![]() ![]() "It turns out that our breasts are almost like sponges, the way they can soak up some of these chemicals, especially the ones that are fat-loving - the ones tend to accumulate in fat tissue," Williams tells Fresh Air's Terry Gross. ![]() ![]() Trace amounts of pesticides, dioxin and a jet fuel ingredient - as well as high to average levels of flame retardants - were all found in her breast milk. She decided to test her own breast milk and shipped a sample to a lab in Germany. When writer Florence Williams was nursing her second child, she read a research study about toxins found in human breast milk. They're also attracting chemicals and environmental toxins, which are getting passed along in breast milk. Breasts are getting bigger and arriving earlier. ![]()
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![]() ![]() ![]() Often an instant classic and must-read for everyone.ĩ – Superb. A helpful and/or enlightening book that, in addition to meeting the highest standards in all pertinent aspects, stands out even among the best. Here's what the ratings mean:ġ0 – Brilliant. Books we rate below 5 won’t be summarized. Our rating helps you sort the titles on your reading list from solid (5) to brilliant (10). We rate each piece of content on a scale of 1–10 with regard to these two core criteria. Helpful – You’ll take-away practical advice that will help you get better at what you do. Whatever we select for our library has to excel in one or the other of these two core criteria:Įnlightening – You’ll learn things that will inform and improve your decisions. ![]() At getAbstract, we summarize books* that help people understand the world and make it better. ![]() ![]() ![]() Can Devon and Chiamaka stop Aces before things become incredibly deadly? ![]() Shortly after the announcement is made, though, someone who goes by Aces begins using anonymous text messages to reveal secrets about the two of them that turn their lives upside down and threaten every aspect of their carefully planned futures.Īs Aces shows no sign of stopping, what seemed like a sick prank quickly turns into a dangerous game, with all the cards stacked against them. After all, not only does it look great on college applications, but it officially puts each of them in the running for valedictorian, too. When two Niveus Private Academy students, Devon Richards and Chiamaka Adebayo, are selected to be part of the elite school’s senior class prefects, it looks like their year is off to an amazing start. ![]() Gossip Girl meets Get Out in Ace of Spades, a YA contemporary thriller by debut author Faridah ç-Íyímídé about two students, Devon & Chiamaka, and their struggles against an anonymous bully. Hey, everyone! I’m back with a new book review, and this time it’s for Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé’s YA contemporary thriller, Ace of Spades! About the Book ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() School Library Journal Best Books, 2000.Charlotte Award (New York) for Primary, 2002.Black-Eyed Susan Book Award (Maryland) for Picture Books, 2002.Language eng Summary When Farmer Brown's cows find a typewriter in the barn they start making demands, and go on strike when the farmer refuses to give them what they want Member of Label Click, clack, moo : cows that type Title Click, clack, moo Title remainder cows that type Statement of responsibility Doreen Cronin pictures by Betsy Lewin Creator Five years after submitting the original manuscript she got a call from a publisher who wanted to turn her story into a book and the rest is history The busy life of a writer left no room for courtroom litigation and arbitration so Doreen made the leap to being a full-time children’s book author. ![]() |