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Climate Books for Teachers and K-12 Students
Climate Books for Teachers and K-12 Students Listed below are selected books on teaching related to climate justice, as well as picture books, fiction, and non-fiction for grades K-12. Get started with these carefully selected books from the UBC Library. If you would like to find more resources on this topic look for more tips […]
History of Climate Science and Action
History of Climate Science and Action Learn about the history of climate science, as well as the history of activism to protect our planet. This list includes historical books sharing initial discoveries about the atmosphere; key government documents that have shaped global policies; and stories of the impact of collective environmental action. Get started with […]
Environmental Racism
Environmental Racism This booklist explores the topic of environmental racism or discrimination with books from researchers across Canada and the US. They focus on the environment through the lens of people, communities, health, safety, and justice and illustrate how discrimination can cause disproportionate impacts in everything from how we think of our environment and ourselves, […]
Hope in a Time of Climate Change
Hope in a Time of Climate Change This booklist begins with books written by many, bringing together strong climate voices from different places, fields, and communities to explore what hope means in a time of climate change. You’ll find books that explore the words we use, the solutions we focus on, the stories we tell, […]
300 Year Anniversary – Antonie van Leeuwenhoek (1632-1723)
Antonie van Leeuwenhoek (1632-1723) Van Leeuwenhoek, revered as the Father of Microbiology, was a Dutch microbiologist best known for developing the microscope. Born to a basket maker and raised without much scientific education, van Leeuwenhoek apprenticed for a linen draper in Amsterdam and eventually opened his own draper’s shop. His interest in developing microscopic lens […]
Sir Charles Sherrington Exhibit
2022 marks several anniversaries in Sherrington’s life. This display commemorates the 90th anniversary (1932) of receiving the Nobel Prize for physiology and the 70th anniversary of his death in 1952. The exhibit features a replica of his Nobel Prize and the top hat he wore to the ceremony. The display includes a chronology of his […]
Harry Hawthorn Collection
Cabinets funded from the Haig Brown (1908-1976) endowment house a selection of the Harry Hawthorn Foundation collection of books on fly-fishing. The cabinets include 3 sets of hand tied flies, other fishing paraphernalia and five full-scale salmon carvings by Thomas Brayshaw (1886-1967) and one steelhead trout carving. The Brayshaw salmon carvings feature Chinook, Chum, Pink, Sockeye, and […]
History of Medicine Exhibits – Summer 2022
A History Of House Calls and Medicine Making In the past, if you were unfortunate enough to be sick, you probably would not have visited the doctor’s office. Instead, the doctor would have come to you! Until the mid-20th century, house calls were a common medical practice. Doctors would visit their ill patients in their […]
And there’s the humor of it: Shakespeare and the four humors
The exhibition featured additional materials from UBC Library’s collections to explore related topics, such as Shakespearean theatre in British Columbia and Shakespeare in children’s literature. Collection highlights included: the second edition folio of Shakespeare’s complete works (1807), first editions of Spenser’s The Faerie Queene (1590), John Donne’s Poems (1633), and George Herbert’s The Temple (1633), […]
Masters of Science Tapestry
Tapestry History This tapestry, worked in 1948 in a special workshop opened at Colombes particularly for the weaving of several models representing different scenes such as: Masters of Science–Masters of the Spirit– Springtime–Water and Fire–The Harvest–The Dance–The Chase. The workshop at Colombes was directed by M Guillaume Janneau, administrator of the Gobelin tapestry works. Numerous designs […]