Please join HighWater Press
with Niigaanwewidam James Sinclair and Warren Cariou
A BOOK LAUNCH FOR
Manitowapow
Aboriginal Writings from the Land of Water
Date: Friday, February 3, 2012
Time: Reading at 7:30 pm, followed by Reception & Book Signing
Place: Glass Atrium, The Forks Market, Winnipeg, Manitoba
This anthology of Aboriginal writings from Manitoba is a rich collection of stories, poetry, nonfiction, speeches, and more!
Download a pdf of the invitation by clicking on Manitowapow_invite
Please join Portage & Main Press, The Helen Betty Osborne Memorial Foundation, and McNally Robinson Booksellers
with Author David Alexander Robertson and Illustrator Scott B. Henderson
A BOOK LAUNCH FOR
Sugar Falls
A Residential School Story
Date: Thursday, January 26, 2012
Time: Reading at 7:30 pm, Reception and Book Signing to follow
Place: McNally Robinson Booksellers, Grant Park Shopping Centre, Winnipeg, Manitoba
BASED ON A TRUE STORY
Sugar Falls is an intimate and powerful graphic novel. The tragic and stirring story of one residential school survivor is told to Daniel, a young boy.
Download a pdf of the invitation by clicking on SF-invite (3)
7 Generations series is an ambitious and fearless undertaking
according to Girl to the Rescue, a literary blog that reviews mostly young adult literature, children’s books, graphic novels, and fantasy. In this blog, the writer points out that
the splicing of the past with the present is the most effective part of the series, where Edwin must experience a passed history by reliving it through story. For the reader, this is made clear because of the format of the graphic novel. The reader sees the seamless weaving together of past and present, which is made most explicit by frame-by-frame representations that highlight the synchronicity between the two.
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To order the 7 Generations titles, visit www.pandmpress.com.
Honouring Life
The Helen Betty Osborne Memorial Foundation commemoration event will be held on November 13, 2011 at the Opaskwayak Cree Nation, The Pas, Manitoba. Please download the schedule of events by clicking here.
Find P&M Press Illustrator Scott B. Henderson in the Artist Alley
The Comic Con Artist Alley displays works of talented local, national, and international artists, illustrators, writers, and creative people. Scott B. Henderson will be showcasing his work for P&M Press including the 7 Generations series and the upcoming Sugar Falls. You will find Scott at the Artist Alley beginning Friday, Oct. 29 continuing through to Sunday, Oct. 31. Please visit the Comic Con website for more information about this event at www.c4con.com.
A Book Review for The Art of Inquiry: Questioning Strategies for K–6 Classrooms
New!
review by Mary Moroska
The latest edition of the Canadian Teacher Magazine features a book review by Mary Moroska. In her review of the The Art of Inquiry, Mary points out the authors,
Nancy Lee Cecil and Jeanne Pfeifer, show us how to develop both our own questioning skills and those of our students. They explain how to model open-ended questions, and suggest many strategies for teacher and student directed questioning that will enable constructing real meaning from experiences lived.
To read the entire book review, click here.
To order a copy of this book, visit www.pandmpress.com.
Readers Theatre: A Secondary Approach Book Review
review by Amanda Parker
Amanda writes that Readers Theatre: A Secondary Approach is
an excellent resource that is quick to read and easy to implement in middle or high school classrooms. This resource assists teachers in facilitating learning, as students will guide themselves and each other through improving reading aloud.
The entire review can be found in the Sept/Oct 2011 edition of the Canadian Teacher Magazine. To read the entire book review, click here.
To order a copy of this book, visit www.pandmpress.com.
Please join our authors at the 40th Annual SAGE Conference (formerly SAG) on Oct. 21, 2011.
For thoughtful, engaging, and informative sessions:
Download the complete SAGE Conference program by clicking here.
Be a part of the Manitoba Reads live recording Saturday September 24 at THIN AIR
A Graphic Novel
The Winnipeg International Writers Festival, McNally Robinson Booksellers and CBC Manitoba Scene are proud to announce the four finalists of the first-ever Manitoba Reads contest. Based on the popular Canada Reads model, voters narrowed a field of 16 books written by Manitoba authors down to eight. Four public figures have agreed to serve as panelists, each choosing one of the final eight as their top pick. Panelist Vincent Ho recognizes the importance of The Life of Helen Betty Osborne by David Robertson. On September 24 at the closing Mainstage show of THIN AIR 2011, the panellists will debate the books down to a single title–the book that Manitobans are invited to read! Be a part of the live recording September 24 at THIN AIR (taking place at the Manitoba Theatre for Young People at 8 pm). The debate will be hosted by CBC’s Keran Sanders and broadcast the following morning (September 25) on the Weekend Morning Show.
Leyton Schnellert and Faye Brownlie at BCTELA
BC Teachers of English Language Arts, a BCTF Provincial Specialist Association, is hosting their annual conference October 20-22, 2011. The theme, Teachers and Students Leading Literate Lives, is designed for teachers working at all grade levels. Sessions will focus on engaging ways to teach language arts, Aboriginal literature and perspectives, social justice, technology, and multi-modal learning. This fall’s conference is a unique opportunity to attend sessions and hear the work of colleagues, authors and researchers that are rarely together.
The three day event will be held at Johnson Heights Secondary School in Surrey, BC. At Thursday evening’s wine & cheese, P&M author, Faye Brownlie, will engage and inspire you. Saturday’s institutes, featuring P&M author Leyton Schnellert, will provide you an opportunity to delve deeply into a single theme: Multiple Pathways to Leading Literate Lives, Students and Teachers Becoming Culturally Literate or How New Literacies Can Help Students and Teachers Lead More Literate Lives.
A complete list of sessions and more information can be found by clicking on the file BCTELA 2011. BCTELA_2011
