Categories
- Black Voices
- Indigenous Voices
- LGBTQ+ Stories
- Human Rights and Activism
- Diversity
- Books in Spanish
- Stories from Canada
- Stories from Around the World
- Dealing with Loss
- Mental Health
- Stories of Resilience
- Environment and Climate Change
- Books About Food
- Books with Free Study Guides
- Children's Course Adoption
- The Feeling and Healing Collection: Books to Aid in Social-Emotional Development
All Physical Products Collection June
All physical products collection - June 17 2021.
1397 Products
- Grid List
Quick View
{"id":7403451285563,"title":"Universal","handle":"universal","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe 2025 Massey Lectures delivered by human rights activist and former secretary general of Amnesty International Canada Alex Neve.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUniversality is the core promise of the human rights order born out of the devastation of World War II and the Holocaust: these rights extend to everyone, everywhere, at all times, without exception. But the cruel reality is that the word \u003cem\u003euniversal\u003c\/em\u003e also screams of our profound failure to keep the promise. Too often, human rights are applied selectively, withdrawn on the whims of political leaders, or ignored altogether, and the broken promise is palpable in humanity’s darkest moments, not only in violent conflict, but also in the economic, political, and social structures of our fractured world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is not universality’s finest hour. At a time of immense global challenges, including the climate crisis, mass atrocities, and the rise of hate, the promise of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights is deeply contested and frayed, even as people demand and embrace their rights as never before.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWeaving together law, history, and stories from decades on the front lines of the struggle for human rights, Alex Neve investigates where we went wrong, how we have progressed, and what we can do to fulfill the promise that human rights are inherent, inalienable, and applicable to all people.\u003c\/p\u003e","published_at":"2025-06-09T09:00:01-04:00","created_at":"2025-06-06T09:16:30-04:00","vendor":"House of Anansi Press Inc","type":"","tags":["Adult New Releases","Adult Nonfiction","By (author) Neve Alex","House of Anansi Press","Massey Lectures","pub date: 2025-09-02","The CBC Massey Lectures"],"price":1999,"price_min":1999,"price_max":2499,"available":true,"price_varies":true,"compare_at_price":null,"compare_at_price_min":0,"compare_at_price_max":0,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":42230569566267,"title":"trade paperback","option1":"trade paperback","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"9781487014018","requires_shipping":true,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"Universal - trade paperback","public_title":"trade paperback","options":["trade paperback"],"price":2499,"weight":346,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_management":"shopify","barcode":"9781487014018","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[]},{"id":42230569697339,"title":"epub","option1":"epub","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"9781487014025","requires_shipping":false,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"Universal - epub","public_title":"epub","options":["epub"],"price":1999,"weight":0,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_management":null,"barcode":"9781487014025","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[]}],"images":["\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/BNCImageAPI_ff56a807-c5a9-471d-beda-94e96a33d947.jpg?v=1749215812"],"featured_image":"\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/BNCImageAPI_ff56a807-c5a9-471d-beda-94e96a33d947.jpg?v=1749215812","options":["Title"],"media":[{"alt":"Cover: CBC Massey Lectures. Universal: Renewing Human Rights in a Fractured World by Alex Neve. The entire cover is framed in a white box according to the CBC Massey Lectures series look. Within the frame is an abstract illustration of several faces created from a collage of multicoloured fragments. The author's name and the title are set in the lower half of the cover against this background.","id":25446907248699,"position":1,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":0.625,"height":2400,"width":1500,"src":"\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/BNCImageAPI_ff56a807-c5a9-471d-beda-94e96a33d947.jpg?v=1749215812"},"aspect_ratio":0.625,"height":2400,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/BNCImageAPI_ff56a807-c5a9-471d-beda-94e96a33d947.jpg?v=1749215812","width":1500}],"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_groups":[],"content":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe 2025 Massey Lectures delivered by human rights activist and former secretary general of Amnesty International Canada Alex Neve.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUniversality is the core promise of the human rights order born out of the devastation of World War II and the Holocaust: these rights extend to everyone, everywhere, at all times, without exception. But the cruel reality is that the word \u003cem\u003euniversal\u003c\/em\u003e also screams of our profound failure to keep the promise. Too often, human rights are applied selectively, withdrawn on the whims of political leaders, or ignored altogether, and the broken promise is palpable in humanity’s darkest moments, not only in violent conflict, but also in the economic, political, and social structures of our fractured world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is not universality’s finest hour. At a time of immense global challenges, including the climate crisis, mass atrocities, and the rise of hate, the promise of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights is deeply contested and frayed, even as people demand and embrace their rights as never before.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWeaving together law, history, and stories from decades on the front lines of the struggle for human rights, Alex Neve investigates where we went wrong, how we have progressed, and what we can do to fulfill the promise that human rights are inherent, inalienable, and applicable to all people.\u003c\/p\u003e"}
{"AlsoRecommendedISBN_0":"9781487002008","AlsoRecommendedISBN_1":"9781487006792","AlsoRecommendedISBN_2":"9781487008512","BASICMainSubject":"POL062000","BASICMainSubjectLiteral":"POLITICAL SCIENCE\/Geopolitics","BiographicalNote":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eALEX NEVE\u003c\/strong\u003e is a human rights lawyer who served as Secretary General of Amnesty International Canada from 2000 - 2020. He took part in over forty human rights research and advocacy delegations throughout Africa, Asia, Latin America, Guantánamo Bay and, closer to home, First Nations communities in Canada. He is a visiting and adjunct professor in international human rights law at the University of Ottawa and Dalhousie University, and a Senior Fellow with the University of Ottawa’s Graduate School of Public and International Affairs. Alex is an Officer of the Order of Canada.\u003c\/p\u003e","BISACSubjectLiteral_0":"POLITICAL SCIENCE \/ Geopolitics","BISACSubjectLiteral_1":"POLITICAL SCIENCE \/ International Relations \/ General","BISACSubjectLiteral_2":"POLITICAL SCIENCE \/ Human Rights","BISACSubject_0":"POL062000","BISACSubject_1":"POL011000","BISACSubject_2":"POL035010","ContributorBio_0":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eALEX NEVE\u003c\/strong\u003e is a human rights lawyer who served as Secretary General of Amnesty International Canada from 2000 - 2020. He took part in over forty human rights research and advocacy delegations throughout Africa, Asia, Latin America, Guantánamo Bay and, closer to home, First Nations communities in Canada. He is a visiting and adjunct professor in international human rights law at the University of Ottawa and Dalhousie University, and a Senior Fellow with the University of Ottawa’s Graduate School of Public and International Affairs. Alex is an Officer of the Order of Canada.\u003c\/p\u003e","ContributorRole_0":"By (author)","Contributor_0":"Neve, Alex (CA)","Description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe 2025 Massey Lectures delivered by human rights activist and former secretary general of Amnesty International Canada Alex Neve.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUniversality is the core promise of the human rights order born out of the devastation of World War II and the Holocaust: these rights extend to everyone, everywhere, at all times, without exception. But the cruel reality is that the word \u003cem\u003euniversal\u003c\/em\u003e also screams of our profound failure to keep the promise. Too often, human rights are applied selectively, withdrawn on the whims of political leaders, or ignored altogether, and the broken promise is palpable in humanity’s darkest moments, not only in violent conflict, but also in the economic, political, and social structures of our fractured world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is not universality’s finest hour. At a time of immense global challenges, including the climate crisis, mass atrocities, and the rise of hate, the promise of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights is deeply contested and frayed, even as people demand and embrace their rights as never before.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWeaving together law, history, and stories from decades on the front lines of the struggle for human rights, Alex Neve investigates where we went wrong, how we have progressed, and what we can do to fulfill the promise that human rights are inherent, inalienable, and applicable to all people.\u003c\/p\u003e","EAN":"9781487014025","excerpt_0":"https:\/\/biblioshare.org\/BNCservices\/BNCServices.asmx\/Samples?token=fcf85c1c1b298e99\u0026amp;ean=9781487014025\u0026amp;SAN=\u0026amp;Perspective=excerpt\u0026amp;FileNumber=0","guide_0":"https:\/\/biblioshare.org\/BNCservices\/BNCServices.asmx\/Samples?token=fcf85c1c1b298e99\u0026amp;ean=9781487014025\u0026amp;SAN=\u0026amp;Perspective=guide\u0026amp;FileNumber=0","Height":"8","HeightCode":"in","Imprint":"House of Anansi Press","MetaKeywords":"Humanitarianism;Geneva Conventions;The Hague;United Nations;UNICEF;Anti-racism;Genocide;Gaza;Sudan;ICE;Books for Him;Books for Dad;Ukraine;Detention;Deportation;Tyranny;Ian Williams;Ron Debert;Thomas King;Payam Akhavan;Charlie Angus;Canadian Politics;Elbows Up;Stephen Lewis;Race Against Time;António Guterres;Greta Thunberg;The Madleen Ship;Anti-fascism;Fascism;Free Palestine;Free Congo;Massey Tour;Events in Toronto;Events in Ottawa;Events in Vancouver;Koerner Hall;Public Speakers","NumberOfPages":"336","OtherText_Long_description_1":"\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eAUTHOR EXPERTISE: Alex Neve is a highly regarded expert on human rights internationally. Working with organizations like Amnesty International and the Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, he has led delegations to more than 20 countries and communities worldwide.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA VISION FOR THE FUTURE: This year's Massey Lecture is a timely and necessary treatise on the ongoing struggle for human rights in our modern world. Alex Neve's steadfast belief in humanity and his pragmatic vision of the future is a balm for the soul.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMASSEY LEGACY: Produced in partnership with CBC Radio, Massey College (at the University of Toronto), and House of Anansi, Massey Lectures have provided a forum for contemporary thinkers to address important issues since 1961. Alex Neve's five lectures will be delivered live on a tour across Canada, including stops in Ottawa and Toronto, and will later be broadcast nation-wide on CBC Radio's Ideas in Fall 2025.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","OtherText_Review_0":"\u003cp\u003e“Timely, focused, and very accessible … Neve is an elegant, inviting writer whose narrative is infused with a poetic social passion that documents dramatic journeys to destinations rarely in the headlines.” — \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eQuill \u0026 Quire\u003c\/em\u003e, STARRED REVIEW\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_1":"\u003cp\u003e\"With \u003cem\u003eUniversal\u003c\/em\u003e, Alex Neve fights for what should be a fundamental truth.” — \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eLiterary Review of Canada\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_2":"\u003cp\u003e“A passionate call for a reinvigorated commitment to universal human rights.” — \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eWinnipeg Free Press\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_ShortDescription_0":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe 2025 Massey Lectures delivered by human rights activist and former secretary general of Amnesty International Canada Alex Neve.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","ProductFormDescription":"epub","PublicationDate":"2025-09-02","Publisher":"House of Anansi Press Inc","Series":"The CBC Massey Lectures","ShortDescription":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe 2025 Massey Lectures delivered by human rights activist and former secretary general of Amnesty International Canada Alex Neve.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","Subtitle":"Renewing Human Rights in a Fractured World","Width":"5","WidthCode":"in"}
Universal
The 2025 Massey Lectures delivered by human rights activist and former secretary general of Amnesty International Canada Alex Neve.
Quick View
{"id":6908185215035,"title":"Up in the Tree","handle":"up-in-the-tree","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMargaret Atwood's classic picture book is a perfect integration of words and pictures.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis story about the adventures of two children who live up in a tree is vintage Atwood -- playful, whimsical and wry. The perfect integration of words and pictures creates a coherent and delightful whole.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen this charming book was first published in 1978, there was a widespread idea that it was too expensive and risky to publish a children's book in Canada. And so Margaret Atwood not only wrote and illustrated the book, she handlettered the type! The book was created in the old-fashioned way, using only two colors that mixed together to produce a surprisingly large range of tones and textures. The delightful result reminds us that technology hasn't necessarily made things better. This facsimile edition renders intact the unique pleasures of the original.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCorrelates to the Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.K.1\u003cbr\u003e\nWith prompting and support, ask and answer questions about key details in a text.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.2.4\u003cbr\u003e\nDescribe how words and phrases (e.g., regular beats, alliteration, rhymes, repeated lines) supply rhythm and meaning in a story, poem, or song.\u003c\/p\u003e","published_at":"2022-07-08T16:36:48-04:00","created_at":"2022-07-08T16:19:33-04:00","vendor":"Groundwood Books Ltd","type":"","tags":["age range 3 - 6","By (author) Atwood Margaret","CC Literature - Grade 2","CC Literature - Kindergarten","CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.2.4","CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.K.1","Childrens Award-Winning","Childrens Poetry","Groundwood Books","Illustrated by Atwood Margaret","Lexile measure AD510L","Picture Books","pub date: 2006-01-16"],"price":995,"price_min":995,"price_max":1895,"available":true,"price_varies":true,"compare_at_price":null,"compare_at_price_min":0,"compare_at_price_max":0,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":40529944444987,"title":"hardcover","option1":"hardcover","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"9780888997296","requires_shipping":true,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"Up in the Tree - hardcover","public_title":"hardcover","options":["hardcover"],"price":1895,"weight":318,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_management":"shopify","barcode":"9780888997296","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[]},{"id":40529946148923,"title":"EPUB, fixed","option1":"EPUB, fixed","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"9781554981984","requires_shipping":false,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"Up in the Tree - EPUB, fixed","public_title":"EPUB, fixed","options":["EPUB, fixed"],"price":995,"weight":0,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_management":null,"barcode":"9781554981984","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[]},{"id":40529946673211,"title":"Kindle, Fixed Layout","option1":"Kindle, Fixed Layout","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"9781773065816","requires_shipping":false,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"Up in the Tree - Kindle, Fixed Layout","public_title":"Kindle, Fixed Layout","options":["Kindle, Fixed Layout"],"price":995,"weight":0,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_management":null,"barcode":"9781773065816","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[]}],"images":["\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/BNCImageAPI_72eb147c-61a9-4bfc-be46-0712cf81d132.jpg?v=1731048339","\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/BNCImageAPI_5d945471-37ab-4e24-8acd-6b214413d3e7.jpg?v=1657312082","\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/BNCImageAPI_b23392b9-5abb-42c6-a87f-9e715af2f9b8.jpg?v=1657312085","\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/BNCImageAPI_f299831f-ae52-4bd8-b02f-25c3a6f41947.jpg?v=1657312087"],"featured_image":"\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/BNCImageAPI_72eb147c-61a9-4bfc-be46-0712cf81d132.jpg?v=1731048339","options":["Title"],"media":[{"alt":null,"id":24903082573883,"position":1,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":0.663,"height":2113,"width":1400,"src":"\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/BNCImageAPI_72eb147c-61a9-4bfc-be46-0712cf81d132.jpg?v=1731048339"},"aspect_ratio":0.663,"height":2113,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/BNCImageAPI_72eb147c-61a9-4bfc-be46-0712cf81d132.jpg?v=1731048339","width":1400},{"alt":"A blue tree has blue leaves and red fruit. Two people in red clothes sit in the tree. On one side it is sunny and they wear sunglasses and drink water. Above them sits an owl. A blue ladder is on the tree branch. On the other side of the tree it rains and they hold umbrellas, one blue and one red. At the base of the tree are a red lizard, a red snail, and a red frog. Text: It’s fun in the sun and a pain in the rain, but we both have umbrellas way up in the tree.","id":22336985890875,"position":2,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":1.309,"height":382,"width":500,"src":"\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/BNCImageAPI_5d945471-37ab-4e24-8acd-6b214413d3e7.jpg?v=1657312082"},"aspect_ratio":1.309,"height":382,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/BNCImageAPI_5d945471-37ab-4e24-8acd-6b214413d3e7.jpg?v=1657312082","width":500},{"alt":"This image is a double page spread. To the left are blue branches and blue leaves with red flowers. Two people in red clothes hang from the branches. Two red birds fly around. To the right, red leaves are in the air around the branches. The people are on different branches. One stands and dances with a red owl beside them. The other crawls. Text: We like our old tree, our home in the tree; we swing in the Spring and we crawl in the Fall and we dance on the branches way up in the tree.","id":22336986087483,"position":3,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":1.309,"height":382,"width":500,"src":"\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/BNCImageAPI_b23392b9-5abb-42c6-a87f-9e715af2f9b8.jpg?v=1657312085"},"aspect_ratio":1.309,"height":382,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/BNCImageAPI_b23392b9-5abb-42c6-a87f-9e715af2f9b8.jpg?v=1657312085","width":500},{"alt":"A blue tree with blue leaves and red fruit blows in the wind. Swirls of wind blow in the air around it. Two people in red clothes hold on to the branches. A red owl is caught in the wind. Text: We like it up here, there’s nothing to fear, but it sometimes gets windy way up in the tree!! When it blows, don’t fall off, don’t wriggle or cough, hold tight to the branches way up in the tree.","id":22336986251323,"position":4,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":1.309,"height":382,"width":500,"src":"\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/BNCImageAPI_f299831f-ae52-4bd8-b02f-25c3a6f41947.jpg?v=1657312087"},"aspect_ratio":1.309,"height":382,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/BNCImageAPI_f299831f-ae52-4bd8-b02f-25c3a6f41947.jpg?v=1657312087","width":500}],"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_groups":[],"content":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMargaret Atwood's classic picture book is a perfect integration of words and pictures.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis story about the adventures of two children who live up in a tree is vintage Atwood -- playful, whimsical and wry. The perfect integration of words and pictures creates a coherent and delightful whole.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen this charming book was first published in 1978, there was a widespread idea that it was too expensive and risky to publish a children's book in Canada. And so Margaret Atwood not only wrote and illustrated the book, she handlettered the type! The book was created in the old-fashioned way, using only two colors that mixed together to produce a surprisingly large range of tones and textures. The delightful result reminds us that technology hasn't necessarily made things better. This facsimile edition renders intact the unique pleasures of the original.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCorrelates to the Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.K.1\u003cbr\u003e\nWith prompting and support, ask and answer questions about key details in a text.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.2.4\u003cbr\u003e\nDescribe how words and phrases (e.g., regular beats, alliteration, rhymes, repeated lines) supply rhythm and meaning in a story, poem, or song.\u003c\/p\u003e"}
