Download or read book The Loxleys and Confederation written by Mark Zuehlke and published by Renegade Arts Entertainment Limited. This book was released on 2015 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 1864 was a pivotal time in Canadian history, as economic and military threats from America had placed the Canada's in grave danger once again. Taking the form of a travelogue The Loxleys and Confederation details George Loxley's attempts to unite the provinces. He is joined along the way by his daughter and her daughter, Lillian. It is Lilian's diary entries and her developing love story that threads the history together.
Download or read book The River Battles written by Mark Zuehlke and published by Douglas & McIntyre. This book was released on 2019-11-09 with total page 598 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Canadians called it the Promised Land. In late September 1944, the Emilia-Romagna plain before I Canadian Corps stretched to the far horizon—a deceptively wide-open space where the tanks could run free. Throughout British Eighth Army, hopes ran high that once it entered the plain, the Germans could be driven from Italy. As soon as the advance began, however, the plain’s true nature was revealed: the land was criss-crossed by rivers, canals and drainage ditches over which all bridges had been demolished. With higher command urging haste, the Canadians entered a long and nightmarish series of battles to win crossings over each waterway, whose high banks provided the Germans with perfect defensive positions. Early fall rains caused rivers to spill their banks and transformed the countryside into the worst quagmire the soldiers had ever seen. More than five months of battle followed, with weeks of hard fighting required to advance from one river to the next. Each month, conditions only worsened, and the casualty rates rose appallingly. As their comrades fell one by one, most soldiers sought merely to survive. Doing that much required every measure of stamina, courage and fighting skill they possessed. The fifth and final Canadian Battle Series volume set in Italy, The River Battles tells the story of this campaign’s last and hardest months. In riveting detail and with his trademark “you-are-there” style, Mark Zuehlke shines a light on this forgotten chapter of Canada’s World War II experience.
Download or read book Take Me to Your Readers written by Larry Swartz and published by Pembroke Publishers Limited. This book was released on 2017-09-22 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This thoughtful book is rooted in the belief that teachers can lead their students to develop their reading tastes and grow in their love of reading at the same time as supporting and stretching students in their meaning-making experiences. This practical resource highlights more than 50 instructional strategies that invite students to work inside and outside a book through reading, writing, talk, and arts experiences. It highlights the work of guest voices that include classroom teachers, occasional teachers, special education teachers, and librarians who share their best literacy practices. Take Me to Your Readers uses 5 essential areas to structure classroom experiences through children's literature: Motivation; Theme Connections; Genre Connections; Cross-Curricular Connections; and Response. Extensive booklists, teaching tips, a wide range of activities, and reproducible pages provide practical support. Ultimately, this book is designed to take teachers to their readers and start them on a lifelong journey through great books!
Download or read book Through Blood and Sweat written by Mark Zuehlke and published by D & M Publishers. This book was released on 2015-10-24 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As part of Operation Husky 2013, a group of Canadians walked this route to honour the memory of the nation’s soldiers who fought in Sicily seventy years earlier and whose sacrifice has been largely forgotten. Under a searing sun, with Mount Etna’s soaring heights always in the distance, a small contingent of marchers trekked each day along winding country roads for between 15 and 35 kilometres to reach the outskirts of a small town or village. Here they were joined by a pipe band, which led them to the skirl of bagpipes in a parade into the community’s heart to be met by hundreds of cheering and applauding Sicilians. Before each community’s war memorial a service of remembrance for both the Canadian and Sicilian war dead followed. Each day also brought the marchers closer to their final destination—Agira Canadian War Cemetery where 490 of the 562 Canadian soldiers who fell during the course of Operation Husky in 1943 are buried. On July 30—after twenty gruelling days—the marchers were joined here by almost a thousand Canadians and Italians. All joined to conduct a profoundly emotional ceremony of remembrance that ended with one person standing before each headstone and answering the roll call on that soldier’s behalf. Mark Zuehlke, author of the award-winning Canadian Battle Series, was one of the Operation Husky 2013 marchers. He uses this arduous and poignant task as a focal point for a contemplative look at the culture of remembrance and the experience of war.
