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Lower-Level
/ High Interest
 Dare
to Repair: A Do-It-Herslef Guide to Fixing (Almost) Anything
in the Home,
Julie Sussman and Stephanie Glakas-Tenet
Description: Dare to Repair
is a do-it-herself book for every woman who would rather
be self-reliant than rely on a super or contractor." Dare
to Repair makes home repairs easy - from plumbing to electricty
to replacing doorknobs and broken windows. simple and clear
drawings help to illustrate. This book may also be suitable
for women working in nontraditional jobs in construction.
Subjects:
Self-Help; Reference; Work / Career Harper Resource, , 0-06-09594-3,
Paperback, 252 pgs, 7 3/8 x 9 1/4, $14.95.
 Hallelujah!
The Welcome Table: A Lifetime of Memories with Recipes (Unabridged
CD read by the Author),
Maya Angelou
Description: Throughout Maya Angelou’s life, from her
childhood in Stamps, Arkansas, to her world travels as a
bestselling writer, good food has played a central role.
Preparing and enjoying homemade meals provides a sense of
purpose and calm, accomplishment and connection. Now in
Hallelujah! The Welcome Table, Angelou shares memories pithy
and poignantand the recipes that helped to make them both
indelible and irreplaceable. Recipe cards are included along
with an interview with the author.
Subjects:
Bios/Autobios; African American Random House Audio (http://www.randomhouse.com/audio/),
2004, 0-7393-1515-3, Audio CD, 3 hours pgs, $19.95. (Also
available in cassette: 0-7393-1514-5, $19.95; and Hardcover
book: 1-4000-6289-6, $29.95)
 Letters
My Mother Never Read: An Abandoned Child's Journey,
Jerri Diane Sueck
Description: Publisher description: When her
mother died in a fire, eight-year-old Jerri thought life
couldn’t get worse. She was wrong. Sent to live with people
who didn’t want her, Jerri was powerless to stop her once-happy
childhood from becoming a nightmare of cruelty and neglect.
Only a stubborn belief in her own worth and a fierce will
to live allowed her to reach adulthood physically and emotionally
intact. This is a book that will inspire not only those
who have been orphans or foster children, but anyone who
has known the pain of being unwanted.
Subjects:
Bios/Autobios Townsend Press, 2004, 1-59194-036-2, Paperback,
199 pgs, 4 x 7, $2.00 ($1.00 if you order from the website).
Level: 5-8.
 Living
with Stress,
Judy Murphy and Val Lawton (Illustrator)
Description: (Publisher description) Living with Stress
is the first of four books in the Easy-to-Read Health Series
published by Grass Roots Press. The first two chapters provide
interactive activities for identifying the stressors in
our lives and the ways we respond to stress. The next three
chapters deal with strategies for calming our minds, bodies,
and breath. The author also discusses how to identify and
deal with panic anxiety, burnout, and post-traumatic stress
disorder. Parents will appreciate the final chapter, which
is “Helping Our Children Deal with Stress.” This easy-to-read
book contains over 40 illustrations by Val Lawton.
Subjects:
Health Grass Roots Press, 2005, 1-894593-36-7, Paperback,
96 pgs, 8 x 8, $17.95 (US) / $19.95 (Canada). Level:
3-5.
 Only
Passing Through: The Story of Sojourner Truth (Unabridged
Audio Book),
Anne Rockwell and Read by Renee Joshua-Porter
Description: From publisher catalog: "The inspiring
story of Sojourner Truth begins as young Isabella is being
sold at a slave auction. How did she overcome the crushing
difficulties of slavery to become a bold crusader of national
renown? Author Anne Rockwell provides the answers in this
engaging and authentic narrative of Sojourner Truth's transformation.
ALSO INCLUDED: Renee Joshua-Porter performs Sojourner Truth's
most famous speech "Ain't I A Woman?", as well as Truth's
account of her visit with President Abraham Lincoln. Two
hymns are included as well - one that Truth wrote and often
sang and her favorite hymn."
Subjects:
Children's Book; African American; Bios/Autobios Audio Bookshelf
(http://www.audiobookshelf.com), 2003, 1-882483-84-2, Audio
CD, 41 minutes pgs, $15.95. (Also available in cassette:
1-883332-80-X , $13.95 // Paperback book: Dragonfly Books,
044041766X, $6.99)
 Prisoners
of a Hard Life: Women & Their Children,
Ellen Miller-Mack, Lois Ahrens and Susan Willmarth (Illustrator)
Description: The comic book includes stories about:
women trapped by mandatory sentencing and the War on Drugs,
the "costs" of incarceration for women and their families.
