Faces of War: A CollectionThe Fall of the Red Star. 1st ed.Farewell to ManzanarFarmFavourite Scary Stories From Graveside AlFeatures SeriesFit to Print: The Canadian Student's Guide to Essay Writing. 4th ed.Fitzhenry & Whiteside Canadian Thesaurus5 Minute Mysteries for the Armchair DetectiveFive Pennies: A Prairie Boy's StoryThe Folk Keeper. 1st ed.The Food of Love: A Workshop Approach to Twelfth NightFools Errant: A Fantasy PicaresqueThe ForestwifeFour Perfect Pebbles: A Holocaust StoryFront Row: An Anthology of Plays(CAN) War, with all its horror and tragedy is revealed in personal memories of unsung heroes of war, including the two World Wars, the Far East and the Atlantic. Dave Brown, one of Ottawa. s best-known journalists, has a genuine feel for the experiences and emotions of these heroes. He has produced this collection from his 54 short articles that deal with service people including such well-known characters as John McCrae and Rudyard Kipling. These articles give insight into the human side of Canada. s military history.
Suggested Use: Challenges
Loosely based on the experiences of the author's family during the Hungarian revolt of 1956, this novel follows the Kovary family as they become involved in freedom fighting, celebrate a short-lived Hungarian independence, and then flee to Austria when Soviet tanks re-enter the city of Budapest. This is an easily read novel that includes an endpaper map, glossary, and epilogue providing historical background.
Suggested Use: Challenges
Other Use: English Language Arts: Grades 6 to 9
(Print-Non-Fiction). Houston, James D. and Houston, Jeanne Wakatsuki. Bantam Books of Canada Inc. (BAN), 1973. 145 p. ISBN 0-553-27258-6 ($6.99 pbk.).
In 1942 Jeanne Wakatsuki and her Japanese-American family were sent to live in the Manzanar internment camp. In this book, Jeanne recounts her father's arrest after the attack on Pearl Habour, their years spent at Manzanar, and their difficult readjustment, socially and financially, following their release at the end of the war. This is an easily read, touching memoir. See also: Call My People Home.
Suggested Use: Equality
(Print-Anthology). Cay, Marilyn. (New Leaf Editions, Series 3). Thistledown Press Ltd. (THI), 1993. 62 p. ISBN 1-895449-12-X ($7.50 pbk.).
(SK) The poems in this collection present vivid portraits of the natural world within the Farming environment and of human relations shaped by this environment.
Suggested Use: Environment and Technology; Poetry
(Print-Anthology). Maitland, Alan. Viking Penguin (CDS), 1996. 302 p. ISBN 0-670-86863-9 ($29.99 hdc.).
(CAN) Selected and introduced by Alan Maitland, this collection includes over 20 tales from renowned writers of suspense and menace. Included are tales of supernatural creatures, malevolence, obsession, and nature gone awry. The book contains a table of contents and a foreword by Maitland.
Suggested Use: The Unknown; Short Stories
(Print-Anthology). McClymont, Christine, Mowbray, Gwen and Stone, Don. ITP Nelson Canada (NEL), 1993. 95 p. Order numbers follow. ($13.45 pbk.). Teacher's Guide - ($7.95 pbk.).
(CAN) These anthologies provide short articles, novel excerpts, poems, and one-act plays accompanied by numerous black and white illustrations or photographs. These are easily read resources suitable for students requiring additional support in reading. The guides provide biographic information, pre- and post-reading activities, and suggestions for evaluation.
Titles in the series are:
In Other Worlds, ISBN 0-17-603968-6
In Other Worlds - Teacher's Guide, ISBN 0-17-603974-0
Meet the Challenge, ISBN 0-17-603965-1
Meet the Challenge - Teacher's Guide, ISBN 0-17-603971-6
Out of the Shadows, ISBN 0-17-603964-3
Out of the Shadows - Teacher's Guide, ISBN 0-17-603970-8
Spotlight on You, ISBN 0-17-603963-5
Spotlight on You - Teacher's Guide, ISBN 0-17-603969-4
Spin the Globe, ISBN 0-17-603967-8
Spin the Globe - Teacher's Guide, ISBN 0-17-603973-2
The View From Here, ISBN 0-17-603966-X
The View From Here - Teacher's Guide, ISBN 0-17603972-4
Suggested Use: Easily Read Resource; Multigenre
(CAN, WCP) This resource contains information designed to help students with each step of the essay writing process. It contains major sections on developing, designing, drafting, writing, revising, editing and proofreading essays. One section includes subsections devoted to specific types of essay responses such as essay examinations, reviews, and expository, literary and research essays. A reference section provides current information about grammar, usage and style and includes several practice exercises with suggested answers. The book addresses three basic styles of documentation: Modern Language Association (MLA), American Psychological Association (APA) and University of Chicago. A comprehensive index is included.
Suggested Use: Language Resource; Teacher Reference
Each of the 37 brief scenarios in this collection contain clues that help readers reconstruct crimes to answer the logic question at the end of the segments. The book contains a table of contents, line drawings, and solutions for each mystery.
Suggested Use: Short Stories; The Unknown
(WCP) This teacher resource provides alternatives to the textual analysis of William Shakespeare. s play, Twelfth Night through interactive exploration using techniques such as performance, role-play and class and group discussions. The dramatic aspects of language and character are explored through the workshop. Most of the suggested learning experiences encourage students to examine the universal concepts and issues inherent in Shakespearean drama using Twelfth Night as the principal text. This resource provides many practical suggestions for experienced teachers who use a wide range of teaching approaches. The text for Twelfth Night is not included.
Suggested Use: Teacher Reference
(Print-Fiction). Hughes, Matt. Maxwell Macmillan Canada Inc. (PRN), 1994. 214 p. ISBN 0-02-954253-7 ($7.34 pbk.).
Filidor is a pampered young man whose Gulliver-like adventures lead him to an appreciation of balance in personal and societal living. Led by the dwarf Gaskarth, Filidor discovers the results of countries' extreme views regarding people's relationship with nature, style versus substance, and the work ethic. In the slim blue volume that he carries with him, Filidor reads allegorical vignettes providing commentary on his travels. This challenging novel contains dry humour, rich vocabulary, and philosophical depth.
Suggested Use: Decisions
(Print-Fiction). Tomlinson, Theresa. Orchard Bks., Inc. (GAG), 1995. 170 p. ISBN 0-531-09450-2 ($21.95 hdc.).
Set in England during the reign of Richard I, this is the story of Marion, who enters the forest to escape an unwanted arranged marriage. There she becomes part of a community that provides food and healing to the poor; there, also, she meets the daring thief Robert, who leads a band of outcasts. This is a compelling story of social justice in the Middle Ages and an interesting version of the Robin Hood tale.
Suggested Use: Challenges
This is a moving account of one Jewish family's struggle for survival during the Nazi occupation of Europe. The book details the family's attempts to leave their comfortable home in Germany for short-term safety in Holland and their many years in refugee, prison, and transit camps. This simply written, sincere memoir includes family and archival photographs and a bibliography.
Suggested Use: Challenges
(Print-Anthology). Colborne, Garnet R., Kaplan, Jonathon and MacNeill, James A. ITP Nelson Canada (LRDC), 1984. 192 p. Order no. 2763 ($20.90 pbk.).
The 12 plays in this collection are grouped into themes of youth and age, decisions, follies and foolery, winners and losers, courtroom justice, and the unexpected. Included are a table of contents, a glossary, and black and white visuals.
Suggested Use: Canadian Frontiers and Homeland; The Unknown; Equality; Challenges; Plays