Download or read book The Loxleys and the War of 1812 written by Alan Grant and published by . This book was released on 2013-12 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A 101 page historically accurate comic strip about a Canadian family caught up in the 1812 war between the USA and the UK. Comes complete with an illustrated summary of the wars implications for Canada and America written by acclaimed Canadian military historian Mark Zuehlke. Features 30 pages of new artwork created in partnership with the National Film Board and First Nation historians.
Download or read book Scoundrels Dreamers Second Sons written by Mark Zuehlke and published by Harbour Publishing. This book was released on 2016-05-14 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “‘Remittance man’ was meant to be a disparaging term. It reflected the fact that these young men had been sent to the colonies to spare their families continuing embarrassment or shame. At home they had been scoundrels, dreamers, and second sons without future prospects. Perhaps in…the Canadian West they would make something of themselves. If they didn't, at least they would be far enough away that little disgrace would fall upon their families.” —Mark Zuehlke Beginning in 1880, thousands of young, upper-class British men with few prospects were sent to the Canadian West to distance them from British society. Still supported by their families, thus earning them the title “remittance men,” these men set out to continue their lives of leisure in this new land. With education, respectable breeding and the belief “from birth that they were superior beings,” the remittance men descended upon Western Canada with expectations of accomplishing something great and increasing their wealth. In reality, they hunted, played games, courted women, and enjoyed distinguished pursuits that squandered their parents' money and made hard-working Canadians raise their eyebrows. Though their era in Western Canada was short, 1880–1914, “they left an indelible mark perpetuated by the stories and legends that sprung up around them.” In Scoundrels, Dreamers & Second Sons, first published fifteen years ago, Mark Zuehlke traces the path of the remittance men through Western Canada, highlighting their adventures, limited successes and glorious failures.
Download or read book Look Straight Ahead written by and published by Alternative Comics. This book was released on 2014-04-21 with total page 255 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jeremy Knowles is a seventeen-year-old outcast who dreams of being a great artist. But when he suffers a severe mental breakdown brought on by bullying and other pressures at school, his future is called into question—as is his very existence! Can he survive the experience through the healing power of art? And just what does it mean to be “crazy,” anyway? Features bonus ‘fan art’ from Jeff Lemire, Dylan Horrocks and others.
Download or read book Siegfried Dragon Slayer written by Mark Allard-Will and published by . This book was released on 2022-02-16 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Impulsive young Prince Siegfried craves glory and recognition from his aloof parents, the king and queen of Denmark. Starting a war with a neighbouring country and seeking out the most feared dragon in the realm seems like a good place to start. An epic tale full of action, adventure, mythological beasts, magical swords, powerful rings, and a treacherous companion. Adapted from the ancient Norse mythological Völsunga Saga, Siegfried: Dragon Slayer is the first in a two-part series by Canadians Mark Allard-Will and Jasmine Redford.
Download or read book When Big Bears Invade written by Alexander Finbow and published by . This book was released on 2017-05-02 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Children, children. Gather round your grandmother, and I will tell you of the time before the benevolent bears showed humanity how to live in harmony with the world. A time when humans ran amok, threatening to destroy the very world we all share so happily now. A time when the Big Bears made sure humanity paid attention to their message. And it happened here, in our very own Canada.' Manitoba artist Nyco Rudolph and Alberta writer Alexander Finbow join creative forces to reveal the myth behind how the Benevolent Bears came to rule over us all. An illustrated children's book for adults featuring beautiful Godzilla and King Kong inspired paintings of Giant Bears attacking major Canadian cities and landmarks. Includes Grizzly Bear Colossuses attacking the CN Tower, Spirit Bears surfing the Tsunami into Vancouver, a huge Bearnado ripping into Winnipeg, giant bear cubs playing jump rope with the Eastern Gateway pipeline, Polar Bear Behemoths dropping a glacier on to the oil sands, and the Giant Bears delivering a very Canadian wall to keep the Americans out. At least that's what Granny says really happened.
Download or read book Awkward Pause written by Ryan Harby and published by . This book was released on 2020-09-09 with total page 175 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A love letter to odd humour, Awkward Pause is a mix of joy and sorrow, both soft and sharp. The book includes over 50 comics, which range in topic from mental health to time travel, murder, and butts. Absurd and strange in ways that will warm even the coldest of hearts.