{"AlsoRecommendedISBN_2":"9781554987122","AlsoRecommendedISBN_3":"9781554987122","AlsoRecommendedISBN_4":"9781554988631","AlsoRecommendedISBN_5":"9781773060200","AudienceRangePrecision_1_0":"03","AudienceRangePrecision_1_1":"03","AudienceRangePrecision_1_2":"03","AudienceRangePrecision_2_0":"04","AudienceRangePrecision_2_1":"04","AudienceRangePrecision_2_2":"04","AudienceRangeQualifier_0":"17","AudienceRangeQualifier_1":"26","AudienceRangeQualifier_2":"11","AudienceRangeValue_1_0":"3","AudienceRangeValue_1_1":"P","AudienceRangeValue_1_2":"P","AudienceRangeValue_2_0":"6","AudienceRangeValue_2_1":"1","AudienceRangeValue_2_2":"1","BASICMainSubject":"JUV029000","BASICMainSubjectLiteral":"JUVENILE FICTION\/Science \u0026 Nature\/General","BiographicalNote":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMARGARET ATWOOD\u003c\/strong\u003e, whose work has been published in more than forty-five countries, is the author of more than fifty books of fiction, poetry, critical essays, and graphic novels. Her latest novel, \u003cem\u003eThe Testaments\u003c\/em\u003e, is the long-awaited sequel to \u003cem\u003eThe Handmaid’s Tale\u003c\/em\u003e, now an award-winning TV series. Her other works of fiction include \u003cem\u003eCat’s Eye\u003c\/em\u003e, finalist for the 1989 Booker Prize; \u003cem\u003eAlias Grace\u003c\/em\u003e, which won the Giller Prize in Canada and the Premio Mondello in Italy; \u003cem\u003eThe Blind Assassin\u003c\/em\u003e, winner of the 2000 Booker Prize; The MaddAddam Trilogy; and \u003cem\u003eHag-Seed\u003c\/em\u003e. She is the recipient of numerous awards, including the Peace Prize of the German Book Trade, the Franz Kafka International Literary Prize, the PEN Center USA Lifetime Achievement Award, and the \u003cem\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/em\u003e Innovator’s Award. She lives in Toronto.\u003c\/p\u003e","BISACSubjectLiteral_0":"JUVENILE FICTION \/ Science \u0026amp; Nature \/ General","BISACSubjectLiteral_1":"JUVENILE FICTION \/ Family \/ Siblings","BISACSubjectLiteral_2":"JUVENILE FICTION \/ Imagination \u0026amp; Play","BISACSubject_0":"JUV029000","BISACSubject_1":"JUV013070","BISACSubject_2":"JUV051000","CommonCore":"CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.K.1","CommonCore_1":"CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.2.4","ComplexityCode_0":"AD510L","ComplexitySchemeIdentifier_0":"06","ComplexitySchemeIdName_0":"Lexile measure","ContributorBio_0":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMARGARET ATWOOD\u003c\/strong\u003e, whose work has been published in more than forty-five countries, is the author of more than fifty books of fiction, poetry, critical essays, and graphic novels. Her latest novel, \u003cem\u003eThe Testaments\u003c\/em\u003e, is the long-awaited sequel to \u003cem\u003eThe Handmaid’s Tale\u003c\/em\u003e, now an award-winning TV series. Her other works of fiction include \u003cem\u003eCat’s Eye\u003c\/em\u003e, finalist for the 1989 Booker Prize; \u003cem\u003eAlias Grace\u003c\/em\u003e, which won the Giller Prize in Canada and the Premio Mondello in Italy; \u003cem\u003eThe Blind Assassin\u003c\/em\u003e, winner of the 2000 Booker Prize; The MaddAddam Trilogy; and \u003cem\u003eHag-Seed\u003c\/em\u003e. She is the recipient of numerous awards, including the Peace Prize of the German Book Trade, the Franz Kafka International Literary Prize, the PEN Center USA Lifetime Achievement Award, and the \u003cem\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/em\u003e Innovator’s Award. She lives in Toronto.\u003c\/p\u003e\n","ContributorBio_1":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMARGARET ATWOOD\u003c\/strong\u003e, whose work has been published in more than forty-five countries, is the author of more than fifty books of fiction, poetry, critical essays, and graphic novels. Her latest novel, \u003cem\u003eThe Testaments\u003c\/em\u003e, is the long-awaited sequel to \u003cem\u003eThe Handmaid’s Tale\u003c\/em\u003e, now an award-winning TV series. Her other works of fiction include \u003cem\u003eCat’s Eye\u003c\/em\u003e, finalist for the 1989 Booker Prize; \u003cem\u003eAlias Grace\u003c\/em\u003e, which won the Giller Prize in Canada and the Premio Mondello in Italy; \u003cem\u003eThe Blind Assassin\u003c\/em\u003e, winner of the 2000 Booker Prize; The MaddAddam Trilogy; and \u003cem\u003eHag-Seed\u003c\/em\u003e. She is the recipient of numerous awards, including the Peace Prize of the German Book Trade, the Franz Kafka International Literary Prize, the PEN Center USA Lifetime Achievement Award, and the \u003cem\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/em\u003e Innovator’s Award. She lives in Toronto.\u003c\/p\u003e\n","ContributorRole_0":"By (author)","ContributorRole_1":"Illustrated by","Contributor_0":"Atwood, Margaret (CA)","Contributor_1":"Atwood, Margaret (CA)","Description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMargaret Atwood's classic picture book is a perfect integration of words and pictures.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis story about the adventures of two children who live up in a tree is vintage Atwood -- playful, whimsical and wry. The perfect integration of words and pictures creates a coherent and delightful whole.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen this charming book was first published in 1978, there was a widespread idea that it was too expensive and risky to publish a children's book in Canada. And so Margaret Atwood not only wrote and illustrated the book, she handlettered the type! The book was created in the old-fashioned way, using only two colors that mixed together to produce a surprisingly large range of tones and textures. The delightful result reminds us that technology hasn't necessarily made things better. This facsimile edition renders intact the unique pleasures of the original.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCorrelates to the Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.K.1\u003cbr\u003e\nWith prompting and support, ask and answer questions about key details in a text.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.2.4\u003cbr\u003e\nDescribe how words and phrases (e.g., regular beats, alliteration, rhymes, repeated lines) supply rhythm and meaning in a story, poem, or song.\u003c\/p\u003e","EAN":"9781773065816","Height":"10.06","HeightCode":"in","Imprint":"Groundwood Books","MetaKeywords":"childhood; imagination; classic story; nature and the natural world; tree fort; adventure; animal friends; courage; third person narration; rhyme; summarizing; predicting; Common Core aligned; CC Literature Key Ideas and Details; CC Literature Craft and Structure; kindergarten; grade 2; Child Magazine Best Book Award; picture book; poetry; hand lettered art","NumberOfPages":"32","OtherText_Review_0":"\u003cp\u003e“...a whimsical story of two big-eyed kids who, indeed, live in a tree....for those who think Atwood can't do cute, think again.” — \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eCalgary Herald\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_0_Src":"Calgary Herald","OtherText_Review_1":"\u003cp\u003e“...little people will...become enchanted by the sounds and cadence of the words in Up in The Tree.” — \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eGlobe and Mail\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_1_Src":"Globe and Mail","OtherText_Review_2":"\u003cp\u003e“A delightful addition for any school, library or personal collection! Highly recommended.” — \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eResource Links\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_2_Src":"Resource Links","OtherText_Review_3":"\u003cp\u003e“Spare and simple, this 30-year-old title offers a refreshing return to basics.” — \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eBooklist\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_3_Src":"Booklist","OtherText_Review_4":"\u003cp\u003e“The lyrical, rhyming text will delight even the youngest children, and early readers will be able to read the book independently. Highly recommended.” — \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eResource Links\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_4_Src":"Resource Links","OtherText_Review_5":"\u003cp\u003e“This could be a collectible - not just because it's Atwood. Because it still rocks....a gem of a book.” — \u003cstrong\u003eSheree Fitch, \u003cem\u003eNew Brunswick Telegraph\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_5_Auth":"Sheree Fitch","OtherText_Review_5_Src":"New Brunswick Telegraph","OtherText_ShortDescription_0":"Margaret Atwood's classic picture book is a perfect integration of words and pictures.","PrizeCodeText_0":"Winner","PrizeCodeText_1":"Commended","PrizeCode_0":"01","PrizeCode_1":"03","PrizeName_0":"Child Magazine Best Children's Book Award","PrizeName_1":"CCBC Best Books for Kids \u0026 Teens","PrizeYear_0":"2006","PrizeYear_1":"2011","ProductFormDescription":"Kindle, Fixed Layout","PublicationDate":"2006-01-16","Publisher":"Groundwood Books Ltd","ShortDescription":"Margaret Atwood's classic picture book is a perfect integration of words and pictures.","Width":"6.63","WidthCode":"in"}
ages 3
to 6
/ grades P
to 1
Up in the Tree
Margaret Atwood's classic picture book is a perfect integration of words and pictures.
Quick View
{"id":7039581454395,"title":"Sometimes I Feel Like a River","handle":"sometimes-i-feel-like-a-river","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFollowing the huge success of \u003cem\u003eSometimes I Feel Like a Fox\u003c\/em\u003e, this companion book is a lyrical celebration of our relationship to the natural world.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn each of twelve short poems, a child tells us how or why they feel like the sun, a river, a mountain, a cloud, the rain, a forest and more. Their deeply felt connections and identification with these wonders point to how much we are all part of the natural world. Each poem comes to life through vivid, playful illustrations that show the children immersed in their surroundings. The book serves as a gentle call to action — to notice, appreciate, preserve and protect our environment, while delighting in all its beauty. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA mindfulness activity — A Mindful Walk or Roll — invites young readers to use their senses to experience their surroundings to the fullest. Includes a brief author’s note that highlights our connections to the natural world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKey Text Features\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eauthor’s note\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eillustrations\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003epoems\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eprocedural text\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCorrelates to the Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.K.5\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRecognize common types of texts (e.g., storybooks, poems).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.1.2\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRetell stories, including key details, and demonstrate understanding of their central message or lesson.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.1.4\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIdentify words and phrases in stories or poems that suggest feelings or appeal to the senses.\u003c\/p\u003e","published_at":"2022-11-14T13:43:41-05:00","created_at":"2022-11-11T13:04:49-05:00","vendor":"Groundwood Books Ltd","type":"","tags":["age range 3 - 0","By (author) Daniel Danielle","CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.1.2","CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.1.4","CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.K.5","Childrens Bestsellers","Environment and Climate Change","Groundwood Books","Illustrated by Bisaillon Josée","Indigenous Voices","Picture Books","pub date: 2023-03-07","Sometimes I Feel Like","Stories from Canada"],"price":1699,"price_min":1699,"price_max":1899,"available":true,"price_varies":true,"compare_at_price":null,"compare_at_price_min":0,"compare_at_price_max":0,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":40948372209723,"title":"hardcover jacket","option1":"hardcover jacket","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"9781773066950","requires_shipping":true,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"Sometimes I Feel Like a River - hardcover jacket","public_title":"hardcover jacket","options":["hardcover jacket"],"price":1899,"weight":386,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_management":"shopify","barcode":"9781773066950","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[]},{"id":40948372504635,"title":"EPUB, fixed","option1":"EPUB, fixed","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"9781773066967","requires_shipping":false,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"Sometimes I Feel Like a River - EPUB, fixed","public_title":"EPUB, fixed","options":["EPUB, fixed"],"price":1699,"weight":0,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_management":null,"barcode":"9781773066967","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[]},{"id":40948372635707,"title":"Kindle, Fixed Layout","option1":"Kindle, Fixed Layout","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"9781773066974","requires_shipping":false,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"Sometimes I Feel Like a River - Kindle, Fixed Layout","public_title":"Kindle, Fixed Layout","options":["Kindle, Fixed Layout"],"price":1699,"weight":0,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_management":null,"barcode":"9781773066974","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[]}],"images":["\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/BNCImageAPI_37a5561c-22f4-4749-9849-fdacb1c39dee.jpg?v=1712202166","\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/BNCImageAPI_1f3239ae-1bfb-4b86-af7a-b5ebc4255160.jpg?v=1668190047","\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/BNCImageAPI_b0ffb35d-1eab-4e36-a4c7-9ce1be830a86.jpg?v=1668190049","\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/BNCImageAPI_5bb7af02-ebf9-4686-9dbc-fe816cc58f2c.jpg?v=1668190051"],"featured_image":"\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/BNCImageAPI_37a5561c-22f4-4749-9849-fdacb1c39dee.jpg?v=1712202166","options":["Title"],"media":[{"alt":"Cover: Sometimes I Feel Like a River by Danielle Daniel and Josée Bisaillon. A girl steps across a river on gray rocks, her arms outstretched for balance. She has medium skin tone and long black hair. She wears an orange t-shirt with red stripes and blue knee-length pants. Her feet are bare. The blue water extends into the background, which shows a sky at sunset. On either side of the river are green trees and grass. There is a yellow flower on the left bank and two red flowers on the right bank.","id":24387112894523,"position":1,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":0.831,"height":1926,"width":1600,"src":"\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/BNCImageAPI_37a5561c-22f4-4749-9849-fdacb1c39dee.jpg?v=1712202166"},"aspect_ratio":0.831,"height":1926,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/BNCImageAPI_37a5561c-22f4-4749-9849-fdacb1c39dee.jpg?v=1712202166","width":1600},{"alt":"A girl in a green kayak paddles around large gray rocks in a fast-flowing river. She has light skin tone and black hair, and she wears a yellow lifejacket. A dark brown bear pauses on one side of the river, and four brown deer graze on the other side. Trees and shrubs line the riverbanks. The sky has a pinkish tone. Text: Sometimes I feel like a river, bending and flowing fast. I twist, I turn around every obstacle, finding my way forward again.","id":22922063151163,"position":2,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":1.65,"height":606,"width":1000,"src":"\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/BNCImageAPI_1f3239ae-1bfb-4b86-af7a-b5ebc4255160.jpg?v=1668190047"},"aspect_ratio":1.65,"height":606,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/BNCImageAPI_1f3239ae-1bfb-4b86-af7a-b5ebc4255160.jpg?v=1668190047","width":1000},{"alt":"A child and four birds fly through the sky, toward the right. The child has medium skin tone and wears glasses, a yellow shirt, black pants and pink socks. Their arms are stretched out like wings. The birds are black and have forked tails and pink beaks. The sky is pale blue and white, with a few clouds, deepening to a darker blue at the top of the image. Text: Sometimes I feel like the sky, open and everlasting. I breathe in and out into the blue, feeling at peace within me.","id":22922063216699,"position":3,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":1.65,"height":606,"width":1000,"src":"\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/BNCImageAPI_b0ffb35d-1eab-4e36-a4c7-9ce1be830a86.jpg?v=1668190049"},"aspect_ratio":1.65,"height":606,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/BNCImageAPI_b0ffb35d-1eab-4e36-a4c7-9ce1be830a86.jpg?v=1668190049","width":1000},{"alt":"Six horses gallop through a stormy sky, through a window and into a house, where a girl on a couch also gallops, knocking over a lamp. The sky is a wash of gray, pink, orange, yellow, black and green, with lightning and streaks of rain. The girl has medium-dark skin tone and black hair in two braids that fly behind her. She wears glasses, a yellow shirt and blue pants. Text: Sometimes I feel like thunder, boom, roar, bang. I start with a slow-moving rumble, then shake the earth with a crash.","id":22922063413307,"position":4,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":1.65,"height":606,"width":1000,"src":"\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/BNCImageAPI_5bb7af02-ebf9-4686-9dbc-fe816cc58f2c.jpg?v=1668190051"},"aspect_ratio":1.65,"height":606,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/BNCImageAPI_5bb7af02-ebf9-4686-9dbc-fe816cc58f2c.jpg?v=1668190051","width":1000}],"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_groups":[],"content":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFollowing the huge success of \u003cem\u003eSometimes I Feel Like a Fox\u003c\/em\u003e, this companion book is a lyrical celebration of our relationship to the natural world.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn each of twelve short poems, a child tells us how or why they feel like the sun, a river, a mountain, a cloud, the rain, a forest and more. Their deeply felt connections and identification with these wonders point to how much we are all part of the natural world. Each poem comes to life through vivid, playful illustrations that show the children immersed in their surroundings. The book serves as a gentle call to action — to notice, appreciate, preserve and protect our environment, while delighting in all its beauty. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA mindfulness activity — A Mindful Walk or Roll — invites young readers to use their senses to experience their surroundings to the fullest. Includes a brief author’s note that highlights our connections to the natural world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKey Text Features\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eauthor’s note\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eillustrations\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003epoems\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eprocedural text\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCorrelates to the Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.K.5\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRecognize common types of texts (e.g., storybooks, poems).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.1.2\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRetell stories, including key details, and demonstrate understanding of their central message or lesson.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.1.4\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIdentify words and phrases in stories or poems that suggest feelings or appeal to the senses.\u003c\/p\u003e"}
