![]() Moreover, the total estimated daily intakes (average scenario) of NBFRs were calculated at 2.64 × 10 −2 ng/kg bw/d and 2.91× 10 −2 ng/kg bw/d for the male and female dismantling workers, respectively, via dust ingestion, inhalation, and dermal contact pathways, which were lower than the reference dose values, and thus indicated a limited human exposure risk for NBFRs at the current level. NBFRs might originate from plastic and rubber materials in wastes based on the correlation and principal component analysis. ![]() The bis(2-ethylhexyl)-3,4,5,6-tetrabromo-phthalate (BEHTBP) was the predominant compound, which contributed 66.0–88.0% of measured NBFR concentrations. Differently, the highest median concentration of HBCDs was found in dust from the dismantling workshop for cellphones and computers (367 ng/g) among studied areas. ![]() The dust concentration of NBFRs in e-waste-dismantling workshops (median, 157–169 ng/g) was found to be significantly higher than those in an outdoor environment (17.3 ng/g) ( p < 0.01). In this study, six NBFRs and the legacy BFRs, hexabromocyclododecanes (HBCDs), were analyzed in 50 dust samples from an e-waste-dismantling workplace in Central China. ![]() However, information on the contamination status and human exposure risks of electronic waste (e-waste)-derived NBFRs in the e-waste workplace is limited. Novel brominated flame retardants (NBFRs) have been widely used as alternatives to legacy BFRs. ![]()
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![]() ![]() But the journey into the past does not come without risks: customers must sit in a particular seat, they cannot leave the cafe, and finally, they must return to the present before the coffee gets cold. In Before the Coffee Gets Cold, we meet four visitors, each of whom is hoping to make use of the cafes time-travelling offer, in order to: confront the man who left them, receive a letter from their husband whose memory has been taken by early onset Alzheimers, to see their sister one last time, and to meet the daughter they never got the chance to know. But this coffee shop offers its customers a unique experience: the chance to travel back in time. What would you change if you could go back in time? In a small back alley in Tokyo, there is a cafe which has been serving carefully brewed coffee for more than one hundred years. ![]() ![]() Readers can wonder about unsigned works that lie before us all. It's the beginning of a love affair with dots in many different colors, sizes and patterns - and a marvelous lesson about what art is. This small gem of a book tells the story of Vashti. Simplicity itself, like the dot in the title, this small book carries a big message.Ī fable about the creative spirit in every child. With art that seems perfectly suited to the mood and the message of the text, Reynolds inspires with a gentle and generous mantra: 'Just make a mark.' Reynolds pulls off exactly what his young heroine does, creating an impressive work from deceptively simple beginnings. ![]() ![]() In this engaging, inspiring tale, Reynolds (illustrator of the Judy Moody series) demonstrates the power of a little encouragement. ![]() ![]() ![]() Holmberg draws their relationship and the series to a delightful culmination in The Master Magician. I really like Emery as well, but he leans a little too much toward the perfect side of course, this comes from the perspective of a guy who knows he doesn't live up to anything like Magician Thane. In short, the perfect protagonist (made better by not being perfect). ![]() She is less self-focused than Katniss or Bella, more aware than Triss or Clary and less annoying than Hermione (at least at the beginning of the HP series). Her feisty temper can flare it is all too easy to push her buttons. She is brave, physically and emotionally, but not (usually) brash. She is brilliant except for some moments of her own relationships. She is clear headed, except when it comes to her own safety. The main protagonist is an almost ideal character in that she doesn't come off as a constructed character at all. An endearing, enchanting culmination to the seriesĬharlie Holmberg is a masterful literary tight-rope walker she has written that fine line between fierce vs. ![]() ![]() ![]() I had it on my list for my 2016 365 Days of YA Challenge but wasn’t able to get around to it. Afterwards, it was a series I saw everywhere. I’m always up for a good retelling and this one sounded fabulous. It was the title and cover that first grabbed my attention when I was browsing the new additions at my library. Source & Format: Public Library–Hardcover (eBooks for novellas) ![]() Publication Dates: April 2014 – March 2017 Genre: Young Adult, Retelling, Fantasy, Magic # of Books: 4 (Dorothy Must Die, The Wicked Will Rise, Yellow Brick War, The End of Oz) I’ve been recruited by the Revolutionary Order of the Wicked. My name is Amy Gumm – and I’m the other girl from Kansas. They say she seized power and the power went to her head. ![]() They say she found a way to come back to Oz. There’s still a yellow brick road – but even that’s crumbling. To be a place where Good Witches can’t be trusted, Wicked Witches may just be the good guys, and winged monkeys can be executed for acts of rebellion. But I never expected Oz to look like this. I know the song about the rainbow and the happy little bluebirds. I didn’t ask to be some kind of hero.