Download or read book Sharkasaurus written by Adriano Augusto and published by . This book was released on 2018-04-23 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Adapted from a forthcoming movie about a Shark-T-Rex hybrid that attacks a creationist themed golf course in Drumheller.
Download or read book Genghis Con written by Oliver Ho and published by . This book was released on 2021-11-04 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Genghis Con is an unusual story: a crime and family drama crossed with illegal international road racing, told with humour and drive. It features a biracial heroine and it touches on issues of racial identity, sibling rivalry, and the weight of memory. It will appeal to adults and young adults. It's been a passion project created by two Canadian writers with a Canadian artist, colourist, and book designer.Genghis Con is the story of guilt-ridden grifter, Alexis, who seeks redemption for herself and justice for her sister, Abigail, by taking part in a win or die rally race from England into the mountains of Mongolia. Along the way, she must team up with her erstwhile lover and fend off attacks from parties unknow, including one particularly ruthless gangster. Meanwhile, the spirit of a mysterious Mongol warrior haunts Alexis on her journey.
Download or read book A Slug Story written by Mandi Kujawa and published by . This book was released on 2020-09-09 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Marcus is an enthusiastic young boy, but when ridiculed at school, he begins to feel that his best efforts are second-rate. His confidence already low, Marcus suffers a serious brain injury. While in the hospital, and with the help of fellow patient Emily, Marcus learns to embrace the reality of who he is. Mixing fact and fantasy, A Slug Story is a semi-autobiographical, middle-grade, graphic novel by Mandi Kujawa (Jacqueline the Singing Crow) and her daughter Hana, engagingly Illustrated by Claude St. Aubin and Lovern Kindzierski.
Download or read book Bogart Creek written by Derek Evernden and published by . This book was released on 2019-03-27 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Collecting the best of Bogart Creek, Derek Evernden's laugh-out-loud funny, single-panel comics of absurd and dark humour. Similar in style to The Far Side, Bogart Creek is a perfect book for bathroom reading.
Download or read book Redcoats Ish 2 written by Niigaanwewidam Sinclair and published by . This book was released on 2018-09-12 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Heeding the call to defend Canada against the invading American army, John and George are now doing their best to be heroes, whilst also working hard to avoid battles, marching, danger or anything else that involves effort. More madcap adventures this time as our hapless heroes stumble into Tecumseh, Laura Secord, the burning of the White House and the destruction of Toronto, I mean York. Niigaanwewidam guest writes a story about their indigenous counterparts in a twist of perspective too.This a good fun read for anyone looking for War of 1812 adventures that make you chuckle.
Download or read book Let the Elephants Run written by David Usher and published by House of Anansi. This book was released on 2015-02-28 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A national bestseller, Let the Elephants Run is the essential guidebook for anyone looking to reignite their creativity. Creativity is in everyone’s DNA, not a select few. Award-winning musician and founder of CloudID Creativity Lab David Usher believes we just need the right tools to help us reconnect with our imaginations in our day-to-day lives, whether in the head office, the home office, or the artist’s studio. Using a mix of personal anecdotes and professional examples from the worlds of industry, technology, science, music, and art, he shows us that creativity is not magic; it is a learnable skill that any person or business can master. The dynamic full-colour design includes photographs, artwork, and illustrations, as well as action pages to help readers start cultivating the habit of documenting their ideas for future execution. Based on his wildly popular speaking engagements, Let the Elephants Run is the essential guidebook to reigniting and nurturing our creativity in accessible and productive ways.
Download or read book Safely Endangered Comics written by Chris McCoy and published by Andrews McMeel Publishing. This book was released on 2019-04-09 with total page 145 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Created by UK-based artist Chris McCoy, Safely Endangered's brilliantly hilarious comics have an unexpected, twisted punch line with an adorable illustration. From relying far too heavily on Facebook to the struggles of sibling rivalry, Safely Endangered covers a vast range of ridiculously funny situations with humans, animals and even video game characters.