{"AlsoRecommendedISBN_0":"9781773061177","AlsoRecommendedISBN_1":"9781773063263","AlsoRecommendedISBN_2":"9781773066004","AudienceRangePrecision_1_0":"03","AudienceRangePrecision_1_1":"03","AudienceRangePrecision_1_2":"03","AudienceRangeQualifier_0":"26","AudienceRangeQualifier_1":"11","AudienceRangeQualifier_2":"17","AudienceRangeValue_1_0":"P","AudienceRangeValue_1_1":"P","AudienceRangeValue_1_2":"3","BASICMainSubject":"JUV051000","BASICMainSubjectLiteral":"JUVENILE FICTION \/ Imagination \u0026 Play","BiographicalNote":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDANIELLE DANIEL\u003c\/strong\u003e is an award-winning author and illustrator whose journey into artmaking and book publishing has gone hand in hand with all she has learned—and continues to learn—about her Indigenous ancestry and her relationship with the land. Her picture books include \u003cem\u003eSometimes I Feel Like a Fox\u003c\/em\u003e (Marilyn Baillie Picture Book Award), \u003cem\u003eSometimes I Feel Like a River\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eOnce in a Blue Moon\u003c\/em\u003e. She has also written novels for children and adults. Danielle lives on Manitoulin Island with her family.\u003c\/p\u003e","BISACSubjectLiteral_0":"JUVENILE FICTION \/ Imagination \u0026amp; Play","BISACSubjectLiteral_1":"JUVENILE FICTION \/ Science \u0026amp; Nature \/ Environment","BISACSubjectLiteral_2":"JUVENILE FICTION \/ Social Themes \/ Emotions \u0026amp; Feelings","BISACSubject_0":"JUV051000","BISACSubject_1":"JUV029010","BISACSubject_2":"JUV039050","CommonCore":"CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.1.4","CommonCore_1":"CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.1.2","CommonCore_2":"CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.K.5","ContributorBio_0":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDANIELLE DANIEL\u003c\/strong\u003e is an award-winning author and illustrator whose journey into artmaking and book publishing has gone hand in hand with all she has learned—and continues to learn—about her Indigenous ancestry and her relationship with the land. Her picture books include \u003cem\u003eSometimes I Feel Like a Fox\u003c\/em\u003e (Marilyn Baillie Picture Book Award), \u003cem\u003eSometimes I Feel Like a River\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eOnce in a Blue Moon\u003c\/em\u003e. She has also written novels for children and adults. Danielle lives on Manitoulin Island with her family.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n","ContributorBio_1":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJOSÉE BISAILLON\u003c\/strong\u003e has illustrated more than forty picture books, and she has been nominated for the Governor General’s Literary Award four times. \u003cem\u003eThe Snow Knows\u003c\/em\u003e by Jennifer McGrath won the Marilyn Baillie Picture Book Award and was a finalist for the Lillian Shepherd Memorial Award for Excellence in Illustration. Josée has also illustrated \u003cem\u003eMartin and the River\u003c\/em\u003e by Jon-Erik Lappano and \u003cem\u003eOut into the Big Wide Lake\u003c\/em\u003e by Paul Harbridge. She lives with her family near Montreal, Quebec.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n","ContributorRole_0":"By (author)","ContributorRole_1":"Illustrated by","Contributor_0":"Daniel, Danielle (CA)","Contributor_1":"Bisaillon, Josée (CA)","Description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFollowing the huge success of \u003cem\u003eSometimes I Feel Like a Fox\u003c\/em\u003e, this companion book is a lyrical celebration of our relationship to the natural world.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn each of twelve short poems, a child tells us how or why they feel like the sun, a river, a mountain, a cloud, the rain, a forest and more. Their deeply felt connections and identification with these wonders point to how much we are all part of the natural world. Each poem comes to life through vivid, playful illustrations that show the children immersed in their surroundings. The book serves as a gentle call to action — to notice, appreciate, preserve and protect our environment, while delighting in all its beauty. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA mindfulness activity — A Mindful Walk or Roll — invites young readers to use their senses to experience their surroundings to the fullest. Includes a brief author’s note that highlights our connections to the natural world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKey Text Features\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eauthor’s note\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eillustrations\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003epoems\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eprocedural text\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCorrelates to the Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.K.5\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRecognize common types of texts (e.g., storybooks, poems).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.1.2\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRetell stories, including key details, and demonstrate understanding of their central message or lesson.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.1.4\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIdentify words and phrases in stories or poems that suggest feelings or appeal to the senses.\u003c\/p\u003e","EAN":"9781773066950","guide_0":"https:\/\/biblioshare.org\/BNCservices\/BNCServices.asmx\/Samples?token=fcf85c1c1b298e99\u0026amp;ean=9781773066950\u0026amp;SAN=\u0026amp;Perspective=guide\u0026amp;FileNumber=0","Height":"10","HeightCode":"in","Imprint":"Groundwood Books","KeyTextFeatures":"\u003cp\u003eauthor’s note;illustrations;poems;procedural text\u003c\/p\u003e","MetaKeywords":"beauty in nature;counting your blessings;great outdoors;habitats and ecosystems;interconnectedness;respecting nature;rhymes;senses;verse;mindfulness;self awareness;outdoor adventure;poetry for children;understanding the world around you;Sometimes I Feel Like an Oak;Forever Birchwood;Daughters of the Deer;Martin and the River","NumberOfPages":"32","OtherText_Accolades_0":"\u003cp\u003eIn a time of climate emergency and deep unrest in the world, Danielle Daniel’s \u003cem\u003eSometimes I Feel Like a River\u003c\/em\u003e is a reminder to acknowledge our emotions and find kinship in nature ... A book to return to again and again!\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Accolades_0_Src":"Sheniz Janmohamed","OtherText_Back_cover_copy_0":"\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eThis book will have strong appeal for readers who have loved \u003cem\u003eSometimes I Feel Like a Fox\u003c\/em\u003e, which has sold more than 50,000 copies in North America and won the Marilyn Baillie Picture Book Award.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe text was written as a gentle call to action to respect and protect the natural world. It includes a mindfulness activity and a brief author’s note.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJosée Bisaillon is an award-winning illustrator who has illustrated more than forty books. Her art for this book is full of energy and imagination — a perfect match for the text.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA third book, \u003cem\u003eSometimes I Feel Like an Oak\u003c\/em\u003e, illustrated by Jackie Traverse, will be published in Spring 2024.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","OtherText_Review_0":"\u003cp\u003eDaniel and Bisaillon's splendid collaboration proves to be a powerful invitation to breathe in the great outdoors.\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_0_Src":"Shelf Awareness","OtherText_Review_1":"\u003cp\u003eFrom feeling like the sun rising early and shining one's light on the earth to feeling like thunder as one booms and roars, these beautifully written poems incorporate onomatopoeia and other elements of figurative language to showcase how and why we are connected to marvels of the world. Josée Bisaillon’s imaginative, vibrant illustrations—rendered in a mix of soft and wax pastels, cut paper, colored pencils, gouache, charcoal and digital art—dance across each double-page spread with a playfulness and simplicity that perfectly complements each poem. \u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_1_Src":"School Library Connection","OtherText_Review_2":"\u003cp\u003eThese lyrical verses encompass an arc of of emotions for each natural setting.\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_2_Src":"Canadian Children's Book News","OtherText_Review_3":"\u003cp\u003eThis refreshing series of poems reminds us of the natural world we live in and creates a longing to walk amongst the trees and to lie on one’s back and ponder the sky.\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_3_Src":"CM: Canadian Review of Materials","OtherText_Review_4":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSometimes I Feel Like a River\u003c\/em\u003e establishes Daniel as a leading author in the mindfulness genre, a growing group of titles focused on helping kids understand their emotions and fall in love with their environments.\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_4_Src":"Montreal Review of Books","OtherText_Review_5":"\u003cp\u003eA gentle call to action to protect and appreciate our environment.\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_5_Src":"Quebec Library Association","OtherText_ShortDescription_0":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFollowing the huge success of \u003cem\u003eSometimes I Feel Like a Fox\u003c\/em\u003e, this companion book is a lyrical celebration of our relationship to the natural world.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","ProductFormDescription":"hardcover jacket","PublicationDate":"2023-03-07","Publisher":"Groundwood Books Ltd","Series":"Sometimes I Feel Like","ShortDescription":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFollowing the huge success of \u003cem\u003eSometimes I Feel Like a Fox\u003c\/em\u003e, this companion book is a lyrical celebration of our relationship to the natural world.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","Width":"8.25","WidthCode":"in"}
ages 3
and up
/ grades P
and up
Sometimes I Feel Like a River
Following the huge success of Sometimes I Feel Like a Fox, this companion book is a lyrical celebration of our relationship to the natural world.
Quick View
{"id":6983021559867,"title":"Don't","handle":"dont","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis cleverly conceived board book appeals to a young child’s sense of fun while providing facts about different animals. A series of impossible but delightful-to-imagine cautionary statements are followed by informative explanations:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eDon’t take a bath with a pig.\u003cbr\u003e\r\nIt loves wallowing in the mud.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eDon’t start a food fight with an octopus.\u003cbr\u003e\r\nIt has six more arms than you do.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eThe simplicity and humor in the text and watercolor illustrations will make this book a story-time favorite.\u003c\/p\u003e","published_at":"2022-09-13T11:26:05-04:00","created_at":"2022-09-13T10:45:28-04:00","vendor":"Groundwood Books Ltd","type":"","tags":["age range 0 - 3","Board Books","By (author) Trochatos Litsa","Childrens Starred Reviews","Groundwood Books","Guided Reading Level I","Illustrated by Johnson Virginia","pub date: 2014-11-24"],"price":995,"price_min":995,"price_max":1299,"available":true,"price_varies":true,"compare_at_price":null,"compare_at_price_min":0,"compare_at_price_max":0,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":40779643191355,"title":"trade paperback","option1":"trade paperback","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"9781773069159","requires_shipping":true,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"Don't - trade paperback","public_title":"trade paperback","options":["trade paperback"],"price":1299,"weight":98,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_management":"shopify","barcode":"9781773069159","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[]},{"id":40779644239931,"title":"board book","option1":"board book","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"9781554983551","requires_shipping":true,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"Don't - board book","public_title":"board book","options":["board book"],"price":995,"weight":476,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_management":"shopify","barcode":"9781554983551","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[]},{"id":40779644895291,"title":"Web PDF","option1":"Web PDF","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"9781554983568","requires_shipping":false,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"Don't - Web PDF","public_title":"Web PDF","options":["Web PDF"],"price":995,"weight":0,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_management":null,"barcode":"9781554983568","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[]}],"images":["\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/BNCImageAPI_16d96d1e-40aa-47ff-8e04-1361766eff42.jpg?v=1731044877","\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/BNCImageAPI_70f2b228-1c36-45fb-a42f-693085a51695.jpg?v=1663082464","\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/BNCImageAPI_8ed3bac2-da58-4b52-995d-454133313e52.jpg?v=1663082473","\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/BNCImageAPI_3570dbd5-503a-4c78-b392-d63886e0469f.jpg?v=1663082485"],"featured_image":"\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/BNCImageAPI_16d96d1e-40aa-47ff-8e04-1361766eff42.jpg?v=1731044877","options":["Title"],"media":[{"alt":null,"id":24903065534523,"position":1,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":1.0,"height":639,"width":639,"src":"\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/BNCImageAPI_16d96d1e-40aa-47ff-8e04-1361766eff42.jpg?v=1731044877"},"aspect_ratio":1.0,"height":639,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/BNCImageAPI_16d96d1e-40aa-47ff-8e04-1361766eff42.jpg?v=1731044877","width":639},{"alt":"This image is a double page spread. To the left is an octopus on a stool. A child with light skin tone is in a highchair. The child raises its hands closes its eyes. The octopus has fruit in its hands. Fruit and a carton of milk go over the highchair. Text: It has six more arms than you do. To the right, a blue car with “Faster” as its license plate drives through the jungle. In the car is a person with light skin tone and a cheetah. The cheetah drives. Text: Don’t let a cheetah drive your car.","id":22668378931259,"position":2,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":2.0,"height":432,"width":864,"src":"\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/BNCImageAPI_70f2b228-1c36-45fb-a42f-693085a51695.jpg?v=1663082464"},"aspect_ratio":2.0,"height":432,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/BNCImageAPI_70f2b228-1c36-45fb-a42f-693085a51695.jpg?v=1663082464","width":864},{"alt":"This image is a double page spread. To the left is a blue car with no top. A person is hanging onto the passenger’s seat and their body is hanging down the back of the car to the trunk. A cheetah is in the driver’s seat. Text: It’s the fastest animal in the world. To the right is a bus stop in front of a green hedge. A girl with light skin tone stands at the bus stop. An elephant is standing beside her. Text: Don’t stand next to an elephant with a cold.","id":22668378996795,"position":3,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":2.0,"height":432,"width":864,"src":"\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/BNCImageAPI_8ed3bac2-da58-4b52-995d-454133313e52.jpg?v=1663082473"},"aspect_ratio":2.0,"height":432,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/BNCImageAPI_8ed3bac2-da58-4b52-995d-454133313e52.jpg?v=1663082473","width":864},{"alt":"This image is a double page spread. To the left is a bus stop. A girl with light skin tone holds on to the bus stop sign while her body is suspended in the air. An elephant blows air on her with its trunk. Text: It has a very long nose and a huge sneeze. To the right is a pink living room with a pink flower-patterned armchair. A person with light skin tone covers their eyes. A speech bubble by them reads “One… Two….” A green chameleon is beside them. Text: Don’t play hide-and-seek with a chameleon.","id":22668379291707,"position":4,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":2.0,"height":432,"width":864,"src":"\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/BNCImageAPI_3570dbd5-503a-4c78-b392-d63886e0469f.jpg?v=1663082485"},"aspect_ratio":2.0,"height":432,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/BNCImageAPI_3570dbd5-503a-4c78-b392-d63886e0469f.jpg?v=1663082485","width":864}],"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_groups":[],"content":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis cleverly conceived board book appeals to a young child’s sense of fun while providing facts about different animals. A series of impossible but delightful-to-imagine cautionary statements are followed by informative explanations:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eDon’t take a bath with a pig.\u003cbr\u003e\r\nIt loves wallowing in the mud.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eDon’t start a food fight with an octopus.\u003cbr\u003e\r\nIt has six more arms than you do.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eThe simplicity and humor in the text and watercolor illustrations will make this book a story-time favorite.\u003c\/p\u003e"}
{"AlsoRecommendedISBN_2":"9781554983704","AlsoRecommendedISBN_3":"9781554984879","AlsoRecommendedISBN_4":"9781554989126","AudienceRangePrecision_1_0":"01","AudienceRangePrecision_1_1":"01","AudienceRangePrecision_1_2":"03","AudienceRangePrecision_2_2":"04","AudienceRangeQualifier_0":"11","AudienceRangeQualifier_1":"26","AudienceRangeQualifier_2":"17","AudienceRangeValue_1_0":"P","AudienceRangeValue_1_1":"P","AudienceRangeValue_1_2":"0","AudienceRangeValue_2_2":"3","BASICMainSubject":"JUV019000","BASICMainSubjectLiteral":"JUVENILE FICTION \/ Humorous Stories","BiographicalNote":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLITSA TROCHATOS\u003c\/strong\u003e is an interior designer who also enjoys painting and photography. She was inspired to write this story — her first book — when her young nephew was born.\u003c\/p\u003e","BISACSubjectLiteral_0":"JUVENILE FICTION \/ Humorous Stories","BISACSubjectLiteral_1":"JUVENILE FICTION \/ Imagination \u0026amp; Play","BISACSubjectLiteral_2":"JUVENILE FICTION \/ Animals \/ General","BISACSubject_0":"JUV019000","BISACSubject_1":"JUV051000","BISACSubject_2":"JUV002000","ComplexityCode_0":"I","ComplexitySchemeIdentifier_0":"09","ComplexitySchemeIdName_0":"Guided Reading Level","ContributorBio_0":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLITSA TROCHATOS\u003c\/strong\u003e is an interior designer who also enjoys painting and photography. She was inspired to write this story — her first book — when her young nephew was born.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n","ContributorBio_1":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVIRGINIA JOHNSON\u003c\/strong\u003e is a well-known textile designer who creates beautiful, colorful prints for clothing and home furnishings. She has also illustrated \u003cem\u003eThis New Baby\u003c\/em\u003e by Teddy Jam.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n","ContributorRole_0":"By (author)","ContributorRole_1":"Illustrated by","Contributor_0":"Trochatos, Litsa (CA)","Contributor_1":"Johnson, Virginia (CA)","Description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis cleverly conceived board book appeals to a young child’s sense of fun while providing facts about different animals. A series of impossible but delightful-to-imagine cautionary statements are followed by informative explanations:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eDon’t take a bath with a pig.\u003cbr\u003e\r\nIt loves wallowing in the mud.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eDon’t start a food fight with an octopus.\u003cbr\u003e\r\nIt has six more arms than you do.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eThe simplicity and humor in the text and watercolor illustrations will make this book a story-time favorite.\u003c\/p\u003e","EAN":"9781773069159","Height":"8.75","HeightCode":"in","Imprint":"Groundwood Books","MetaKeywords":"Imagination \u0026amp; Play; Humorous Stories; Animals; board book; baby book; animals; leporello","NumberOfPages":"26","OtherText_ShortDescription_0":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong \u003eThis cleverly conceived board book appeals to a young child's sense of fun while providing facts about different animals.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","ProductFormDescription":"trade paperback","PublicationDate":"2014-11-24","Publisher":"Groundwood Books Ltd","ShortDescription":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong \u003eThis cleverly conceived board book appeals to a young child's sense of fun while providing facts about different animals.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","Width":"8.75","WidthCode":"in"}
ages 0
to 3
/ grades P
and up
Don't
This cleverly conceived board book appeals to a young child's sense of fun while providing facts about different animals.