A two page story details the trial and sentencing of Regina
McKnight. Also included are "Change is Possible" alternatives
to the present system, a glossary and footnotes. 20 pages
with a four color cover. PDF version avaialble on the Internet:
http://realcostofprisons.org/hardlife.pdf
(WARNING: the pdf file is very
large and will not load easily on a dial-up connection!).
Subjects:
Prisons/Offenders; Parenting; Social Issues Real Cost of
Prisons, (Distributed by: AK Press (info@akpress.org)) 2005,
0-9763856-2-7, Staple Bound, 18 pgs, 6 1/2 x 10, $5.00.
Level: mixed.
 Sylvia
Stark: A Pioneer,
Victoria Scott, Ernest Jones and Karen Lewis (Illustrator)
Description: (publisher description): An advanced
level reader about Sylvia Stark, an African-American woman
pioneer who took part in the settlement of the West during
the nineteenth century. Part of the Contributions Series
from Open Hand publishing.
Subjects:
Bios/Autobios; African American; History Open Hand Publishing,
LLC, (Distributed by: Peppercorn Books & Press Inc.) 1991,
0-940880-38-5, Paperback, 63 pgs, 5 1/2 x 8 1/2, $6.95.
Level: Advanced.
 Women
of the Wild West,
Ruth Pelz
Description: (publisher description): "Women of the
Wild West highlights the lives of eight brave women. They
are among the women of many cultures whose contributions
to United States history have often been overlooked. The
18th century's Sacajawea was translator for the Lewis and
Clark expedition. The 19th century's Mother Joseph (Esther
Pairiseau) was one of the best known of the women who traveled
west as missionaries. Also included are Juana Briones de
Miranda, Biddy Madison, Mary Bong, May Archuright Hutton,
Kate Chapman and Sarah Winnemucca."
Subjects:
Bios/Autobios; History Open Hand Publishing, LLC, (Distributed
by: Peppercorn Books & Press Inc.) 1995, 0-940880-50-4,
Paperback, 53 pgs, 5 1/2 x 8 1/2, $6.95. Level: Advanced.
Women
Changing the World Series -- issued
by The Feminist Press at CUNY
 Aung
San Suu Kyi: Standing Up for Democracy in Burma,
Bettina Ling
Description: (Publisher description) Aung San Suu Kyi,
1991 winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, grew up in Burma (Myanmar)
as the daughter of a slain national leader, was educated
in England, and returned to Burma to lead the movement for
greater democracy and human rights. Her work with Burma's
National League for Democracy made her an enemy to her government,
which placed her under house arrest; yet she remains a beacon
of hope. (Also available in hardcover) Includes a timeline
& glossary.
Subjects:
Bios/Autobios; International Feminist Press at CUNY, 1999,
1-55861-197-5, Paperback, 112 pgs, 7 x 9 1/4, $9.95. Level:
5-8.
 Máiread
Corrigan & Betty Williams: Making Peace in Northern Ireland,
Sarah Buscher and Bettina Ling
Description: (Publisher description) Despite the life-threatening
risks involved, Mairead Corrigan and Betty Williams, joint
winners of the 1976 Nobel Peace Prize, united Catholics
and Protestants by leading nonviolent demonstrations protesting
the bloodshed. (Also available in hardcover) Includes a
timeline & glossary.
Subjects:
Bios/Autobios; International Feminist Press at CUNY, 1999,
1-55861-201-7, Paperback, 112 pgs, 7 x 9 1/4, $9.95. Level:
5-8.
 Winona
LaDuke: Restoring Land and Culture in Native America,
Michael Silverstone
Description: (Publisher description) This tireless
fighter's vision of justice catches the imagination, showing
young readers the positive impact of one person's determination
to change her world.When Winona LaDuke's parents brought
her from Los Angeles to White Earth reservation in Minnesota
to experience powwows and to see her grandparents' home,
she began to understand who she was. Winona became outspoken
at an early age about the disproportionate difficulties
faced by Native Americans, including large-scale pollution
of reservation lands. At seventeen, she became the youngest
person ever to speak before the United Nations. At Harvard
University Winona studied the destruction caused by unsound
development. Later she received the Reebok Human Rights
Award and used the money to found the White Earth Land Recovery
Project. WELRP built sustainable, traditional livelihoods,
while establishing reservation schools and education in
the Anishinaabeg language. Now Winona raises her three children
at White Earth--the ultimate reward for her work. (Hardcover
only) Includes a timeline & glossary.
