanded into a week-long holiday. In recent years, that holiday grew to span the entire month of December. Ideally, the declaration would foster a year-round practice. Until then, even when faced with opposition, consider representing the best in all of us by embracing our shared humanity. After all, we already know that–regardless of our race, religion, culture, or beliefs–more is shared between us than divides.
Further Reading:
Documents used to draft the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
The Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union
Celebrating its 10th anniversary December 1, 2019!
Global Bioethics and Human Rights: contemporary issues
Available at Ivy Tech Fort Wayne Library!
The Paris Agreement : climate change, solidarity, and human rights
Find more eBooks on Ivy Tech Library’s catalog website, IvyCat!
Taking Sides in Peacekeeping: impartiality and the future of the United Nations
Request this and other books found at Ivy Tech libraries outside Fort Wayne here with our Interlibrary Loan service!
Fort Wayne & Warsaw Library Blogs 