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Interviews with these 50 Canadian illustrators and authors of books for children and young adults reveals information about their childhood, what motivates them to write and more. Also includes black-and-white photos and portraits.
This valuable resource features the colourful biographies of 72 illustrators and artists whose works are considered among the best in the world. Told in the artists' own words, these biographies offer fascinating insights into their lives, and feature a sample illustration from one of their favourite books. Discover how these fantastic artists work, what their favourite books are, who influenced them, and how they came to illustrate children's books.
Preliminary Material -- National Identity-Formation -- The Canadian Situation -- Canadian Cultural Policy with Regard to Children's Culture and Literature -- The Immigrant Experience as Depicted in Anglo-Canadian Youth Fiction 1950-1994 -- The Development of Canadian Multicultural Children's Literature Conclusion and Outlook for the Future -- Bibliography -- Index.
"As the pages turn on bright scenes and changing seasons across the country, rhyming text cheerily greets the sights and sounds of a Canadian morning. From a pair of moose spied through an open tent flap at sunrise to a gaggle of Canada geese at a school bus stop, a morning game of shinny on an outdoor rink, and checking the sap buckets at a maple syrup farm, these inviting pages capture a familiar Canada that will delight young readers."--
Visiting her grandmother's farm, Emily encounters a strangely-dressed girl her age, and discovers that she's a relative -- from another time! Who is this oddly dressed girl? Where did she come from? What is she doing on the rock outcrop, Emily's favourite spot on her late grandmother's farm? Come to think of it, where is the farm? Emily, a twelve-year-old girl from the city, has come to say goodbye to the family homestead following her grandmother's funeral.Magically, miraculously, she finds herself transported back to a bygone era when pioneers first settled the Canadian prairies. How did she get here - and how will she get back home? The Secret of Sentinel Rock is a rich, descriptive story of hope and inspirarion as Emily finds the confidence to get on with her future. Letting go of the past does not mean having to forget it.
Grade level: 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, e, i, s, t.
Omar wants to be an artist, although even his teacher doesn't like his drawings, but when the class goes ice skating he finds that there is more than one way to have artistic talent.