Subjects:
Bios/Autobios; Native American Feminist Press at CUNY, 1999,
1-55861-260-2, Hardcover, 112 pgs, 7 x 9 1/4, $19.95. Level:
5-8.
Other
titles in the series:
Ela
Bhatt: Uniting Women in India,
Jyotsna Sreenivasan (2000), 1-55861-228-9.
Mamphela Ramphele: Challenging Apartheid in South
Africa, Judith Harlan, (2000), 1-55861-226-2.
Marina Silva: Defending Rainforest Communities in
Brazil, Ziporah Hildebrandt, (2001), 1-55861-263-7.
Rigoberta Menchú: Defending Human Rights
in Guatemala, Michael Silverstone, (1999), 1-55861-199-1.
The
Women's Hall of Fame Series --
issues by Second Story Press
The Women’s Hall of Fame Series explores the contributions
and achievements of women in Canada and around the world.
Each book focuses on a specific area of endeavour.
 Amazing
Women Athletes, Jill
Bryant
Description: This collection features ten women athletes
from Canada and around the world beginning with forgotten
Olympian, Bobbi Rosenberg, considered by many experts as
Canada's most accomplished female athlete of the first half-
century. Other amazing women athletes include a mountain
climber, a skater, and formerly disabled women who became
champion runners and riders.
Subjects:
Sports; Bios/Autobios Second Story Press, 2001, 1-896764-44-4,
Paperback, 75 pgs, 6 x 9, $7.95 ($10.95Can.). Level:
5-8.
 Fabulous
Female Physicians, Sharon
Kirsh and with Florence Kirsh
Description: This book of ten biographies looks at the
amazing women - both living and in the past - includes Emily
Stowe and African AIDS doctor Louise Teasdale, as well as
an early Native woman doctor, Susan LaFleche Picotte; Maria
Montessori, who later became the founder of a world-wide
movement in education; Haitian born physician Carolle-Jean
Murat who overcame devastating poverty and prejudice to
become a world-renowned physician and educator practicing
today. Humourously written biographies also include Joy
Seager the Kangaroo Island doctor of Australia.
Subjects:
Health; Bios/Autobios Second Story Press, 2001, 1-896764-43-6,
Paperback, 100 pgs, 6 x 9, $7.95 ($10.95Can.). Level:
5-8.
 Great
Women Leaders,
Heather Ball
Description: This collection profiles a fine selection
of trailblazers including Roberta Jamieson, Chief of Six
Nations of the Grand River Territory; Golda Meir, first
female prime minister of Israel (and third in the world);
Marie Therese Casgrain, first woman to head a political
party in Quebec (CCF Party, which later became the NDP);
Rosa Parks, who refused to give up her seat on a bus to
a white man; and Wanagari Maathai of Kenya, who founded
successful grassroots movements on issues of the environment
and sustainable development, among others.
Subjects:
History; Bios/Autobios Second Story Press, 2004, 1-896764-81-9,
Paperback, 100 pgs, 6 x 9, $7.95 ($10.95Can.). Level:
5-8.
 Spectacular
Women in Space,
Sonia Gueldenpfennig
Description: This collection of ten biographies features
women who have made an important contribution to the exploration
of space. Included are Jerrie Cobb, who could only dream
of flying above the atmosphere; some of the first women
in space, Valentina Tereshkova and Sally Ride; and members
of the current generation of women astronauts such as Julie
Payette and Ellen Ochoa. This book shows the particular
challenges faced by women in their quest to discover more
about our universe. Photographs and sidebars containing
fun facts and quotes are included.
Subjects:
Science; Bios/Autobios Second Story Press, 2004, 1-896764-88-6,
Paperback, 110 pgs, 6 x 9, $7.95 ($10.95Can.). Level:
5-8.
 Super
Women in Science, Kelly
DiDomenico
Description: Super Women in Science includes ten
women from ancient times to today, with lively senses of
curiosity and the vision and determination to discover how
and why things work. They include: Birute Galdikas, a Canadian
zoologist famous for her work with Orangutans in the jungles
of Borneo; Rachel Carson, the American ecologist who awakened
a generation to environmental destruction and its impact;
and Chien-Shiung Wu, a brilliant Chinese physicist who wasn't
afraid to challenge the laws of nature, among others.