Quick View
{"id":6982985973819,"title":"Death Interrupted","handle":"death-interrupted","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNATIONAL BESTSELLER\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eDeath Interrupted\u003c\/em\u003e, ICU doctor Blair Bigham shares his first-hand experiences of how medicine has complicated the way we die and offers a road map for dying in the modern era.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDoctors today can call on previously unimaginable technologies to help keep our bodies alive almost indefinitely. But this unprecedented shift in intensive care has created a major crisis. In the widening grey zone between life and death, doctors fight with doctors, families feel pressured to make tough decisions about their loved ones, and lawyers are left to argue life-and-death cases in the courts. Meanwhile, intensive care patients are caught in purgatory, attached to machines and unable to speak for themselves.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThrough conversations with critical care and end-of-life professionals—including ethicists, social workers, nurses, and doctors—and observations from his own time working in ambulances, emergency rooms, and the icu, Dr. Blair Bigham exposes the tensions inherent in this new era of dying by addressing the tough questions facing us all.\u003c\/p\u003e","published_at":"2022-09-13T09:49:40-04:00","created_at":"2022-09-13T09:40:29-04:00","vendor":"House of Anansi Press Inc","type":"","tags":["Adult Bestseller","Adult Nonfiction","By (author) Bigham Blair","pub date: 2022-09-20","Technology \u0026 Politics","The Walrus Books"],"price":1899,"price_min":1899,"price_max":2299,"available":true,"price_varies":true,"compare_at_price":null,"compare_at_price_min":0,"compare_at_price_max":0,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":40779518836795,"title":"trade paperback","option1":"trade paperback","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"9781487008543","requires_shipping":true,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"Death Interrupted - trade paperback","public_title":"trade paperback","options":["trade paperback"],"price":2299,"weight":368,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_management":"shopify","barcode":"9781487008543","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[]},{"id":40779520049211,"title":"epub","option1":"epub","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"9781487008550","requires_shipping":false,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"Death Interrupted - epub","public_title":"epub","options":["epub"],"price":1899,"weight":0,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_management":null,"barcode":"9781487008550","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[]}],"images":["\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/BNCImageAPI_60024c58-fe37-4af0-bbc3-18bb52a4d082.jpg?v=1702185849"],"featured_image":"\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/BNCImageAPI_60024c58-fe37-4af0-bbc3-18bb52a4d082.jpg?v=1702185849","options":["Title"],"media":[{"alt":"Cover: Death Interrupted: How Modern Medicine is Complicating the Way We Die by Blair Bigham, MD. A small black bar in the upper-left corner of the cover reads The Walrus, to indicate this book is part of a series of books published in partnership with The Walrus magazine. Centred against the off-white background is the cover’s only image: a turquoise stethoscope bent into the loose shape of the letter P. The stethoscope’s chest piece acts as the top of the letter P in the word \"interrupted.\"","id":24027419050043,"position":1,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":0.647,"height":2550,"width":1650,"src":"\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/BNCImageAPI_60024c58-fe37-4af0-bbc3-18bb52a4d082.jpg?v=1702185849"},"aspect_ratio":0.647,"height":2550,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/BNCImageAPI_60024c58-fe37-4af0-bbc3-18bb52a4d082.jpg?v=1702185849","width":1650}],"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_groups":[],"content":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNATIONAL BESTSELLER\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eDeath Interrupted\u003c\/em\u003e, ICU doctor Blair Bigham shares his first-hand experiences of how medicine has complicated the way we die and offers a road map for dying in the modern era.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDoctors today can call on previously unimaginable technologies to help keep our bodies alive almost indefinitely. But this unprecedented shift in intensive care has created a major crisis. In the widening grey zone between life and death, doctors fight with doctors, families feel pressured to make tough decisions about their loved ones, and lawyers are left to argue life-and-death cases in the courts. Meanwhile, intensive care patients are caught in purgatory, attached to machines and unable to speak for themselves.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThrough conversations with critical care and end-of-life professionals—including ethicists, social workers, nurses, and doctors—and observations from his own time working in ambulances, emergency rooms, and the icu, Dr. Blair Bigham exposes the tensions inherent in this new era of dying by addressing the tough questions facing us all.\u003c\/p\u003e"}
{"AlsoRecommendedISBN_0":"9781487003111","AlsoRecommendedISBN_1":"9781487005313","AlsoRecommendedISBN_2":"9781487006440","BASICMainSubject":"MED042000","BASICMainSubjectLiteral":"MEDICAL\/Terminal Care","BiographicalNote":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong \u003eBLAIR BIGHAM, MD\u003c\/strong\u003e is a journalist, scientist, and attending emergency and ICU physician who trained at McMaster and Stanford Universities. He was a Global Journalism Fellow at the Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy and an associate scientist at St. Michael’s Hospital. His work has appeared in the \u003cem \u003eToronto Star\u003c\/em\u003e, the \u003cem \u003eGlobe and Mail\u003c\/em\u003e, the \u003cem \u003eNew England Journal of Medicine\u003c\/em\u003e, and the \u003cem \u003eCanadian Medical Association Journal\u003c\/em\u003e, among others.\u003c\/p\u003e","BISACSubjectLiteral_0":"MEDICAL \/ Terminal Care","BISACSubjectLiteral_1":"FAMILY \u0026amp; RELATIONSHIPS \/ Death, Grief, Bereavement","BISACSubjectLiteral_2":"SOCIAL SCIENCE \/ Death \u0026amp; Dying","BISACSubject_0":"MED042000","BISACSubject_1":"FAM014000","BISACSubject_2":"SOC036000","ContributorBio_0":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong \u003eBLAIR BIGHAM, MD\u003c\/strong\u003e is a journalist, scientist, and attending emergency and ICU physician who trained at McMaster and Stanford Universities. He was a Global Journalism Fellow at the Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy and an associate scientist at St. Michael’s Hospital. His work has appeared in the \u003cem \u003eToronto Star\u003c\/em\u003e, the \u003cem \u003eGlobe and Mail\u003c\/em\u003e, the \u003cem \u003eNew England Journal of Medicine\u003c\/em\u003e, and the \u003cem \u003eCanadian Medical Association Journal\u003c\/em\u003e, among others.\u003c\/p\u003e\n","ContributorRole_0":"By (author)","Contributor_0":"Bigham, Blair (CA)","Description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNATIONAL BESTSELLER\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eDeath Interrupted\u003c\/em\u003e, ICU doctor Blair Bigham shares his first-hand experiences of how medicine has complicated the way we die and offers a road map for dying in the modern era.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDoctors today can call on previously unimaginable technologies to help keep our bodies alive almost indefinitely. But this unprecedented shift in intensive care has created a major crisis. In the widening grey zone between life and death, doctors fight with doctors, families feel pressured to make tough decisions about their loved ones, and lawyers are left to argue life-and-death cases in the courts. Meanwhile, intensive care patients are caught in purgatory, attached to machines and unable to speak for themselves.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThrough conversations with critical care and end-of-life professionals—including ethicists, social workers, nurses, and doctors—and observations from his own time working in ambulances, emergency rooms, and the icu, Dr. Blair Bigham exposes the tensions inherent in this new era of dying by addressing the tough questions facing us all.\u003c\/p\u003e","EAN":"9781487008550","Height":"8.5","HeightCode":"in","Imprint":"The Walrus Books","MetaKeywords":"long form journalism","NumberOfPages":"304","OtherText_Accolades_0":"\u003cp\u003eWill make you re-think what it means to die and how you want to live out your final days.\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Accolades_0_Auth":"André Picard, author of Neglected No More and health columnist for the Globe and Mail","OtherText_Accolades_1":"\u003cp\u003eDr. Blair Bigham takes on the angst that doctors and families face when confronted with the miracles of modern medicine and the reality that eventual death is unavoidable. He employs the most charming personal stories and just enough science to clarify the facts. The result is an honest and fascinating exploration of the death dilemma. When you are ready to know more about death, this is the book to read.\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Accolades_1_Auth":"Jane Philpott, Dean, Faculty of Health Sciences, Queen’s University","OtherText_Back_cover_copy_0":"\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eIn June 2016, the Parliament of Canada passed federal legislation that allows eligible Canadian adults to request medical assistance in dying.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDr. Bigham is an authority on MAID and this is one of the only contemporary, Canadian-specifc books to explore the subject matter.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIn 2020, there were 7,595 cases of MAID reported, accounting for 2.5% of all deaths in Canada.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThis is such new territory in our traditional life cycle that there are individuals now called death doulas that help with end of life decision-making, among other professionals who help patients and their families plan for medically assisted deaths.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","OtherText_Long_description_1":"\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eIn June 2016, the Parliament of Canada passed federal legislation that allows eligible Canadian adults to request medical assistance in dying.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDr. Bigham is an authority on MAID and this is one of the only contemporary, Canadian-specifc books to explore the subject matter.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIn 2020, there were 7,595 cases of MAID reported, accounting for 2.5% of all deaths in Canada.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThis is such new territory in our traditional life cycle that there are individuals now called death doulas that help with end of life decision-making, among other professionals who help patients and their families plan for medically assisted deaths.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","OtherText_Review_0":"\u003cp\u003e“Bigham consults a number of experts in the field as well as combing his own experiences. … [\u003cem\u003eDeath Interrupted\u003c\/em\u003e] explores a relatively new issue for which there are no easy answers.” — \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eWinnipeg Free Press\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_0_Src":"Winnipeg Free Press","OtherText_Review_1":"\u003cp\u003e“Skillfully written and well-researched, \u003cem \u003eDeath Interrupted\u003c\/em\u003e offers a thought-provoking read.” — \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eMiramichi Reader\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_1_Src":"Miramichi Reader","OtherText_ShortDescription_0":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong \u003eICU doctor Blair Bigham shares his first-hand experiences of how medicine has complicated the way we die and offers a road map for dying in the modern era.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","ProductFormDescription":"epub","PublicationDate":"2022-09-20","Publisher":"House of Anansi Press Inc","ShortDescription":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong \u003eICU doctor Blair Bigham shares his first-hand experiences of how medicine has complicated the way we die and offers a road map for dying in the modern era.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","Subtitle":"How Modern Medicine Is Complicating the Way We Die","Width":"5.5","WidthCode":"in"}
Death Interrupted
ICU doctor Blair Bigham shares his first-hand experiences of how medicine has complicated the way we die and offers a road map for dying in the modern era.
Quick View
{"id":6907990179899,"title":"Sometimes I Feel Like a Fox","handle":"sometimes-i-feel-like-a-fox","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChildren’s love for animals and disguise come together in this award-winning introduction to the Anishinaabe tradition of totem animals.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this introduction to the Anishinaabe tradition of totem animals, young children explain why they identify with different creatures such as a deer, beaver or moose. Delightful illustrations show the children wearing masks representing their chosen animal, while the few lines of text on each page work as a series of simple poems throughout the book.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn a brief author’s note, Danielle Daniel explains the importance of totem animals in Anishinaabe culture and how they can also act as animal guides for young children seeking to understand themselves and others.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKey Text Features\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eauthor’s note\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCorrelates to the Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.K.7\u003cbr\u003eWith prompting and support, describe the relationship between illustrations and the story in which they appear (e.g., what moment in a story an illustration depicts).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.1.4\u003cbr\u003eIdentify words and phrases in stories or poems that suggest feelings or appeal to the senses.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.2.4\u003cbr\u003eDescribe how words and phrases (e.g., regular beats, alliteration, rhymes, repeated lines) supply rhythm and meaning in a story, poem, or song.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.3.7\u003cbr\u003eExplain how specific aspects of a text's illustrations contribute to what is conveyed by the words in a story (e.g., create mood, emphasize aspects of a character or setting)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.4.2\u003cbr\u003eDetermine a theme of a story, drama, or poem from details in the text; summarize the text.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.5.7\u003cbr\u003eAnalyze how visual and multimedia elements contribute to the meaning, tone, or beauty of a text (e.g., graphic novel, multimedia presentation of fiction, folktale, myth, poem).\u003c\/p\u003e","published_at":"2022-07-08T11:31:28-04:00","created_at":"2022-07-08T11:20:16-04:00","vendor":"Groundwood Books Ltd","type":"","tags":["age range 4 - 7","By (author) Daniel Danielle","CC Literature - Grade 2","CC Literature - Grade 4","CC Literature - Grade 5","CC Literature - Kindergarten","CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.1.4","CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.2.4","CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.3.7","CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.4.2","CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.5.7","CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.K.7","Childrens Award-Winning","Childrens Bestsellers","Childrens Course Adoption","Free Study Guides","Groundwood Books","Guided Reading Level O","Illustrated by Daniel Danielle","Indigenous Voices","Lexile measure AD640L","Picture Books","pub date: 2017-07-15","Sometimes I Feel Like"],"price":999,"price_min":999,"price_max":1299,"available":true,"price_varies":true,"compare_at_price":null,"compare_at_price_min":0,"compare_at_price_max":0,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":40529375985723,"title":"trade paperback","option1":"trade paperback","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"9781773061177","requires_shipping":true,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"Sometimes I Feel Like a Fox - trade paperback","public_title":"trade paperback","options":["trade paperback"],"price":1299,"weight":160,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_management":"shopify","barcode":"9781773061177","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[]},{"id":40529376247867,"title":"EPUB, fixed","option1":"EPUB, fixed","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"9781773062853","requires_shipping":false,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"Sometimes I Feel Like a Fox - EPUB, fixed","public_title":"EPUB, fixed","options":["EPUB, fixed"],"price":999,"weight":0,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_management":null,"barcode":"9781773062853","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[]},{"id":40529377689659,"title":"Kindle, Fixed Layout","option1":"Kindle, Fixed Layout","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"9781773062860","requires_shipping":false,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"Sometimes I Feel Like a Fox - Kindle, Fixed Layout","public_title":"Kindle, Fixed Layout","options":["Kindle, Fixed Layout"],"price":999,"weight":0,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_management":null,"barcode":"9781773062860","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[]}],"images":["\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/BNCImageAPI_6f9e39dc-d889-4e3c-9c09-41d9ed7ffe36.jpg?v=1692888813","\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/9781773061177_interior01.jpg?v=1696428323","\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/BNCImageAPI_ea1e36b0-8247-465c-94de-4061a055633e.jpg?v=1696428323","\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/BNCImageAPI_6d62ddb4-f55d-4587-becc-f5f685b04d3d.jpg?v=1696428323"],"featured_image":"\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/BNCImageAPI_6f9e39dc-d889-4e3c-9c09-41d9ed7ffe36.jpg?v=1692888813","options":["Title"],"media":[{"alt":null,"id":23732407926843,"position":1,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":0.825,"height":1939,"width":1600,"src":"\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/BNCImageAPI_6f9e39dc-d889-4e3c-9c09-41d9ed7ffe36.jpg?v=1692888813"},"aspect_ratio":0.825,"height":1939,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/BNCImageAPI_6f9e39dc-d889-4e3c-9c09-41d9ed7ffe36.jpg?v=1692888813","width":1600},{"alt":"A person stands beside a wall. They are wearing a costume head of a black bear. The fur reaches down their chest and back. Text: Sometimes I feel like a bear, strong and confident. I stand tall and growl and protect those around me.","id":23849863774267,"position":2,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":1.694,"height":510,"width":864,"src":"\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/9781773061177_interior01.jpg?v=1696428323"},"aspect_ratio":1.694,"height":510,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/9781773061177_interior01.jpg?v=1696428323","width":864},{"alt":"A person with light skin tone stands in front of a wall. They are wearing a green hat and a green backpack. The backpack is shaped like a turtle shell. Text: Sometimes I feel like a turtle, slow and quiet. I retreat into my shell and find peace and solitude.","id":22336165937211,"position":3,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":1.695,"height":295,"width":500,"src":"\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/BNCImageAPI_ea1e36b0-8247-465c-94de-4061a055633e.jpg?v=1696428323"},"aspect_ratio":1.695,"height":295,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/BNCImageAPI_ea1e36b0-8247-465c-94de-4061a055633e.jpg?v=1696428323","width":500},{"alt":"A person stands in front of a red wall with wallpaper peeling off of it. They are wearing a costume head of a brown wolf. The mouth is open and the head is tilted up to the ceiling. A swirled line comes out from the mouth and goes up into the air. Text: Sometimes I feel like a wolf, intelligent and loyal. I surround myself with family and howl into the moonlight.","id":22336165969979,"position":4,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":1.695,"height":295,"width":500,"src":"\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/BNCImageAPI_6d62ddb4-f55d-4587-becc-f5f685b04d3d.jpg?v=1696428323"},"aspect_ratio":1.695,"height":295,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/BNCImageAPI_6d62ddb4-f55d-4587-becc-f5f685b04d3d.jpg?v=1696428323","width":500}],"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_groups":[],"content":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChildren’s love for animals and disguise come together in this award-winning introduction to the Anishinaabe tradition of totem animals.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this introduction to the Anishinaabe tradition of totem animals, young children explain why they identify with different creatures such as a deer, beaver or moose. Delightful illustrations show the children wearing masks representing their chosen animal, while the few lines of text on each page work as a series of simple poems throughout the book.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn a brief author’s note, Danielle Daniel explains the importance of totem animals in Anishinaabe culture and how they can also act as animal guides for young children seeking to understand themselves and others.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKey Text Features\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eauthor’s note\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCorrelates to the Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.K.7\u003cbr\u003eWith prompting and support, describe the relationship between illustrations and the story in which they appear (e.g., what moment in a story an illustration depicts).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.1.4\u003cbr\u003eIdentify words and phrases in stories or poems that suggest feelings or appeal to the senses.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.2.4\u003cbr\u003eDescribe how words and phrases (e.g., regular beats, alliteration, rhymes, repeated lines) supply rhythm and meaning in a story, poem, or song.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.3.7\u003cbr\u003eExplain how specific aspects of a text's illustrations contribute to what is conveyed by the words in a story (e.g., create mood, emphasize aspects of a character or setting)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.4.2\u003cbr\u003eDetermine a theme of a story, drama, or poem from details in the text; summarize the text.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.5.7\u003cbr\u003eAnalyze how visual and multimedia elements contribute to the meaning, tone, or beauty of a text (e.g., graphic novel, multimedia presentation of fiction, folktale, myth, poem).\u003c\/p\u003e"}