īut when your whole life gets swept up by a tornado – taking you with it – you have no choice but to go along, you know? Synopsis for Dorothy Must Die (from Goodreads): Series Review: Is this series worth your time? Does it get better as the novels progress? Or does it get worse? Find out below: ![]() ![]() ![]() When the queen falls ill, still in her prime, she extracts one final promise from her distraught husband: that he will never marry anyone less beautiful than she. But Deerskin takes us further into that story, showing us a royal couple obsessed with one another and a nation intoxicated by their glamour: a world of adoration which quite overlooks the king and queen’s shy and unloved only child. Once upon a time, a brave and handsome king won as his wife the most beautiful woman in seven kingdoms, and they lived happily ever after. ![]() With grace, sensitivity and compassion, McKinley turns this little-known story into a powerful tale of self-healing. Fairy tales deal with infanticide, child mortality, forced marriages, murder and child abuse and yet Robin McKinley’s Deerskin is based on a tale ( Donkeyskin) deemed so particularly unpalatable that it’s rarely published, even though it was originally written by Charles Perrault. ![]() They were ways of rationalising the brutalities of life, of creating a happy ending beyond the horrific events that might be suffered. Fairy tales were originally born as dark things, a world away from the pastel-coloured sugar of Disney’s princesses, and they weren’t always meant for children. ![]() ![]() ![]() The Quiet Americans chronicles the exploits of four spies – Michael Burke, a charming former football star fallen on hard times, Frank Wisner, the scion of a wealthy Southern family, Peter Sichel, a sophisticated German Jew who escaped the Nazis, and Edward Lansdale, a brilliant ad executive. ![]() The American government’s strategy in response relied on the secret efforts of a newly-formed CIA. But it was clear – to some – that the Soviet Union was already executing a plan to expand and foment revolution around the world. ‘A darkly entertaining tale about American espionage, set in an era when Washington’s fear and skepticism about the agency resembles our climate today.’ New York TimesĪt the end of World War II, the United States dominated the world militarily, economically, and in moral standing – seen as the victor over tyranny and a champion of freedom. ![]() ![]() Author of more than seventy books, his picture book career started when Bill Martin Jr invited him to create the illustrations for Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? That book that went on to sell millions of copies worldwide and Eric soon began writing and illustrating his own books, eventually creating the bestselling classic The Very Hungry Caterpillar. He lived in the east Texas woods, near the town of Commerce, until he passed away in 2004.Įric Carle (1929-2021) was one of America’s leading children’s book illustrators and authors. He lived in New York until 1993, when he moved to Texas. After several years, he devoted himself full-time to writing his children’s books. Born in Kansas, he worked as an elementary-school principal in Chicago before moving to New York City, where he worked in publishing developing innovative reading programs for schools. Martin held a doctoral degree in early childhood education. His more than 300 books, among them the bestselling classics Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? Polar Bear, Polar Bear, What Do You Hear? Panda Bear, Panda Bear, What Do You See? and Chicka Chicka Boom Boom, are a testament to his ability to speak directly to children. ![]() ![]() ![]() (1916-2004) was an elementary-school principal, teacher, writer, and poet. ![]() ![]() However, in classic Pilkey style, despite the jokes tilting towards the gross, the sense of humour coming through is amazing. ![]() For most parents, this fact would alone be off-putting enough to not buy the book for their children. He is created by doctors after a deadly explosion – when they decide to combine to head of a dog to the body of a man. Distracted at times by his dog instincts of chasing his tail, his super sniffing nose coupled with his human detective skills makes him an unlikely hero. ![]() They are the minds behind ‘Captain Underpants’ and have now created the character of Dog Man.ĭog Man is a crime-fighting half dog-half human. ![]() As is the case with all of Pilkey’s books, the cartoons and stories have been plotted out by his fictional duo – George and Harold. Dav Pilkey, creator of the very popular ‘Captain Underpants’ graphic novels has written another hilarious and well-illustrated series, ‘Dog Man’. ![]() ![]() I…looked at her in cheap, sensible serge dress and flat shoes and thought, who in the name of Christ has dressed you?” Hick and Eleanor met frequently and when FDR’s Secretary’s mother died, Eleanor invited Hick to join her on the trip to Potsdam for the funeral.Īs the novel describes the growth of their relationship, we learn that Hick came from a poor rural family in South Dakota, where she was abused and put to work at the age of 13. ![]() ![]() Upon first meeting Eleanor, Hick observed that “She was dull and pleasant for the first five minutes. Hick met Eleanor when she was assigned to cover the Roosevelts while FDR was governor of New York and running for President. ![]() The story is told by Hick, as she looks back at their relationship during her later years. White Houses is a fictional account of the romantic relationship between Eleanor Roosevelt and journalist Lorena Hickock. ![]() |