Subjects:
Science; Bios/Autobios Second Story Press, 2002, 1-896764-66-5,
Paperback, 102 pgs, 6 x 9, $7.95 ($10.95Can.). Level:
5-8.
Children's
Books of Interest
 Fatuma's
New Cloth,
Leslie Bulion and Nicole Tadgell (Illustrator)
Description: Set in contemporary East Africa, a little
girl helps her mother do the day's marketing, and looks
forward to buying a piece of kanga cloth for a new dress.
At the market, she meets many friendly vendors -- the tea-and-spice
merchant, the dairy woman, and the pots-and-pans man. Each
of them claims that his or her own product is the secret
to a perfect cup of chai (tea). Whom should she believe?
With her mother's calm guidance and some help from a Swahili
proverb printed on her favorite kanga pattern, little Fatuma
learns not to trust appearances, but to look deeper for
true virtue.
Subjects:
Children's Book Moon Mountain Publishing, , 1-931659-05-2,
Paperback, 32 pgs, 8 1/2 x 11, $7.95. Level: 3-5.
 The
Goat Lady,
Jane Bregoli
Description: Two children and their mother, new to the
neighborhood, befriend Noelie Houle, an elderly lady who
raises goats. Her other neighbors bemoan "The Goat Lady’s"
rundown house and barnyard animals, but the children see
how she cares for her goats, they listen to her stories,
and they come to love her. Also, corresponding author website:
http://www.janebregoli.com/
Subjects:
Children's Book Tilbury House, 2004, 0-88448-260-X, Hardcover,
32 pgs, 9 x 10, $16.95. Level: 3-5.
 Hard
Hat Area,
Susan L. Roth
Description: From publisher catalog: "A unique
day-in-the-life look at a real girl named Kristen who works
as an ironworker’s apprentice on one of New York City’s
tallest buildings. Following Kristen around the construction
site, readers will learn what tools workers use, how they
use them, and how they work as a team. With a variety of
materials, labels, and photographs from an actual site where
Kristen worked, Susan L. Roth has created a masterpiece
of creative collage—and an eye-popping learning experience
for readers of all ages."
Subjects:
Children's Book; Work / Career Bloomsbury USA, 2004, 1-58234-946-0,
Hardcover, 40 pgs, 10 x 11, $17.95. Level: 5+.
 The
Invisible Seam,
Andy William Frew and Jun Matsuoka (Illustrator)
Description: Mistress Shinyo, a renowned but aging kimono
maker, values the talents of her new apprentice, Michi.
The other apprentices resent Michi's skill, and they attempt
to sabotage her work. But Michi has made a promise to always
do her best, and she cannot allow peer pressure to break
it. This historically accurate and culturally sensitive
tale of jealousy, self-discipline, and forgiveness is based
on a true incident in Japan around 1900. Teacher's Guide
available in pdf at: http://www.moonmountainpub.com/InvSeamStudyGuide.pdf
Subjects:
Children's Book Moon Mountain Publishing, 2003, 1-931659-02-8,
Hardcover, 32 pgs, 8 1/2 x 11, $15.95. Level: 5+.
 Jane
Goodall,
Terry Barber
Description: This stunning photostory takes readers
through the life of Jane Goodall. The text is enhanced by
exquisite black and white photography, making the words
easy to decode. This high-interest, low-vocabulary book
is intended for adults with very low-literacy skills. The
book contains a glossary and a set of questions that encourage
students to talk about the book
Subjects:
Bios/Autobios Grass Roots Press, , 1-894593-43-X, Paperback,
48 pgs, $13.95 (US) / $14.95 (Canada). Level: 1-2.
 A
Woman for President: The Story of Victoria Woodhull,
Kathleen Krull and Jane Dyer (Illustrator)
Description: From publisher catalog: Can you
name the first woman to run for president, or the first
woman to have a seat on the stock exchange? Do you know
the first woman to own a newspaper or to speak before Congress?
Born in complete poverty, the seventh of ten children, Victoria
Woodhull was supporting her family by the age of eight as
a child preacher. Seeking a better life, she married, divorced,
moved to New York City, and became a millionaire by offering
Cornelius Vanderbilt financial advice from the spirit world.