{"AlsoRecommendedISBN_0":"9780888990433","AlsoRecommendedISBN_1":"9780888995896","AlsoRecommendedISBN_2":"9780888997463","AlsoRecommendedISBN_3":"9780888999436","AlsoRecommendedISBN_6":"9781773061221","AlsoRecommendedISBN_7":"9781773061221","AlsoRecommendedISBN_8":"9781773062297","AudienceRangePrecision_1_0":"03","AudienceRangePrecision_1_1":"03","AudienceRangePrecision_1_2":"03","AudienceRangePrecision_2_0":"04","AudienceRangePrecision_2_1":"04","AudienceRangePrecision_2_2":"04","AudienceRangeQualifier_0":"17","AudienceRangeQualifier_1":"26","AudienceRangeQualifier_2":"11","AudienceRangeValue_1_0":"4","AudienceRangeValue_1_1":"K","AudienceRangeValue_1_2":"K","AudienceRangeValue_2_0":"7","AudienceRangeValue_2_1":"2","AudienceRangeValue_2_2":"2","BASICMainSubject":"JUV051000","BASICMainSubjectLiteral":"JUVENILE FICTION\/Imagination \u0026 Play","BiographicalNote":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDANIELLE DANIEL\u003c\/strong\u003e is an award-winning author and illustrator whose journey into artmaking and book publishing has gone hand in hand with all she has learned—and continues to learn—about her Indigenous ancestry and her relationship with the land. Her picture books include \u003cem\u003eSometimes I Feel Like a Fox\u003c\/em\u003e (Marilyn Baillie Picture Book Award), \u003cem\u003eSometimes I Feel Like a River\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eOnce in a Blue Moon\u003c\/em\u003e. She has also written novels for children and adults. Danielle lives on Manitoulin Island with her family.\u003c\/p\u003e","BISACSubjectLiteral_0":"JUVENILE FICTION \/ Imagination \u0026amp; Play","BISACSubjectLiteral_1":"JUVENILE FICTION \/ People \u0026amp; Places \/ Canada \/ Indigenous","BISACSubjectLiteral_2":"JUVENILE FICTION \/ Social Themes \/ Emotions \u0026amp; Feelings","BISACSubject_0":"JUV051000","BISACSubject_1":"JUV030090","BISACSubject_2":"JUV039050","CommonCore":"CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.2.4","CommonCore_1":"CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.3.7","CommonCore_2":"CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.K.7","CommonCore_3":"CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.1.4","CommonCore_4":"CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.4.2","CommonCore_5":"CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.5.7","ComplexityCode_0":"O","ComplexityCode_1":"AD640L","ComplexitySchemeIdentifier_0":"09","ComplexitySchemeIdentifier_1":"06","ComplexitySchemeIdName_0":"Guided Reading Level","ComplexitySchemeIdName_1":"Lexile measure","ContributorBio_0":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDANIELLE DANIEL\u003c\/strong\u003e is an award-winning author and illustrator whose journey into artmaking and book publishing has gone hand in hand with all she has learned—and continues to learn—about her Indigenous ancestry and her relationship with the land. Her picture books include \u003cem\u003eSometimes I Feel Like a Fox\u003c\/em\u003e (Marilyn Baillie Picture Book Award), \u003cem\u003eSometimes I Feel Like a River\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eOnce in a Blue Moon\u003c\/em\u003e. She has also written novels for children and adults. Danielle lives on Manitoulin Island with her family.\u003c\/p\u003e\n","ContributorBio_1":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDANIELLE DANIEL\u003c\/strong\u003e is an award-winning author and illustrator whose journey into artmaking and book publishing has gone hand in hand with all she has learned—and continues to learn—about her Indigenous ancestry and her relationship with the land. Her picture books include \u003cem\u003eSometimes I Feel Like a Fox\u003c\/em\u003e (Marilyn Baillie Picture Book Award), \u003cem\u003eSometimes I Feel Like a River\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eOnce in a Blue Moon\u003c\/em\u003e. She has also written novels for children and adults. Danielle lives on Manitoulin Island with her family.\u003c\/p\u003e\n","ContributorRole_0":"By (author)","ContributorRole_1":"Illustrated by","Contributor_0":"Daniel, Danielle (CA)","Contributor_1":"Daniel, Danielle (CA)","Description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChildren’s love for animals and disguise come together in this award-winning introduction to the Anishinaabe tradition of totem animals.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this introduction to the Anishinaabe tradition of totem animals, young children explain why they identify with different creatures such as a deer, beaver or moose. Delightful illustrations show the children wearing masks representing their chosen animal, while the few lines of text on each page work as a series of simple poems throughout the book.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn a brief author’s note, Danielle Daniel explains the importance of totem animals in Anishinaabe culture and how they can also act as animal guides for young children seeking to understand themselves and others.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKey Text Features\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr \/\u003eauthor’s note\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCorrelates to the Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.K.7\u003cbr \/\u003eWith prompting and support, describe the relationship between illustrations and the story in which they appear (e.g., what moment in a story an illustration depicts).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.1.4\u003cbr \/\u003eIdentify words and phrases in stories or poems that suggest feelings or appeal to the senses.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.2.4\u003cbr \/\u003eDescribe how words and phrases (e.g., regular beats, alliteration, rhymes, repeated lines) supply rhythm and meaning in a story, poem, or song.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.3.7\u003cbr \/\u003eExplain how specific aspects of a text's illustrations contribute to what is conveyed by the words in a story (e.g., create mood, emphasize aspects of a character or setting)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.4.2\u003cbr \/\u003eDetermine a theme of a story, drama, or poem from details in the text; summarize the text.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.5.7\u003cbr \/\u003eAnalyze how visual and multimedia elements contribute to the meaning, tone, or beauty of a text (e.g., graphic novel, multimedia presentation of fiction, folktale, myth, poem).\u003c\/p\u003e","EAN":"9781773062860","Height":"10","HeightCode":"in","Imprint":"Groundwood Books","KeyTextFeatures":"author's note;explanation","MetaKeywords":"explanation","NumberOfPages":"40","OtherText_Back_cover_copy_0":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNEW IN PAPERBACK WITH LARGE TRIM\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eBy reissuing this book in paperback and in a larger trim (8.25” x 10”), it is now a more accessible, more practical tool for use in the classroom with groups of children.\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCRITICALLY ACCLAIMED\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eThe hardcover edition of this book won the Marilyn Baillie Picture Book Award, was selected as one of the New York Public Library’s Best 100 Books for Reading and Sharing, and was selected for Lucy Calkins’s Classroom Library.\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTEACHES EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eThis book is a wonderful tool to use with young children as they explore their own personalities \/ identities.\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eACCESSIBLE INTRODUCTION TO INDIGENOUS CULTURE\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eSometimes I Feel Like a Fox\u003c\/em\u003e provides a very accessible introduction to the concept of totem animals and clans in Anishinaabe culture.\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCURRICULUM CONNECTIONS\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eCurriculum connections include language arts (poetry), social studies (emotional intelligence \/ indigenous cultures), art (drama \/ masks). Lexile level — AD 640L. Common Core — RL: RL.3.1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10; RF: 3.3, 4, 4a, 4b, 4c; W: 3.1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10; L: RF 3.3, 4, 4a, 4b, 4c; SL: 3.1, 1c, 1d, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6.\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","OtherText_Previous_review_q_0":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eREVIEW COPIES\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBooklist\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHorn Book\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","OtherText_Review_0":"\u003cp\u003e“A captivating book with an important message.” — \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eETFO Voice\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_0_Src":"ETFO Voice","OtherText_Review_1":"\u003cp\u003e“Reminds readers of the importance of critical self-reflection and of our connection to the animal world — two ideas worth championing at any age.” — \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eQuill \u0026 Quire\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_1_Src":"Quill \u0026 Quire","OtherText_Review_2":"\u003cp\u003e“This book will fascinate children expanding their horizons and learning about other cultures (or, in the case of Anishinaabe kids, their own).” — \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_2_Src":"Kirkus Reviews","OtherText_Review_3":"\u003cp\u003e“The stylized masks, soft colours and big eyes of the children convey a seriousness, almost an otherworldliness, to the animal\/human relationship. . . . Haunting and thought-provoking.” — \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eToronto Star\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_3_Src":"Toronto Star","OtherText_ShortDescription_0":"Children’s love for animals and disguise come together in this award-winning introduction to the Anishinaabe tradition of totem animals.","PrizeCodeText_0":"Commended","PrizeCodeText_1":"Commended","PrizeCodeText_2":"Commended","PrizeCodeText_3":"Short-listed","PrizeCodeText_4":"Winner","PrizeCodeText_5":"Commended","PrizeCodeText_6":"Commended","PrizeCodeText_7":"Commended","PrizeCode_0":"03","PrizeCode_1":"03","PrizeCode_2":"03","PrizeCode_3":"04","PrizeCode_4":"01","PrizeCode_5":"03","PrizeCode_6":"03","PrizeCode_7":"03","PrizeName_0":"49th Shelf Favourite Picture Books of the Year","PrizeName_1":"New York Public Library Best 100 Books for Reading and Sharing","PrizeName_2":"TD Summer Reading Club Top Recommended Reads","PrizeName_3":"Blue Spruce Award","PrizeName_4":"Marilyn Baillie Picture Book Award","PrizeName_5":"CCBC Best Books for Children and Teens","PrizeName_6":"CCBC Best Books for Kids and Teens","PrizeName_7":"TD Summer Reading Club, Recommended Reads","PrizeYear_0":"2015","PrizeYear_1":"2015","PrizeYear_2":"2016","PrizeYear_3":"2017","PrizeYear_4":"2016","PrizeYear_5":"2016","PrizeYear_6":"2016","PrizeYear_7":"2022","ProductFormDescription":"Kindle, Fixed Layout","PublicationDate":"2017-07-15","Publisher":"Groundwood Books Ltd","Series":"Sometimes I Feel Like","ShortDescription":"Children’s love for animals and disguise come together in this award-winning introduction to the Anishinaabe tradition of totem animals.","teachersguide_0":"https:\/\/biblioshare.org\/BNCservices\/BNCServices.asmx\/Samples?token=fcf85c1c1b298e99\u0026amp;ean=9781773062860\u0026amp;SAN=\u0026amp;Perspective=teachersguide\u0026amp;FileNumber=0","Width":"8.25","WidthCode":"in"}
ages 4
to 7
/ grades K
to 2
Sometimes I Feel Like a Fox
Children’s love for animals and disguise come together in this award-winning introduction to the Anishinaabe tradition of totem animals.
Quick View
{"id":6813791354939,"title":"French Exit","handle":"french-exit","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFinalist for the Scotiabank Giller Prize and an international bestseller, Patrick deWitt’s brilliant and darkly comic novel is now a major motion picture starring Michelle Pfeiffer.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrances Price — tart widow, possessive mother, and Upper East Side force of nature — is in dire straits, beset by scandal and impending bankruptcy. Her adult son Malcolm is no help, mired in a permanent state of arrested development. And then there’s the Price’s aging cat, Small Frank, who Frances believes houses the spirit of her late husband, an infamously immoral litigator and world-class cad whose gruesome tabloid death rendered Frances and Malcolm social outcasts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePutting penury and pariahdom behind them, the family decides to cut their losses and head for the exit. One ocean voyage later, the curious trio land in their beloved Paris, the City of Light serving as a backdrop not for love or romance, but self-destruction and economic ruin — to riotous effect.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBrimming with pathos and wit, \u003cem\u003eFrench Exit\u003c\/em\u003e is a one-of-a-kind “tragedy of manners,” a riotous send-up of high society, as well as a moving mother and son caper which only Patrick deWitt could conceive and execute. A finalist for the Scotiabank Giller Prize and an international bestseller upon its original publication, \u003cem\u003eFrench Exit \u003c\/em\u003eis now a major motion picture starring Michelle Pfeiffer and Lucas Hedges and with a script by Patrick deWitt.\u003c\/p\u003e","published_at":"2022-03-23T13:10:54-04:00","created_at":"2022-03-23T09:19:22-04:00","vendor":"House of Anansi Press Inc","type":"","tags":["Adult Award Winning","Adult Bestseller","Adult Humor","Book Club Pick","By (author) deWitt Patrick","House of Anansi Press","Literary Fiction","pub date: 2018-08-28"],"price":1895,"price_min":1895,"price_max":2295,"available":true,"price_varies":true,"compare_at_price":null,"compare_at_price_min":0,"compare_at_price_max":0,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":40205705117755,"title":"trade paperback","option1":"trade paperback","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"9781487004835","requires_shipping":true,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"French Exit - trade paperback","public_title":"trade paperback","options":["trade paperback"],"price":2295,"weight":290,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_management":"shopify","barcode":"9781487004835","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[]},{"id":40205707804731,"title":"epub","option1":"epub","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"9781487004842","requires_shipping":false,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"French Exit - epub","public_title":"epub","options":["epub"],"price":1895,"weight":0,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_management":null,"barcode":"9781487004842","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[]},{"id":40205708460091,"title":"mobi","option1":"mobi","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"9781487004859","requires_shipping":false,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"French Exit - mobi","public_title":"mobi","options":["mobi"],"price":1895,"weight":0,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_management":null,"barcode":"9781487004859","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[]}],"images":["\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/BNCImageAPI_c72296f1-6b80-4ebb-8208-bb3014e84044.jpg?v=1655628654"],"featured_image":"\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/BNCImageAPI_c72296f1-6b80-4ebb-8208-bb3014e84044.jpg?v=1655628654","options":["Title"],"media":[{"alt":null,"id":22243517169723,"position":1,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":0.667,"height":2475,"width":1650,"src":"\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/BNCImageAPI_c72296f1-6b80-4ebb-8208-bb3014e84044.jpg?v=1655628654"},"aspect_ratio":0.667,"height":2475,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/BNCImageAPI_c72296f1-6b80-4ebb-8208-bb3014e84044.jpg?v=1655628654","width":1650}],"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_groups":[],"content":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFinalist for the Scotiabank Giller Prize and an international bestseller, Patrick deWitt’s brilliant and darkly comic novel is now a major motion picture starring Michelle Pfeiffer.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrances Price — tart widow, possessive mother, and Upper East Side force of nature — is in dire straits, beset by scandal and impending bankruptcy. Her adult son Malcolm is no help, mired in a permanent state of arrested development. And then there’s the Price’s aging cat, Small Frank, who Frances believes houses the spirit of her late husband, an infamously immoral litigator and world-class cad whose gruesome tabloid death rendered Frances and Malcolm social outcasts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePutting penury and pariahdom behind them, the family decides to cut their losses and head for the exit. One ocean voyage later, the curious trio land in their beloved Paris, the City of Light serving as a backdrop not for love or romance, but self-destruction and economic ruin — to riotous effect.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBrimming with pathos and wit, \u003cem\u003eFrench Exit\u003c\/em\u003e is a one-of-a-kind “tragedy of manners,” a riotous send-up of high society, as well as a moving mother and son caper which only Patrick deWitt could conceive and execute. A finalist for the Scotiabank Giller Prize and an international bestseller upon its original publication, \u003cem\u003eFrench Exit \u003c\/em\u003eis now a major motion picture starring Michelle Pfeiffer and Lucas Hedges and with a script by Patrick deWitt.\u003c\/p\u003e"}
