Search:

Results 81 to 90 of 519 | « previous |

Do not say we have nothing / by Thien, Madeleine,1974-author.;
"An extraordinary novel set in China before, during and after the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989--the breakout book we've been waiting for from a bestselling, Amazon.ca First Novel Award winner. Madeleine Thien's new novel is breathtaking in scope and ambition even as it is hauntingly intimate. With the ease and skill of a master storyteller, Thien takes us inside an extended family in China, showing us the lives of two successive generations--those who lived through Mao's Cultural Revolution in the mid-twentieth century; and the children of the survivors, who became the students protesting in Tiananmen Square in 1989, in one of the most important political moments of the past century. With exquisite writing sharpened by a surprising vein of wit and sly humour, Thien has crafted unforgettable characters who are by turns flinty and headstrong, dreamy and tender, foolish and wise. At the centre of this epic tale, as capacious and mysterious as life itself, are enigmatic Sparrow, a genius composer who wishes desperately to create music yet can find truth only in silence; his mother and aunt, Big Mother Knife and Swirl, survivors with captivating singing voices and an unbreakable bond; Sparrow's ethereal cousin Zhuli, daughter of Swirl and storyteller Wen the Dreamer, who as a child witnesses the denunciation of her parents and as a young woman becomes the target of denunciations herself; and headstrong, talented Kai, best friend of Sparrow and Zhuli, and a determinedly successful musician who is a virtuoso at masking his true self until the day he can hide no longer. Here, too, is Kai's daughter, the ever-questioning mathematician Marie, who pieces together the tale of her fractured family in present-day Vancouver, seeking a fragile meaning in the layers of their collective story. With maturity and sophistication, humour and beauty, a huge heart and impressive understanding, Thien has crafted a novel that is at once beautifully intimate and grandly political, rooted in the details of daily life inside China, yet transcendent in its universality."--
Subjects: Political fiction.; Domestic fiction.; Composers; Storytellers; Musicians; Mathematicians; Chinese Canadians;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
unAPI

Reading picture books with children : how to shake up storytime and get kids talking about what they see / by Lambert, Megan Dowd,author.; Raschka, Christopher,writer of foreword.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subjects: Language arts.; Picture books for children; School children; Storytelling.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
unAPI

Bruce and the legend of Soggy Hollow / by Higgins, Ryan T.;
"Bruce and the residents of Soggy Hollow tell a spooky story to get into the Halloween spirit"--
Subjects: Animal fiction.; Picture books.; Bears; Forest animals; Storytelling; Halloween; Mood (Psychology);
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
unAPI

Story time / by Kann, Victoria.; Kann, Victoria.Pinkalicious.;
Learning about Planet Pink, Pinkalicious imagines what would happen if an alien Pinktonian paid her a visit.Guided reading level J.LSC
Subjects: Pinkalicious (Fictitious character); Pink; Storytelling; Authorship; Imagination;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
unAPI

Grandfather Bowhead, tell me a story / by Johnston, Aviaq.; Campeau, Tamara.;
A grandfather bowhead tells his young grandchild calf about all the beautiful and amazing things he has seen in his lifetime, at the same time he ensures the little calf that nothing is more wondrous than the love a grandfather has for his grandchild.LSC
Subjects: Bowhead whale; Grandfathers; Grandparent and child; Love; Storytelling;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
unAPI

The prince and the witch and the thief and the bears / by Chisholm, Alastair(Children's author); Tuya, Jez.;
Jamies wants a bedtime story with a prince and a bear and a witch. And more bears! "Alright," said Dad. "Why not?".LSC
Subjects: Bedtime; Storytelling; Princes; Witches; Thieves; Bears;
Available copies: 0 / Total copies: 1
unAPI

The hero / by Child, Lee,author.;
"In his first work of nonfiction, the creator of the multimillion-selling Jack Reacher series explores the endurance of heroes from Achilles to Bond, showing us how this age-old myth is a fundamental part of what makes us human. He demonstrates how hero stories continue to shape our world - arguing that we need them now more than ever. From the Stone Age to the Greek Tragedies, from Shakespeare to Robin Hood, we have always had our heroes. The hero is at the centre of formative myths in every culture and persists to this day in world-conquering books, films and TV shows. But why do these characters continue to inspire us, and why are they so central to storytelling? Scalpel-sharp on the roots of storytelling and enlightening on the history and science of myth, The Hero is essential reading for anyone trying to write or understand fiction. Child teaches us how these stories still shape our minds and behaviour in an increasingly confusing modern world, and with his trademark concision and wit, demonstrates that however civilised we get, we'll always need heroes."--Publisher's website.
Subjects: Heroes in literature.; Heroes in motion pictures.; Heroes; Storytelling.; Heroes;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
unAPI

Orris and Timble : the beginning / by DiCamillo, Kate.; Mok, Carmen.;
"Orris the rat lives alone in an old barn surrounded by his treasures, until the day his solitude is disrupted by a sudden flutter of wings and a loud screech. A small owl has gotten caught in a trap in the barn. Can Orris "make the good and noble choice" (as the king on his prized sardine can might recommend) and rescue the owl, despite the fact that owls and rats are natural enemies? And if he does, will he be ready for the consequences?"--
Subjects: Animal fiction.; Rats; Snowy owl; Friendship; Storytelling; Owls; Animals;
Available copies: 0 / Total copies: 1
unAPI

Orris and Timble : lost and found / by DiCamillo, Kate.; Mok, Carmen.;
Orris the rat and Timble the owl are unlikely friends. Each night, Timble visits Orris in the barn and listens to his stories. But Timble is growing up, and one evening when the owl doesn't appear as usual Orris wonders if Timble has forgotten him. Is their friendship over? Or could it be that Timble has a tale of his own to share? Illustrated with wistful tenderness, the second title in a projected trilogy to feature this charmingly offbeat pair masterfully explores the stories we tell ourselves, the stories we tell each other, and the binding magic of friendship.
Subjects: Animal fiction.; Rats; Snowy owl; Friendship; Storytelling; Owls; Animals;
Available copies: 0 / Total copies: 1
unAPI

The cursed moon / by Cervantes, Angela.;
"Rafael Fuentes isn't easily scared. He loves writing ghost stories, reading scary books, and entertaining his friends with terrifying tales he creates on the spot. Rafa has come up against enough real-life scary situations that fictional hauntings seem like no big deal. Rafa's incarcerated mom is being released from jail soon, and will be coming to live with him, his sister, and their grandparents. For the first time in a while, Rafa feels a pit of fear growing in his stomach. To take his mind off his mom's return, Rafa spends an evening crafting the scariest ghost story he's ever told. As an eerie blood moon hangs in the sky, Rafa tells a group of friends about The Caretaker. The Caretaker is an evil ghost who lures unsuspecting kids into the neighborhood pond...and they don't ever come out. Rafa is really proud of his latest creation, until strange things start to happen around him. With a sinking feeling, Rafa realizes the Caretaker is real. Rafa has brought the ghost to life--and only he can stop him"--
Subjects: Paranormal fiction.; Horror fiction.; Mexican Americans; Ghosts; Storytelling; Children of prisoners; Families;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
unAPI

Results 81 to 90 of 519 | « previous |