Victoria did not stop there. Now that she had money and
power, she was ready to challenge society’s harsh limitations
on women. Her boldest act was announcing herself as the
first female candidate for the presidency of the United
States. She founded her own newspaper to publicize this
groundbreaking campaign, which took her from the chambers
of Congress to the glorious moment when she was nominated
by the Equal Rights Party at a convention that she, a woman,
had organized and funded.
Teacher's Guide available at: http://www.walkeryoungreaders.com/2003/wbcontent/books/woman_president/teachers_guide.pdf
Subjects:
Children's Book; Bios/Autobios; History Walker & Co. (http://www.walkeryoungreaders.com),
2204, 0-8027- 8908-9, Hardcover, 32 pgs, 9 1/2 x 12, $16.95.
Level: 4+.
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Student
Writings
Behind
Closed Doors...: Stories of Survival,
Michelle Faith Brown and Susanne D. Campagna, editors.
Description: Read/Write/Now participated in this year’s
Women, Violence and Adult Education project sponsored by
World Education. We were pleased to be involved in this
endeavor as it fits with our mission statement to help adult
learners meet their own personal, family and community goals.
This project was open to all students at Read/Write/Now.
This publication is a culmination of many hours of preparation
involving discussions, large and small group meetings, writing,
research, art, lectures, video presentations, theater performance,
group sharing, group building, bonding, raw emotions, nervous
laughter, dead silences, tears, and hugs. It was an awesome
experience and the stories in this book reflect the learners’
thoughts, feelings and deepest emotions. The members of
the study circles agreed that all stories would be published
anonymously. Our intention was to create an open and honest
forum for the writers. We believe you will find this reflected
in the pages of this book.
Subjects:
Violence Read/Write/Now, http://www.springfieldlibrary.org/rwn/publications.htm,
Spiral Bound, 65 pgs, 8 1/2 x 11, $---Internet. Level:
mixed.
Nautilus
II: Poetry and Art by Teen Mothers Studying at The Care
Center,
Student Editorial Board, Tzivia Gover and Amy Leos-Urbel
(staff editors)
Description: The Care Center, located in Holyoke MA,
offers a variety of educational programming, including GED,
for pregnant and parenting teens. Author and educator Tzivia
Gover developed a poetry program for The Care Center in
which students read poetry by contemporary and classic authors,
then create their own poems in response. Nautilus II, published
each Spring, contains these writings in a beautiful book
format, and includes student artwork as well as their poetry.
Subjects:
Poetry; Learner Writings The Care Center, 2005 (Volume 3),
(no isbn), Paperback, 85 pgs, 5 1/2 x 8 1/2, $5.00. Level:
mixed.
Women
Writing in Prison: An Anthology,
Jacqueline Sheehan (editor)
Description: This anthology contains powerful, heartfelt
poems and prose by 95 incarcerated women from the Voices
From Inside project. Voices From Inside, located in western
Massachusetts, facilitates writing workshops with women
in prison, encouraging them to write their stories in their
own unique voices. This volume brings the women’s writing
into the larger community, promoting a deeper understanding
of the human costs of incarceration. All profits from book
sales support the program.
Subjects:
Prisons/Incarceration; Memoir; Learner Writings Voices from
Inside, (Distributed by: Amherst Writers & Artists Institute)
, 0-941895-31-9, Paperback, 136 pgs, 6 x 9, $17.00. Level:
mixed.
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Teacher
/ Curriculum Resources
 Indigenous
Women's Health Book, Within the Sacred Circle: Reproductive
Rights, Environmental Health, Traditional HErbs and Remedies,
Charon Asetoyer, Katherine Cronk and Samanthi Hewakapuge,
editors.
Description: This reference book provides up-to-date
health information that can be used by educators and community
health workers who work with Indigenous women. Topics covered
include traditional midwifery, pregnancy, the politics of
reproductive health, contraception, domestic violence, barriers
to Indigenous women’s health care, traditional herbs and
remedies, Native American nutrition and weight loss, smoking,
alcohol, drug abuse, and much more.
Subjects:
Health; Native American Native American Women's Health Education
Resource Center, (Distributed by: Grass Roots Press) 2004
(?), 0-9741297-0-4, Paperback, 322 pgs, 8 1/2 x 11, $32.95.