{"AlsoRecommendedISBN_0":"9781487003920","AlsoRecommendedISBN_3":"9781770891050","AlsoRecommendedISBN_4":"9781770894129","BASICMainSubject":"FIC045000","BASICMainSubjectLiteral":"FICTION \/ Family Life \/ General","BiographicalNote":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePATRICK DEWITT\u003c\/strong\u003e was born on Vancouver Island in 1975. He is the author of three critically acclaimed novels: \u003cem\u003eUndermajordomo Minor\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eAblutions\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Sisters Brothers\u003c\/em\u003e, which won the Governor General’s Literary Award for Fiction, the Rogers Writers’ Trust Fiction Prize, and the Stephen Leacock Medal, and was shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize and the Scotiabank Giller Prize. He lives in Portland, Oregon.\u003c\/p\u003e","BISACSubjectLiteral_0":"FICTION \/ Family Life \/ General","BISACSubjectLiteral_1":"FICTION \/ Humorous \/ Black Humor","BISACSubjectLiteral_2":"FICTION \/ Literary","BISACSubject_0":"FIC045000","BISACSubject_1":"FIC060000","BISACSubject_2":"FIC019000","ContributorBio_0":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePATRICK DEWITT\u003c\/strong\u003e was born on Vancouver Island in 1975. He is the author of three critically acclaimed novels: \u003cem\u003eUndermajordomo Minor\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eAblutions\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Sisters Brothers\u003c\/em\u003e, which won the Governor General’s Literary Award for Fiction, the Rogers Writers’ Trust Fiction Prize, and the Stephen Leacock Medal, and was shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize and the Scotiabank Giller Prize. He lives in Portland, Oregon.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n","ContributorRole_0":"By (author)","Contributor_0":"deWitt, Patrick (CA)","Description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFinalist for the Scotiabank Giller Prize and an international bestseller, Patrick deWitt’s brilliant and darkly comic novel is now a major motion picture starring Michelle Pfeiffer.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrances Price — tart widow, possessive mother, and Upper East Side force of nature — is in dire straits, beset by scandal and impending bankruptcy. Her adult son Malcolm is no help, mired in a permanent state of arrested development. And then there’s the Price’s aging cat, Small Frank, who Frances believes houses the spirit of her late husband, an infamously immoral litigator and world-class cad whose gruesome tabloid death rendered Frances and Malcolm social outcasts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePutting penury and pariahdom behind them, the family decides to cut their losses and head for the exit. One ocean voyage later, the curious trio land in their beloved Paris, the City of Light serving as a backdrop not for love or romance, but self-destruction and economic ruin — to riotous effect.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr \/\u003eBrimming with pathos and wit, \u003cem\u003eFrench Exit\u003c\/em\u003e is a one-of-a-kind “tragedy of manners,” a riotous send-up of high society, as well as a moving mother and son caper which only Patrick deWitt could conceive and execute. A finalist for the Scotiabank Giller Prize and an international bestseller upon its original publication, \u003cem\u003eFrench Exit \u003c\/em\u003eis now a major motion picture starring Michelle Pfeiffer and Lucas Hedges and with a script by Patrick deWitt.\u003c\/p\u003e","EAN":"9781487004835","excerpt_0":"https:\/\/biblioshare.org\/BNCservices\/BNCServices.asmx\/Samples?token=fcf85c1c1b298e99\u0026amp;ean=9781487004835\u0026amp;SAN=\u0026amp;Perspective=excerpt\u0026amp;FileNumber=0","Height":"8.25","HeightCode":"in","Imprint":"House of Anansi Press","NumberOfPages":"248","OtherText_Accolades_0":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFrench Exit \u003c\/em\u003emade me so happy — I feel as if I have downed a third martini, stayed up past sunrise, and still woken up refreshed. Brilliant, addictive, funny, and wise, deWitt’s latest has enough charm to last you long after you’ve put it down, which is what so many of us need in a book. I think you need it, too.\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Accolades_0_Auth":"Andrew Sean Greer, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Less","OtherText_Accolades_1":"Patrick deWitt has taken all of what I usually expect and want from a story, misted it in Chanel No. 5, and set to it an immeasurably classy lighter. Love it.","OtherText_Accolades_1_Auth":"Natasha Pulley, bestselling author of The Watchmaker of Filigree Street","OtherText_Review_0":"DeWitt’s surrealism is cheerful and matter-of-fact, making the novel feel as buoyantly insane as its characters.","OtherText_Review_0_Src":"New Yorker","OtherText_Review_1":"A sparkling dark comedy that channels both Noel Coward’s wit and Wes Anderson’s loopy sensibility. DeWitt’s tone is breezy, droll, and blithely transgressive . . . These are people you may not want to invite to dinner, but they sure make for fun reading.","OtherText_Review_10":"Sharply observed moments give deWitt’s well-written novel more depth than the usual comedy of manners — a depth reinforced by the exit that closes the tale, sharp object and all. Reminiscent at points of The Ginger Man but in the end a bright, original yarn with a surprising twist.","OtherText_Review_10_Src":"Kirkus Reviews","OtherText_Review_11":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFrench Exit\u003c\/em\u003e satisfies with its delightful economy. Barely a word is out of place, and the dialogue is particularly arch and ironic … One hears echoes in \u003cem\u003eFrench Exit\u003c\/em\u003e of playwrights Noël Coward and Oscar Wilde, not to mention novelists Evelyn Waugh and Edith Wharton.\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_11_Src":"Winnipeg Free Press","OtherText_Review_1_Src":"NPR","OtherText_Review_2":"A cross between a Feydeau farce (fitting, given that the location of most of the novel is Paris) and a Buñuel film, as one after another in an eccentric cast of characters is introduced . . . DeWitt is in possession of a fresh, lively voice that surprises at every turn.","OtherText_Review_2_Auth":"Kate Atkinson","OtherText_Review_2_Src":"Vanity Fair","OtherText_Review_3":"DeWitt’s particular comic genius is to evoke the darkness behind the dazzle. The novel is a brittle, unsettling delight: a fairground ride swooping above vertiginous drops, wringing out laughter and screams as it rattles towards its conclusion. Whichever style he adopts or genre he inhabits, deWitt remains a true original.","OtherText_Review_3_Src":"Washington Post","OtherText_Review_4":"DeWitt’s particular comic genius is to evoke the darkness behind the dazzle. The novel is a brittle, unsettling delight: a fairground ride swooping above vertiginous drops, wringing out laughter and screams as it rattles towards its conclusion. Whichever style he adopts or genre he inhabits, deWitt remains a true original.","OtherText_Review_4_Src":"Guardian","OtherText_Review_5":"A highly enjoyable read . . . DeWitt’s style is nothing if not idiosyncratic, and his elevated language — played for particular comic effect when it comes to dialogue — is perfectly suited to affectionately chiding upper-class mores. And the tenderness between Frances, her son, and her old friend Joan is of the real stuff.","OtherText_Review_5_Src":"Esquire","OtherText_Review_6":"A ‘tragedy of manners’ about people out of sync in the world, this novel is disconcertingly funny. It strikes postures where a more conventional writer would have been sincere and humourless. Its subjects are effrontery, wealth, death, and bad manners. Many of the greatest novels are about nothing so very important, and they last because they are done beautifully. French Exit shows Patrick deWitt’s literary mastery and perfect ear. It’s an immaculate performance on ice, executed with sharp shining blades, lutzing and pirouetting above unknowable black depths.","OtherText_Review_6_Src":"Scotiabank Giller Prize Jury Citation","OtherText_Review_7":"Disarmingly funny … Billed as a ‘tragedy of manners,’ French Exit is deWitt’s take on a form of theatre popularized over the centuries (but dating back to the ancient Greeks) by such luminaries as Molière, Oliver Goldsmith, Oscar Wilde, and Noel Coward — with deWitt’s snappy yet droll version most closely resembling the latter two. A traditional comedy of manners employs an abundance of wit and insouciance to skewer the deplorable aspects of high society — and the prevalence of appearance over substance in particular. DeWitt’s absolute mastery over this approach is a thing of beauty: every nuance, scene, character, and snippet of dialogue is pitch perfect … French Exit includes multiple layers of meaning and social commentary, wrapped up in a whip-smart package that cracks with wit and wordplay … DeWitt proves that while The Sisters Brothers may have made his name as an author, it was far from a singular success.","OtherText_Review_7_Src":"Quill \u0026amp; Quire, STARRED REVIEW","OtherText_Review_8":"[DeWitt] is a masterful storyteller who propels narrative with witty, weird vignettes and digressions.","OtherText_Review_8_Src":"Literary Review of Canada","OtherText_Review_9":"Darkly comic, perfectly brilliant … Let deWitt take you along on this dizzying, wild ride; you’ll love every second of it, and then hop back to the beginning for another go. It’s worth the trip.","OtherText_Review_9_Src":"Nylon Magazine","OtherText_ShortDescription_0":"A brilliant and darkly comic novel about a wealthy widow and her adult son who flee New York for Paris in the wake of scandal and financial ruin.","PrizeCodeText_0":"Commended","PrizeCodeText_1":"Short-listed","PrizeCodeText_10":"Commended","PrizeCodeText_11":"Commended","PrizeCodeText_2":"Long-listed","PrizeCodeText_3":"Short-listed","PrizeCodeText_4":"Short-listed","PrizeCodeText_5":"Commended","PrizeCodeText_6":"Commended","PrizeCodeText_7":"Commended","PrizeCodeText_8":"Commended","PrizeCodeText_9":"Commended","PrizeCode_0":"03","PrizeCode_1":"04","PrizeCode_10":"03","PrizeCode_11":"03","PrizeCode_2":"05","PrizeCode_3":"04","PrizeCode_4":"04","PrizeCode_5":"03","PrizeCode_6":"03","PrizeCode_7":"03","PrizeCode_8":"03","PrizeCode_9":"03","PrizeName_0":"International Bestseller","PrizeName_1":"Scotiabank Giller Prize","PrizeName_10":"A 49th Shelf Book of the Year","PrizeName_11":"An Amazon.com Best Book of the Month","PrizeName_2":"International Dublin Literary Award","PrizeName_3":"Forest of Reading Evergreen Award","PrizeName_4":"Oregon Book Awards: Ken Kesey Award for Fiction","PrizeName_5":"A Globe and Mail Book of the Year","PrizeName_6":"A New York Public Library Best Book of the Year","PrizeName_7":"A Chatelaine Book of the Year","PrizeName_8":"A Now Magazine Book of the Year","PrizeName_9":"A Quill \u0026amp; Quire Book of the Year","PrizeYear_0":"2018","PrizeYear_1":"2018","PrizeYear_10":"2018","PrizeYear_11":"2018","PrizeYear_2":"2018","PrizeYear_3":"2018","PrizeYear_4":"2018","PrizeYear_5":"2018","PrizeYear_6":"2018","PrizeYear_7":"2018","PrizeYear_8":"2018","PrizeYear_9":"2018","ProductFormDescription":"trade paperback","PublicationDate":"2018-08-28","Publisher":"House of Anansi Press Inc","ShortDescription":"A brilliant and darkly comic novel about a wealthy widow and her adult son who flee New York for Paris in the wake of scandal and financial ruin.","Width":"5.5","WidthCode":"in"}
French Exit
A brilliant and darkly comic novel about a wealthy widow and her adult son who flee New York for Paris in the wake of scandal and financial ruin.
Quick View
{"id":7328906674235,"title":"John Candy","handle":"john-candy","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe definitive biography of John Candy—a heartwarming portrait of one of comedy’s most beloved and enduring stars.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eINSTANT NATIONAL BESTSELLER \u003c\/strong\u003e• \u003cstrong\u003eVulture's #1 Comedy Book of 2025 \u003c\/strong\u003e• \u003cstrong\u003eA Globe and Mail and CBC Best Book of 2025\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Reading this book was like reconnecting with an old friend. I laughed, I cried, I didn't want it to end.” —Judd Apatow\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“A thoughtful, thorough and entertaining portrait of one of the funniest people ever.” —Marc Maron\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom his humble beginnings in sketch comedy with the Toronto branch of Second City, to his rise to fame in SCTV and Hollywood film classics like \u003cem\u003ePlanes, Trains and Automobiles\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Great Outdoors\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eUncle Buck\u003c\/em\u003e, John Candy captivated audiences with his self-deprecating humour, emotional warmth, and gift for improvisation. Now, for the first time since Candy’s tragic death, bestselling biographer Paul Myers tells the full story of the man behind the laughs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDrawing on extensive research and exclusive interviews with many of Candy’s closest friends and colleagues, including Dan Aykroyd, Chevy Chase, Tom Hanks, Ron Howard, Steve Martin, Catherine O’Hara, Martin Short, and many more, \u003cem\u003eJohn Candy: A Life in Comedy\u003c\/em\u003e celebrates the comedian’s unparalleled talent, infectious charm, and generosity of spirit. Through ups and downs, successes and failures, and struggles with anxiety and self-doubt, Candy faced the world with a big smile and a warm demeanour that earned him the love and adoration of fans around the world.\u003c\/p\u003e","published_at":"2025-01-14T09:46:34-05:00","created_at":"2025-01-14T09:33:41-05:00","vendor":"House of Anansi Press Inc","type":"","tags":["Adult Humor","Adult New Releases","Adult Nonfiction","Adult Starred Reviews","By (author) Myers Paul","Foreword by Aykroyd Dan","House of Anansi Press","pub date: 2025-10-07"],"price":2499,"price_min":2499,"price_max":3499,"available":true,"price_varies":true,"compare_at_price":null,"compare_at_price_min":0,"compare_at_price_max":0,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":41938531516475,"title":"hardcover jacket","option1":"hardcover jacket","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"9781487009526","requires_shipping":true,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"John Candy - hardcover jacket","public_title":"hardcover jacket","options":["hardcover jacket"],"price":3499,"weight":626,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_management":"shopify","barcode":"9781487009526","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[]},{"id":41938531614779,"title":"epub","option1":"epub","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"9781487009533","requires_shipping":false,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"John Candy - epub","public_title":"epub","options":["epub"],"price":2499,"weight":0,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_management":null,"barcode":"9781487009533","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[]}],"images":["\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/9781487009526.jpg?v=1737037949"],"featured_image":"\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/9781487009526.jpg?v=1737037949","options":["Title"],"media":[{"alt":"Cover: John Candy: A Life in Comedy, by Paul Myers. Foreword by Dan Aykroyd. A black and white photograph of the comedian and actor John Candy, shown from the chest up, wearing a tuxedo, and looking directly into the camera, with just the hint of a smile. The main title and author’s name appear in large, pink block letters. The sub-title appears in a white, handwritten typeface. The foreword attribution appears in the same block letters as the title, but smaller and in white.","id":25007131885627,"position":1,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":0.667,"height":2700,"width":1800,"src":"\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/9781487009526.jpg?v=1737037949"},"aspect_ratio":0.667,"height":2700,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/9781487009526.jpg?v=1737037949","width":1800}],"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_groups":[],"content":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe definitive biography of John Candy—a heartwarming portrait of one of comedy’s most beloved and enduring stars.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eINSTANT NATIONAL BESTSELLER \u003c\/strong\u003e• \u003cstrong\u003eVulture's #1 Comedy Book of 2025 \u003c\/strong\u003e• \u003cstrong\u003eA Globe and Mail and CBC Best Book of 2025\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Reading this book was like reconnecting with an old friend. I laughed, I cried, I didn't want it to end.” —Judd Apatow\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“A thoughtful, thorough and entertaining portrait of one of the funniest people ever.” —Marc Maron\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom his humble beginnings in sketch comedy with the Toronto branch of Second City, to his rise to fame in SCTV and Hollywood film classics like \u003cem\u003ePlanes, Trains and Automobiles\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Great Outdoors\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eUncle Buck\u003c\/em\u003e, John Candy captivated audiences with his self-deprecating humour, emotional warmth, and gift for improvisation. Now, for the first time since Candy’s tragic death, bestselling biographer Paul Myers tells the full story of the man behind the laughs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDrawing on extensive research and exclusive interviews with many of Candy’s closest friends and colleagues, including Dan Aykroyd, Chevy Chase, Tom Hanks, Ron Howard, Steve Martin, Catherine O’Hara, Martin Short, and many more, \u003cem\u003eJohn Candy: A Life in Comedy\u003c\/em\u003e celebrates the comedian’s unparalleled talent, infectious charm, and generosity of spirit. Through ups and downs, successes and failures, and struggles with anxiety and self-doubt, Candy faced the world with a big smile and a warm demeanour that earned him the love and adoration of fans around the world.\u003c\/p\u003e"}
