Children’s and teenage literature studies: general

Does a longer life mean a healthier life?

Teen readers have always been fascinated by monsters, but lately it seems like every other young adult (YA) book is about vampires, zombies, or werewolves.

This reference book provides an overview of the active ingredients of selected plants present in beverages.

Winner of the Children's Literature Association's 2020 Honor Book AwardUnrecognized in the United States and resisted in many wealthy, industrialized nations, children's rights to participation and self-determination are easily disregarded in the name of protection.

Healing Plants of Nigeria: Ethnomedicine and Therapeutic Applications offers comprehensive information on the use of herbal medicines in West Africa.

Over the past few decades there have been intense debates in education surrounding children's literacy achievement and ways to promote reading, particularly that of boys.

As the field of nutritional neuroscience has grown, both the scientific community and the general population have expressed a heightened interest in the effect of nutrients on behavior.

Children's Literature in Context is a clear, accessible and concise introduction to children's literature and its wider contexts.

This book explores how the concept of childhood in the late-18th century was constructed through the ideological work performed by children's literature, as well as pedagogical writing and medical literature of the era.

At the same time that 1970s feminist psychoanalytic theorists like Jean Baker Miller and Nancy Chodorow were challenging earlier models that assumed the masculine psyche as the norm for human development and mental/emotional health, writers such as Anne Sexton, Olga Broumass, and Angela Carter were embarked on their own revisionist project to breathe new life into fairy tales and classical myths based on traditional gender roles.

This book presents the most up-to-date information on the effects of nutrition and food on cancer prevention and management.

Colonial India in Children's Literature is the first book-length study to explore the intersections of children's literature and defining historical moments in colonial India.

This book focuses on the study of chemical dust suppression in mine dust pollution control by means of theories, experiments, computer simulation, and case application, aiming at providing chemical dust suppression solutions for mining worksites.

Shedding light on an important and neglected topic in childhood studies, Anja MAller interrogates how different concepts of childhood proliferated and were construed in several important eighteenth-century periodicals and satirical prints.

A map of the relationship between work and health that is truly global--both geographically and in its coverage of the impact of work on the health of individuals, families, and societies, has not previously been drawn.

Beer is made up of various bioactive substances containing antioxidants and specific ingredients with potentially beneficial effects on the human body if consumed in moderation.

Inside OUT: Human Health and the Air-Conditioning Era focuses on the enclosed environment of fully conditioned buildings, revealing a unique ecosystem with broad implications for human life and a rapidly expanding global footprint.

How Food Works is your own friendly nutritionist, on hand to debunk common food myths and give you the answers to those pressing questions with easy-to-swallow information.

2023 CHOICE Outstanding Academic TitleIn The Transformative Potential of LGBTQ+ Children's Picture Books, Jennifer Miller identifies an archive of over 150 English-language children's picture books that explicitly represent LGBTQ+ identities, expressions, and issues.

This collection critically examines the notion of mediation as it manifests itself at the intersection of multimodal literature, education, and translation studies, bringing together perspectives from established and early career scholars.

Metabolic syndrome (MS) is a combination of medical disorders that, when occurring together, increase the risk of developing cardiovascular disease and diabetes.

This book examines the policy and politics of two health risks, which have recently become prominent social issues in many countries.

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The book offers a multi-scale, epistemically diverse, and sense-making perspectives on the food system.

Plants require nutrients in order to grow, develop and complete their life cycle.

WINNER OF THE 2007 CHLA BOOK AWARD!

The Sino-Japanese War (1937 - 1945) was fought in the Asia-Pacific theatre between Imperial Japan and China, with the United States as the latter's major military ally.

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Diet and Nutrition in Dementia and Cognitive Decline offers researchers and clinicians a single authoritative source which outlines the complex interrelationships between cognitive decline, dementia and the way diet can be modified to improve outcomes.

Inspire teenagers to read quality literature and help them explore issues relevant to their lives.

Olives and Olive Oil in Health and Disease Prevention, Second Edition expands the last releases content and coverage, including new sections on materials in packaging, the Mediterranean diet, metabolic syndrome, diabetic health, generational effects, epigenetics, glycemic control, ketogenic diet, antioxidant effects, the use of olive oil in protection against skin cancer, oleuropein and ERK1/2 MAP-Kinase, oleocanthal and estrogen receptors, and oleocanthal and neurological effects.

This supplement to standard children's literature textbooks will be a help to instructors as they engage their students in discussions about selection of materials, censorship, dealing with curricular issues, the need to understand administrative policies, community beliefs, and their responses to these issues.

The purpose of risk assessment is to support science-based decisions about how to solve complex societal problems.

The field of pediatric nutrition has developed into an area essential to the components of academic pediatric programs throughout the world.

26 bedeutende Werke der Kinder- und Jugendliteratur in geisteswissenschaftlicher Lesart: "Die Schatzinsel", "Pippi Langstrumpf", "Pinocchio", "Gullivers Reisen", "Struwwelpeter", "Jim Knopf", "Sams", "Trotzkopf", "Harry Potter" und "Die wilden Kerle" offenbaren die sozialisatorische, kulturelle und literarische Bedeutung von Kinderbüchern.

This comprehensive volume spotlights the latest research into how and why the much-maligned and misunderstood Vitamin D is finally coming into its own, and how to gain the greatest benefits from it.

Recent developments in the field of nutrition have led to increased interest in herbs and medicinal plants as phytochemical-rich sources for functional food, nutraceuticals, and drugs.

Beyond the His Dark Materials series lies a vast fictional realm populated by the many diverse character creations of Philip Pullman.

What is the secret to the clearest, most radiant skin of your life?

In this beautiful full-color cookbook and lifestyle guide, the founders of the Huckle & Goose meal planning service give you the tools to make home cooking accessible, simple, and enjoyable.

This Brief explores the importance of lactic acid and fermentation in the modern food industry.

Drawing on critical race theory, critical race feminism, critical multicultural analysis, and intertextuality this book examines how slavery is represented in contemporary children's picture books.

When the guns are silenced, those who have survived armed conflict need food, water, shelter, the means to earn a living, and the promise of safety and a return to civil order.

Research on the relationship between health and the environment in a postgenomic context is increasingly aimed at understanding the various exposures as a whole, simultaneously taking into account data pertaining to the biology of organisms and the physical and social environment.