 Learning
Our Way: Women, Computers and Literacy, Tracey Mollins
Description: This book is a clear language story of
a computer class for women at the St. Christopher House
Adult Literacy Program. Tracey Mollins and a group of learners
used this computer class to learn about computers but also
to address the question of why do men and boys use computers
more than women and girls? To answer this question and others,
they did four things: They researched computers and literacy,
women and literacy, and women and computers . They surveyed
women in the literacy program about computers . They compared
this information with their own past experiences with computers
, and compared this information with what they had observed
in the literacy programs.
Subjects:
Computers/Technology St. Christopher House Adult Literacy
Program, 2001, 1-894691-01-6, Spiral Bound, 151 pgs, 8 1/2
x 11, $??. Level: mixed.
 Problem-Posing
at Work: Popular Educator’s Guide,
Nina Wallerstein and Elsa Auerbach
Description: From Publisher catalog:
“This is a new book which explores Freirian approaches to
adult education. It is for educators interested in critical
reflection and social action from diverse fields: English
as a Second Language and literacy, public health, labor
and community organizing, health and safety education, community
psychology and facilitation, high school settings, and teacher
education and other professional education programs. This
educators guide presents the underlying rationale for the
"problem-posing" teaching approach, strategies and tools
for classrooms and community settings, a case study of a
problem-posing cycle by workplace educator Jenny Utech,
an analysis of the role of social change pedagogy within
globalization struggles, and an extensive resource list."
Subjects:
Work / Labor; Popular Education/Participatory Grass Roots
Press, 2004, 1-894593-33-2, Paperback, 108 pgs, 8 1/2 x
11, $19.95 ($21.95, Can).
 Problem-Posing
at Work: English for Action, Revised edition, Elsa
Auerbach and Nina Wallerstein
Description: From Publisher catalog: "This student
book contains 30 lessons that focus on workplace themes
and issues related to the working lives of immigrants and
refugees. Inspired by the problem-posing approach of Paulo
Freire, this book invites learners to share and analyze
their experiences, to acquire the language, skills, and
information necessary for greater power over their circumstances,
and to strategize together for changes. Originally published
in 1987 as ESL for Action, this revised edition is updated
to incorporate a focus on the effects of globalization on
workers' lives while its scope is expanded to include information
about Canada as well as the U.S. It includes authentic photos
and stories of workers active in their workplaces and communities.
The text is intended for intermediate to advanced ESL students
in workplace, pre-vocational, vocational, community-based,
union, and labour education programs."
Subjects:
Work / Labor; ESOL Grass Roots Press, 2004, 1-894593-32-4,
Paperback, 325 pgs, 8 1/2 x 11, $24.95 ($27.95, Can.)
 Ready
for Work!: An Employment Curriculum for Women,
Anson Green
Description: From Publisher catalog: "Women in
adult basic education and welfare-to-work programs actively
participated in the development of this curriculum, which
addresses the barriers women face to employment. The first
unit provides activities for women to explore their self-image.
The remaining six units address the impacts of sexual harassment,
discrimination, a weak childcare system, learning disabilities,
welfare reform, interpersonal violence and domestic abuse
on women’s lives. The activities provide opportunities for
women to discuss and explore options around challenges presented
within each theme."
Subjects:
Work / Labor; Curriculum; Student Leadership Grass Roots
Press, 2005, (no isbn), Shrink-wrapped, 623 pgs, 8 1/2 x
11, $44.95 ($49.95, Can.)
 Violence
and Learning: Taking Action, Mary Norton (Ed)
Description: This is a collection of articles and research
reports based on the work of the VALTA (Violence and Learning:
Taking Action) Project that invited literacy and adult educators
to share and build knowledge about the impacts of violence
on learning and ways to address them.
Subjects:
Violence; Research Literacy Alberta, 2004, 0-9680235-7-6,
Spiral Bound, 199 pgs, 8 1/2 x 11, $xxx.
Women's Journeys
in Self-Discovery: Literacy, Life Skills and Learning: A
Resource Book, Judy Murphy
Description: Adapted from introduction: Based
on a project for women involved in the correctional system
or at risk of being involved, this sourcebook provides projects
integrating literacy and life-skills. "The project's intention
was to develop a process that could contribute to a way
of being and knowing for women not normally drawn into traditional
learning environments."
Subjects:
Prisons/Offenders; Life Skills Learning Centre Literacy
Association, 2004, 0-9731470-4-0, Spiral Bound, 121 pgs,
8 1/2 x 11, $xxx.
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