{"AlsoRecommendedISBN_0":"9781487001834","AlsoRecommendedISBN_1":"9781487005726","AlsoRecommendedISBN_3":"9781770892217","BASICMainSubject":"PER010080","BASICMainSubjectLiteral":"PERFORMING ARTS\/Television\/Genres\/Comedy","BiographicalNote":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePAUL MYERS\u003c\/strong\u003e is a Canadian writer and musician living in Berkeley, California. His previous books include \u003cem\u003eThe Kids in the Hall: One Dumb Guy\u003c\/em\u003e, which was the source for the Canadian Screen Award–winning documentary \u003cem\u003eThe Kids in the Hall: Comedy Punks\u003c\/em\u003e from Amazon Studios, on which he served as executive producer; the critically acclaimed \u003cem\u003eA Wizard a True Star: Todd Rundgren in the Studio\u003c\/em\u003e; \u003cem\u003eIt Ain’t Easy: Long John Baldry and the Birth of the British Blues\u003c\/em\u003e; and \u003cem\u003eBarenaked Ladies: Public Stunts, Private Stories\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","BISACSubjectLiteral_0":"PERFORMING ARTS \/ Television \/ Genres \/ Comedy","BISACSubjectLiteral_1":"BIOGRAPHY \u0026amp; AUTOBIOGRAPHY \/ Entertainment \u0026amp; Performing Arts","BISACSubjectLiteral_2":"PERFORMING ARTS \/ Comedy","BISACSubject_0":"PER010080","BISACSubject_1":"BIO005000","BISACSubject_2":"PER015000","ContributorBio_0":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePAUL MYERS\u003c\/strong\u003e is a Canadian writer and musician living in Berkeley, California. His previous books include \u003cem\u003eThe Kids in the Hall: One Dumb Guy\u003c\/em\u003e, which was the source for the Canadian Screen Award–winning documentary \u003cem\u003eThe Kids in the Hall: Comedy Punks\u003c\/em\u003e from Amazon Studios, on which he served as executive producer; the critically acclaimed \u003cem\u003eA Wizard a True Star: Todd Rundgren in the Studio\u003c\/em\u003e; \u003cem\u003eIt Ain’t Easy: Long John Baldry and the Birth of the British Blues\u003c\/em\u003e; and \u003cem\u003eBarenaked Ladies: Public Stunts, Private Stories\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","ContributorRole_0":"By (author)","ContributorRole_1":"Foreword by","Contributor_0":"Myers, Paul (CA)","Contributor_1":"Aykroyd, Dan (CA)","Description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe definitive biography of John Candy—a heartwarming portrait of one of comedy’s most beloved and enduring stars.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eINSTANT NATIONAL BESTSELLER \u003c\/strong\u003e• \u003cstrong\u003eVulture's #1 Comedy Book of 2025 \u003c\/strong\u003e• \u003cstrong\u003eA Globe and Mail and CBC Best Book of 2025\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Reading this book was like reconnecting with an old friend. I laughed, I cried, I didn't want it to end.” —Judd Apatow\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“A thoughtful, thorough and entertaining portrait of one of the funniest people ever.” —Marc Maron\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom his humble beginnings in sketch comedy with the Toronto branch of Second City, to his rise to fame in SCTV and Hollywood film classics like \u003cem\u003ePlanes, Trains and Automobiles\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Great Outdoors\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eUncle Buck\u003c\/em\u003e, John Candy captivated audiences with his self-deprecating humour, emotional warmth, and gift for improvisation. Now, for the first time since Candy’s tragic death, bestselling biographer Paul Myers tells the full story of the man behind the laughs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDrawing on extensive research and exclusive interviews with many of Candy’s closest friends and colleagues, including Dan Aykroyd, Chevy Chase, Tom Hanks, Ron Howard, Steve Martin, Catherine O’Hara, Martin Short, and many more, \u003cem\u003eJohn Candy: A Life in Comedy\u003c\/em\u003e celebrates the comedian’s unparalleled talent, infectious charm, and generosity of spirit. Through ups and downs, successes and failures, and struggles with anxiety and self-doubt, Candy faced the world with a big smile and a warm demeanour that earned him the love and adoration of fans around the world.\u003c\/p\u003e","EAN":"9781487009533","excerpt_0":"https:\/\/biblioshare.org\/BNCservices\/BNCServices.asmx\/Samples?token=fcf85c1c1b298e99\u0026amp;ean=9781487009533\u0026amp;SAN=\u0026amp;Perspective=excerpt\u0026amp;FileNumber=0","Height":"9","HeightCode":"in","Imprint":"House of Anansi Press","MetaKeywords":"SNL 50;Tom Hanks;Colin Hanks;Ryan Reynolds;TIFF;Cool Runnings;Spaceballs;Home Alone;Splash;Canadian Bacon;Made in Canada;Mike Myers;Wagons East;Down Under;Canadian Comedians;Nathan Fielder;The Rehearsal;John Hughes;Macaulay Culkin;What Happened to Rick Moranis;Eugene Levy;National Lampoon Vacation;Born on Halloween;The Blues Brothers;Groundlings;Amy Poehler;Newmarket Ontario;Scarborough;Comedy Biography","NumberOfPages":"376","OtherText_Accolades_0":"\u003cp\u003e“Growing up, John Candy was my comedy hero. Reading this book was like reconnecting with an old friend. I laughed, I cried, I didn't want it to end.” —\u003cstrong\u003eJudd Apatow\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Accolades_1":"\u003cp\u003e“An amazing talent like John Candy deserves an amazing biography, and Paul Myers has done just that.” —\u003cstrong\u003ePaul Feig\u003cem\u003e,\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003ewriter, producer, and director\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Accolades_2":"\u003cp\u003e“An insight into the man, \u003cem\u003eJohn Candy\u003c\/em\u003e was a revelation to be enjoyed.\" —\u003cstrong\u003eLaraine Newman\u003c\/strong\u003e, original cast member of \u003cem\u003eSaturday Night Live\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Accolades_3":"\u003cp\u003e“This book is a thoughtful, thorough and entertaining portrait of one of the funniest people ever. Myers captures the humanity of one of the greats!” —\u003cstrong\u003eMarc Maron\u003c\/strong\u003e, comedian, host of \u003cem\u003eWTF with Marc Maron\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Accolades_4":"\u003cp\u003e“You’ll savor this, then you’ll rewatch everything Candy ever did, and you’ll love him that much more.\" —\u003cstrong\u003eDave Holmes\u003c\/strong\u003e, editor-at-large, \u003cem\u003eEsquire\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Accolades_5":"\u003cp\u003e“Paul Myers has crafted a book about John Candy that is as big and heartwarming as the great man himself. Candy was the kind of star that made people feel like they knew him. After reading this book, I feel like I really did.” —\u003cstrong\u003eMark Critch\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Accolades_6":"\u003cp\u003e“Reveals the deeper story behind the man who made millions laugh.” —\u003cstrong\u003eKliph Nesteroff\u003c\/strong\u003e, comedy historian, author of \u003cem\u003eThe Comedians\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Accolades_7":"\u003cp\u003e“John Candy is the most lovable comedy star Canada has ever produced. In this important biography, Paul Myers reveals the deeper story behind the man who made millions laugh.” —\u003cstrong\u003eKliph Nesteroff\u003c\/strong\u003e, comedy historian, author of \u003cem\u003eThe Comedians\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Long_description_1":"\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eCANADIAN ICON: From his beginnings at Toronto's Second City to starring in beloved Hollywood classics like \u003cem\u003eUncle Buck\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003ePlanes, Trains and Automobiles\u003c\/em\u003e, John Candy was a two-time Emmy award winner and the recipient of a star on Canada's Walk of Fame, his impact on comedy and the film industry is undeniable.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEXCLUSIVE FOREWORD \u0026 INTERVIEWS: With a foreword from frequent co-star and fellow Canadian Dan Aykroyd, Paul Myers also conducted extensive interviews with many of Candy's closest friends and co-stars, as well as actors and comedians who were inspired by him, like Steve Martin, Martin Short, Catherine O'Hara, Mike Myers, Conan O'Brien, and Tom Hanks.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFORTHCOMING DOCUMENTARY: In February 2023, \u003cem\u003eVariety\u003c\/em\u003e announced a documentary about John Candy from Amazon Studios, with Colin Hanks directing and Ryan Reynolds producing. Hanks has a direct relationship to Candy through his father, and Reynolds is a lifelong fan.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eANNIVERSARY RELEASE: This definitive biography's release will coincide with the 75th anniversary of John Candy's birth (October 31, 1950).\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","OtherText_Review_0":"\u003cp\u003e“This isn’t the first biography on the late actor John Candy, but it is hands down the best … This is a respectful, compassionate biography that makes the reader feel as though they've come to truly know the man.”— \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eBooklist\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_1":"\u003cp\u003e“Fans of John Candy will delight in Myers’ comprehensive biography.” \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e— Kirkus Reviews\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_10":"\u003cp\u003e\"Myers's touching portrait of a beloved film star is filled with as much joy as any of Candy's scene-stealing roles.” —\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e Shelf Awareness\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_11":"\u003cp\u003e“A genuine story … If you’re looking to offset the bitterness of our times with the taste of life’s sweetness, try a dose of Candy.” — \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Literary Review of Canada\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_12":"\u003cp\u003e“An affectionate, uncritical look at the beloved comic’s career.” — \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eWashington Independent Review of Books\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_13":"\u003cp\u003e“A fascinating read.” – \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Calgary Herald\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_2":"\u003cp\u003e“What made John Candy great? [\u003cem\u003eJohn Candy: A Life in Comedy\u003c\/em\u003e] is a welcome reminder.” – \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_3":"\u003cp\u003e\"This will be catnip for [John Candy's] fans.\" —\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e Publisher's Weekly \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_4":"\u003cp\u003e“Makes clear Candy’s ample gifts and barely tapped potential.” – \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_5":"\u003cp\u003e\"Paul Myers writes with awe, empathy, and precision about his subjects, and he was the right choice to conjure a loving and deeply respectful biography on a surprisingly little-documented legend of comedy.\" —\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eVulture\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_6":"\u003cp\u003e“A richly detailed biography that leaves us room to conjure up the actor on our own terms.” – \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eZoomer Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_7":"\u003cp\u003e\"Well-researched [and] fun to read.” — \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eLibrary Journal \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_8":"\u003cp\u003e“A deeply moving portrait.” – \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eLiterary Review of Canada\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_9":"\u003cp\u003e“A warm, thoughtful, sensitive portrait.\" – \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eWinnipeg Free Press\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_ShortDescription_0":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe definitive biography of film legend John Candy—a heartwarming portrait of one of comedy’s most beloved and enduring stars.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","PrizeCodeText_0":"Commended","PrizeCodeText_1":"Commended","PrizeCode_0":"03","PrizeCode_1":"03","PrizeName_0":"Globe 100 Best Book of 2025","PrizeName_1":"CBC Best Book of 2025","PrizeYear_0":"2025","PrizeYear_1":"2025","ProductFormDescription":"epub","PublicationDate":"2025-10-07","Publisher":"House of Anansi Press Inc","ShortDescription":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe definitive biography of film legend John Candy—a heartwarming portrait of one of comedy’s most beloved and enduring stars.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","Subtitle":"A Life in Comedy","Width":"6","WidthCode":"in"}
John Candy
The definitive biography of film legend John Candy—a heartwarming portrait of one of comedy’s most beloved and enduring stars.
Quick View
{"id":6818430124091,"title":"The Wayfinders","handle":"the-wayfinders","description":"\u003cp\u003eEvery culture is a unique answer to a fundamental question: What does it mean to be human and alive? In \u003cem\u003eThe Wayfinders\u003c\/em\u003e, renowned anthropologist, winner of the prestigious Samuel Johnson Prize, and National Geographic Explorer-in-Residence Wade Davis leads us on a thrilling journey to celebrate the wisdom of the world's indigenous cultures.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eIn Polynesia we set sail with navigators whose ancestors settled the Pacific ten centuries before Christ. In the Amazon we meet the descendants of a true lost civilization, the Peoples of the Anaconda. In the Andes we discover that the earth really is alive, while in Australia we experience Dreamtime, the all-embracing philosophy of the first humans to walk out of Africa. We then travel to Nepal, where we encounter a wisdom hero, a Bodhisattva, who emerges from forty-five years of Buddhist retreat and solitude. And finally we settle in Borneo, where the last rainforest nomads struggle to survive.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eUnderstanding the lessons of this journey will be our mission for the next century. For at risk is the human legacy -- a vast archive of knowledge and expertise, a catalogue of the imagination. Rediscovering a new appreciation for the diversity of the human spirit, as expressed by culture, is among the central challenges of our time. \u003c\/p\u003e","published_at":"2022-03-30T09:06:20-04:00","created_at":"2022-03-29T16:17:25-04:00","vendor":"House of Anansi Press Inc","type":"","tags":["Adult Bestseller","Adult Course Adoption","Adult Nonfiction","By (author) Davis Wade","House of Anansi Press","Massey Lectures","pub date: 2009-10-01","The CBC Massey Lectures"],"price":1695,"price_min":1695,"price_max":1995,"available":true,"price_varies":true,"compare_at_price":null,"compare_at_price_min":0,"compare_at_price_max":0,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":40233993437243,"title":"trade paperback","option1":"trade paperback","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"9780887848421","requires_shipping":true,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"The Wayfinders - trade paperback","public_title":"trade paperback","options":["trade paperback"],"price":1995,"weight":308,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_management":"shopify","barcode":"9780887848421","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[]},{"id":40233997762619,"title":"epub","option1":"epub","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"9780887849695","requires_shipping":false,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"The Wayfinders - epub","public_title":"epub","options":["epub"],"price":1695,"weight":0,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_management":null,"barcode":"9780887849695","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[]},{"id":40233998811195,"title":"mobi","option1":"mobi","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"9781770897977","requires_shipping":false,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"The Wayfinders - mobi","public_title":"mobi","options":["mobi"],"price":1695,"weight":0,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_management":null,"barcode":"9781770897977","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[]}],"images":["\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/BNCImageAPI_9323076a-fb74-4713-a6ef-d1623564b463.jpg?v=1648586854"],"featured_image":"\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/BNCImageAPI_9323076a-fb74-4713-a6ef-d1623564b463.jpg?v=1648586854","options":["Title"],"media":[{"alt":null,"id":21867557683259,"position":1,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":0.625,"height":576,"width":360,"src":"\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/BNCImageAPI_9323076a-fb74-4713-a6ef-d1623564b463.jpg?v=1648586854"},"aspect_ratio":0.625,"height":576,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/BNCImageAPI_9323076a-fb74-4713-a6ef-d1623564b463.jpg?v=1648586854","width":360}],"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_groups":[],"content":"\u003cp\u003eEvery culture is a unique answer to a fundamental question: What does it mean to be human and alive? In \u003cem\u003eThe Wayfinders\u003c\/em\u003e, renowned anthropologist, winner of the prestigious Samuel Johnson Prize, and National Geographic Explorer-in-Residence Wade Davis leads us on a thrilling journey to celebrate the wisdom of the world's indigenous cultures.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eIn Polynesia we set sail with navigators whose ancestors settled the Pacific ten centuries before Christ. In the Amazon we meet the descendants of a true lost civilization, the Peoples of the Anaconda. In the Andes we discover that the earth really is alive, while in Australia we experience Dreamtime, the all-embracing philosophy of the first humans to walk out of Africa. We then travel to Nepal, where we encounter a wisdom hero, a Bodhisattva, who emerges from forty-five years of Buddhist retreat and solitude. And finally we settle in Borneo, where the last rainforest nomads struggle to survive.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eUnderstanding the lessons of this journey will be our mission for the next century. For at risk is the human legacy -- a vast archive of knowledge and expertise, a catalogue of the imagination. Rediscovering a new appreciation for the diversity of the human spirit, as expressed by culture, is among the central challenges of our time. \u003c\/p\u003e"}
{"AlsoRecommendedISBN_1":"9781487006983","AlsoRecommendedISBN_2":"9781487008512","AlsoRecommendedISBN_3":"9781770894860","BASICMainSubject":"SOC002010","BASICMainSubjectLiteral":"SOCIAL SCIENCE \/ Anthropology \/ Cultural \u0026 Social","BiographicalNote":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWADE DAVIS\u003c\/strong\u003e is professor of anthropology and the B.C. Leadership Chair in Cultures and Ecosystems at Risk at the University of British Columbia. Between 1999 and 2013 he served as Explorer-in-Residence at the National Geographic Society and is currently a member of the NGS Explorers Council and Honorary Vice-President of the Royal Canadian Geographical Society. Named by the NGS as one of the Explorers for the Millennium, he has been described as “a rare combination of scientist, scholar, poet and passionate defender of all of life’s diversity.” In 2014, Switzerland’s leading think tank, the Gottlieb Duttweiler Institute of Zurich, ranked him 16th in their annual survey of the top 100 most influential global Thought Leaders.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eAn ethnographer, writer, photographer, and filmmaker, Davis holds degrees in anthropology and biology and received his PhD in ethnobotany, all from Harvard University. Mostly through the Harvard Botanical Museum, he spent over three years in the Amazon and Andes as a plant explorer, living among fifteen indigenous groups in eight Latin American nations while making some 6000 botanical collections. His work later took him to Haiti to investigate folk preparations implicated in the creation of zombies, an assignment that led to his writing \u003cem\u003eThe Serpent and the Rainbow\u003c\/em\u003e (1986), an international best seller later released by Universal as a motion picture. In recent years his work has taken him to East Africa, Borneo, Nepal, Peru, Polynesia, Tibet, Mali, Benin, Togo, New Guinea, Australia, Colombia, Vanuatu, Mongolia and the high Arctic of Nunavut and Greenland.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eDavis is the author of 275 scientific and popular articles and 20 books including \u003cem\u003eOne River\u003c\/em\u003e (1996), \u003cem\u003eThe Wayfinders\u003c\/em\u003e (2009), \u003cem\u003eThe Sacred Headwaters\u003c\/em\u003e (2011), \u003cem\u003eInto the Silence\u003c\/em\u003e (2011) and \u003cem\u003eRiver Notes\u003c\/em\u003e (2012). His photographs have been widely exhibited and have appeared in 30 books and 100 magazines, including \u003cem\u003eNational Geographic\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eTime\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eGeo\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003ePeople\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eMen’s Journal\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eOutside\u003c\/em\u003e. He was the co-curator of \u003cem\u003eThe Lost Amazon: The Photographic Journey of Richard Evans Schultes\u003c\/em\u003e, first exhibited at the National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution. In 2012 he served as guest curator of \u003cem\u003eNo Strangers: Ancient Wisdom in the Modern World\u003c\/em\u003e, an exhibit at the Annenberg Space for Photography in Los Angeles.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eHis many film credits include \u003cem\u003eLight at the Edge of the World\u003c\/em\u003e, an eight-hour documentary series written and produced for the \u003cem\u003eNational Geographic\u003c\/em\u003e. A professional speaker for 30 years, Davis has lectured at over 200 universities and 250 corporations and professional associations. In 2009 he delivered the CBC Massey Lectures. He has spoken from the main stage at TED five times, and his three posted talks have been viewed by 3 million. His books have appeared in 20 languages and sold approximately one million copies.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eDavis is the recipient of 11 honorary degrees, as well as the 2009 Gold Medal from the Royal Canadian Geographical Society for his contributions to anthropology and conservation, the 2011 Explorers Medal, the highest award of the Explorers Club, the 2012 David Fairchild Medal for botanical exploration, the 2013 Ness Medal for geography education from the Royal Geographical Society, and the 2015 Centennial Medal of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, Harvard University. His recent book, \u003cem\u003eInto the Silence\u003c\/em\u003e, received the 2012 Samuel Johnson prize, the top award for literary nonfiction in the English language. In 2016 he was made a Member of the Order of Canada.\u003c\/p\u003e","BISACSubjectLiteral_0":"SOCIAL SCIENCE \/ Anthropology \/ Cultural \u0026amp; Social","BISACSubjectLiteral_1":"NATURE \/ Ecology","BISACSubjectLiteral_2":"SOCIAL SCIENCE \/ Ethnic Studies \/ General","BISACSubject_0":"SOC002010","BISACSubject_1":"NAT010000","BISACSubject_2":"SOC008000","ContributorBio_0":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWADE DAVIS\u003c\/strong\u003e is professor of anthropology and the B.C. Leadership Chair in Cultures and Ecosystems at Risk at the University of British Columbia. Between 1999 and 2013 he served as Explorer-in-Residence at the National Geographic Society and is currently a member of the NGS Explorers Council and Honorary Vice-President of the Royal Canadian Geographical Society. Named by the NGS as one of the Explorers for the Millennium, he has been described as “a rare combination of scientist, scholar, poet and passionate defender of all of life’s diversity.” In 2014, Switzerland’s leading think tank, the Gottlieb Duttweiler Institute of Zurich, ranked him 16th in their annual survey of the top 100 most influential global Thought Leaders.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eAn ethnographer, writer, photographer, and filmmaker, Davis holds degrees in anthropology and biology and received his PhD in ethnobotany, all from Harvard University. Mostly through the Harvard Botanical Museum, he spent over three years in the Amazon and Andes as a plant explorer, living among fifteen indigenous groups in eight Latin American nations while making some 6000 botanical collections. His work later took him to Haiti to investigate folk preparations implicated in the creation of zombies, an assignment that led to his writing \u003cem\u003eThe Serpent and the Rainbow\u003c\/em\u003e (1986), an international best seller later released by Universal as a motion picture. In recent years his work has taken him to East Africa, Borneo, Nepal, Peru, Polynesia, Tibet, Mali, Benin, Togo, New Guinea, Australia, Colombia, Vanuatu, Mongolia and the high Arctic of Nunavut and Greenland.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eDavis is the author of 275 scientific and popular articles and 20 books including \u003cem\u003eOne River\u003c\/em\u003e (1996), \u003cem\u003eThe Wayfinders\u003c\/em\u003e (2009), \u003cem\u003eThe Sacred Headwaters\u003c\/em\u003e (2011), \u003cem\u003eInto the Silence\u003c\/em\u003e (2011) and \u003cem\u003eRiver Notes\u003c\/em\u003e (2012). His photographs have been widely exhibited and have appeared in 30 books and 100 magazines, including \u003cem\u003eNational Geographic\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eTime\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eGeo\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003ePeople\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eMen’s Journal\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eOutside\u003c\/em\u003e. He was the co-curator of \u003cem\u003eThe Lost Amazon: The Photographic Journey of Richard Evans Schultes\u003c\/em\u003e, first exhibited at the National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution. In 2012 he served as guest curator of \u003cem\u003eNo Strangers: Ancient Wisdom in the Modern World\u003c\/em\u003e, an exhibit at the Annenberg Space for Photography in Los Angeles.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eHis many film credits include \u003cem\u003eLight at the Edge of the World\u003c\/em\u003e, an eight-hour documentary series written and produced for the \u003cem\u003eNational Geographic\u003c\/em\u003e. A professional speaker for 30 years, Davis has lectured at over 200 universities and 250 corporations and professional associations. In 2009 he delivered the CBC Massey Lectures. He has spoken from the main stage at TED five times, and his three posted talks have been viewed by 3 million. His books have appeared in 20 languages and sold approximately one million copies.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eDavis is the recipient of 11 honorary degrees, as well as the 2009 Gold Medal from the Royal Canadian Geographical Society for his contributions to anthropology and conservation, the 2011 Explorers Medal, the highest award of the Explorers Club, the 2012 David Fairchild Medal for botanical exploration, the 2013 Ness Medal for geography education from the Royal Geographical Society, and the 2015 Centennial Medal of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, Harvard University. His recent book, \u003cem\u003eInto the Silence\u003c\/em\u003e, received the 2012 Samuel Johnson prize, the top award for literary nonfiction in the English language. In 2016 he was made a Member of the Order of Canada.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n","ContributorRole_0":"By (author)","Contributor_0":"Davis, Wade (CA)","Description":"\u003cp\u003eEvery culture is a unique answer to a fundamental question: What does it mean to be human and alive? In \u003cem\u003eThe Wayfinders\u003c\/em\u003e, renowned anthropologist, winner of the prestigious Samuel Johnson Prize, and National Geographic Explorer-in-Residence Wade Davis leads us on a thrilling journey to celebrate the wisdom of the world's indigenous cultures.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eIn Polynesia we set sail with navigators whose ancestors settled the Pacific ten centuries before Christ. In the Amazon we meet the descendants of a true lost civilization, the Peoples of the Anaconda. In the Andes we discover that the earth really is alive, while in Australia we experience Dreamtime, the all-embracing philosophy of the first humans to walk out of Africa. We then travel to Nepal, where we encounter a wisdom hero, a Bodhisattva, who emerges from forty-five years of Buddhist retreat and solitude. And finally we settle in Borneo, where the last rainforest nomads struggle to survive.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eUnderstanding the lessons of this journey will be our mission for the next century. For at risk is the human legacy -- a vast archive of knowledge and expertise, a catalogue of the imagination. Rediscovering a new appreciation for the diversity of the human spirit, as expressed by culture, is among the central challenges of our time. \u003c\/p\u003e","EAN":"9780887848421","excerpt_0":"https:\/\/biblioshare.org\/BNCservices\/BNCServices.asmx\/Samples?token=fcf85c1c1b298e99\u0026amp;ean=9780887848421\u0026amp;SAN=\u0026amp;Perspective=excerpt\u0026amp;FileNumber=0","Height":"8.25","HeightCode":"in","Imprint":"House of Anansi Press","MetaKeywords":"Ethnic Studies; Ecology; Anthropology; Cultural; Massey Lectures","NumberOfPages":"272","OtherText_Review_0":"...[Davis] does a solid job of debunking the notion that Western rationalism, espoused from the Enlightenment through to the present, is the only-or even the best-model for humanity.","OtherText_Review_0_Src":"Walrus","OtherText_Review_1":"...cogent, fierce and provocative...","OtherText_Review_1_Src":"Montreal Gazette","OtherText_Review_2":"Davis writes powerfully and emotionally.","OtherText_Review_2_Src":"Quill \u0026amp; Quire","OtherText_Review_3":"In The Wayfinders, Davis presents an eloquent and persuasive case for the contemporary value of these ancient cultures, not least because of what we might learn about how human societies can live sustainably on the planet.","OtherText_Review_3_Src":"Canadian Geographic","OtherText_Review_4":"This year's Massey Lecturer presents his refreshing view, of examining ancient wisdom and indigenous cultures to help us find our own path, and it demands to be read.","OtherText_Review_4_Src":"National Post","OtherText_ShortDescription_0":"Distinguished anthropologist Wade Davis leads us on a fascinating tour through a handful of indigenous cultures.","PrizeCodeText_0":"Short-listed","PrizeCodeText_1":"Short-listed","PrizeCode_0":"04","PrizeCode_1":"04","PrizeName_0":"Writers' Trust of Canada Non-Fiction Prize","PrizeName_1":"Orion Book Award","PrizeYear_0":"2009","PrizeYear_1":"2010","ProductFormDescription":"trade paperback","PublicationDate":"2009-10-01","Publisher":"House of Anansi Press Inc","Series":"The CBC Massey Lectures","ShortDescription":"Distinguished anthropologist Wade Davis leads us on a fascinating tour through a handful of indigenous cultures.","Width":"5.13","WidthCode":"in"}
The Wayfinders
Distinguished anthropologist Wade Davis leads us on a fascinating tour through a handful of indigenous cultures.
Quick View
{"id":6811311636539,"title":"The Conscious Creative","handle":"the-conscious-creative","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn actionable guide to mindfulness and practical ethics for any creative professional who wants to make a living without selling their soul.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt can be difficult to live according to our values in a complicated world. At a time when capitalism seems most unforgiving but the need for paying work remains high, it is important to learn how we can be more mindful and intentional about our impact — personal, social, economic, and environmental.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs designer and creative director Kelly Small had to do to navigate a crisis of ethics and burnout in their career in advertising, we can admit our complicity in problematic systems and take on the responsibility of letting our own conscience guide our decisions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStart with one or many of these 100+ rigorously researched, ultra-practical action steps:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCo-create and collaborate\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGet obsessed with accessibility\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDemand diverse teams\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCommit to self-care\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMake ethics a competitive edge\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBe mindful of privilege\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCreate for empowerment, not exploitation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith a humorous and irreverent tone, Small reveals how when we release unnecessary judgement and become action-oriented, we can clarify the complicated business of achieving an ethical practice in the creative industries. Discover the power of incremental, positive changes in our daily work-lives and the fulfillment of purposeful work.\u003c\/p\u003e","published_at":"2022-03-21T17:16:45-04:00","created_at":"2022-03-21T12:38:16-04:00","vendor":"House of Anansi Press Inc","type":"","tags":["Adult Bestseller","Adult Environmentalism","Adult Nonfiction","Ambrosia","By (author) Small Kelly","pub date: 2020-08-04"],"price":1895,"price_min":1895,"price_max":2295,"available":true,"price_varies":true,"compare_at_price":null,"compare_at_price_min":0,"compare_at_price_max":0,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":40191017648187,"title":"trade paperback with flaps","option1":"trade paperback with flaps","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"9781487008024","requires_shipping":true,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"The Conscious Creative - trade paperback with flaps","public_title":"trade paperback with flaps","options":["trade paperback with flaps"],"price":2295,"weight":240,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_management":"shopify","barcode":"9781487008024","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[]},{"id":40191019188283,"title":"epub","option1":"epub","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"9781487008031","requires_shipping":false,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"The Conscious Creative - epub","public_title":"epub","options":["epub"],"price":1895,"weight":0,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_management":null,"barcode":"9781487008031","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[]},{"id":40191023022139,"title":"mobi","option1":"mobi","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"9781487008048","requires_shipping":false,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"The Conscious Creative - mobi","public_title":"mobi","options":["mobi"],"price":1895,"weight":0,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_management":null,"barcode":"9781487008048","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[]}],"images":["\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/BNCImageAPI_f33f2097-b240-4800-a71d-cd5e0f5a5fba.jpg?v=1694759998"],"featured_image":"\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/BNCImageAPI_f33f2097-b240-4800-a71d-cd5e0f5a5fba.jpg?v=1694759998","options":["Title"],"media":[{"alt":"Two circles overlap on a light grey background. The top circle is blue and the bottom circle is light orange. Where they overlap, their colors are split into wavy lines that still show the outline of each individual circle. Text: The Conscious Creative. Practical Ethics for Purposeful Work. Kelly Small.","id":23790910767163,"position":1,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":0.714,"height":2100,"width":1500,"src":"\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/BNCImageAPI_f33f2097-b240-4800-a71d-cd5e0f5a5fba.jpg?v=1694759998"},"aspect_ratio":0.714,"height":2100,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/BNCImageAPI_f33f2097-b240-4800-a71d-cd5e0f5a5fba.jpg?v=1694759998","width":1500}],"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_groups":[],"content":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn actionable guide to mindfulness and practical ethics for any creative professional who wants to make a living without selling their soul.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt can be difficult to live according to our values in a complicated world. At a time when capitalism seems most unforgiving but the need for paying work remains high, it is important to learn how we can be more mindful and intentional about our impact — personal, social, economic, and environmental.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs designer and creative director Kelly Small had to do to navigate a crisis of ethics and burnout in their career in advertising, we can admit our complicity in problematic systems and take on the responsibility of letting our own conscience guide our decisions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStart with one or many of these 100+ rigorously researched, ultra-practical action steps:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCo-create and collaborate\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGet obsessed with accessibility\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDemand diverse teams\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCommit to self-care\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMake ethics a competitive edge\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBe mindful of privilege\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCreate for empowerment, not exploitation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith a humorous and irreverent tone, Small reveals how when we release unnecessary judgement and become action-oriented, we can clarify the complicated business of achieving an ethical practice in the creative industries. Discover the power of incremental, positive changes in our daily work-lives and the fulfillment of purposeful work.\u003c\/p\u003e"}
{"AlsoRecommendedISBN_0":"9781487002770","AlsoRecommendedISBN_1":"9781487004071","AlsoRecommendedISBN_4":"9781770898684","BASICMainSubject":"SEL031000","BASICMainSubjectLiteral":"SELF-HELP\/Personal Growth\/General","BiographicalNote":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKELLY SMALL \u003c\/strong\u003e(they\/them) is an award-winning creative director, designer, educator, and author whose career is driven by the pursuit of practical action toward ethical, inclusive, and sustainable futures. Founder of creative consultancy Intents \u0026 Purposes Inc., professor of design ethics with the School of Design at George Brown, and affiliated design researcher with Emily Carr University, Kelly holds an interdisciplinary master’s in design and received the Governor General’s Gold Medal for their research into the ethics of commercial creative practice. Kelly is currently authoring a book about practical ethics for a youth audience and serving on the board of directors for The ArQuives, the largest LGBTQ2+ archives in the world.\u003c\/p\u003e","BISACSubjectLiteral_0":"SELF-HELP \/ Personal Growth \/ General","BISACSubjectLiteral_1":"REFERENCE \/ Personal \u0026amp; Practical Guides","BISACSubjectLiteral_2":"SELF-HELP \/ Motivational \u0026amp; Inspirational","BISACSubject_0":"SEL031000","BISACSubject_1":"REF015000","BISACSubject_2":"SEL021000","ContributorBio_0":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKELLY SMALL \u003c\/strong\u003e(they\/them) is an award-winning creative director, designer, educator, and author whose career is driven by the pursuit of practical action toward ethical, inclusive, and sustainable futures. Founder of creative consultancy Intents \u0026 Purposes Inc., professor of design ethics with the School of Design at George Brown, and affiliated design researcher with Emily Carr University, Kelly holds an interdisciplinary master’s in design and received the Governor General’s Gold Medal for their research into the ethics of commercial creative practice. Kelly is currently authoring a book about practical ethics for a youth audience and serving on the board of directors for The ArQuives, the largest LGBTQ2+ archives in the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n","ContributorRole_0":"By (author)","Contributor_0":"Small, Kelly (CA)","Description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn actionable guide to mindfulness and practical ethics for any creative professional who wants to make a living without selling their soul.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt can be difficult to live according to our values in a complicated world. At a time when capitalism seems most unforgiving but the need for paying work remains high, it is important to learn how we can be more mindful and intentional about our impact — personal, social, economic, and environmental.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs designer and creative director Kelly Small had to do to navigate a crisis of ethics and burnout in their career in advertising, we can admit our complicity in problematic systems and take on the responsibility of letting our own conscience guide our decisions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStart with one or many of these 100+ rigorously researched, ultra-practical action steps:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eCo-create and collaborate\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eGet obsessed with accessibility\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eDemand diverse teams\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eCommit to self-care\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eMake ethics a competitive edge\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eBe mindful of privilege\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eCreate for empowerment, not exploitation\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith a humorous and irreverent tone, Small reveals how when we release unnecessary judgement and become action-oriented, we can clarify the complicated business of achieving an ethical practice in the creative industries. Discover the power of incremental, positive changes in our daily work-lives and the fulfillment of purposeful work.\u003c\/p\u003e","EAN":"9781487008048","excerpt_0":"https:\/\/biblioshare.org\/BNCservices\/BNCServices.asmx\/Samples?token=fcf85c1c1b298e99\u0026amp;ean=9781487008048\u0026amp;SAN=\u0026amp;Perspective=excerpt\u0026amp;FileNumber=0","Height":"7","HeightCode":"in","Imprint":"Ambrosia","MetaKeywords":"career crisis; corporate responsibility; creative class; work life balance; nonbinary; business; career karma; artist life; accountability; inclusivity; conscious capitalism; motivation; personal growth; how-to; anxiety and depression; empathy; activism; professional development; politically correct; business; climate change; environmentalism; organizational behavior; brand building; design thinking; enterpeneurship; Glossary; Bibliography; Notes; Resource; Radical Candor Kim Scott","NumberOfPages":"232","OtherText_Accolades_0":"\u003cp\u003eThoughtful, practical, and irreverent, Kelly Small provides a blueprint for creatives to approach their work ethically and an irrefutable case for fusing one’s personal values and professional endeavours. I am honoured to count Kelly Small among the most exceptional alumni of Emily Carr University and to witness the positive impacts of their groundbreaking research. \u003cem\u003eThe Conscious Creative\u003c\/em\u003e is essential reading for every person aspiring to build a more responsible practice and a must-have for emerging and student designers, artists, and makers.\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Accolades_0_Auth":"Dr. Gillian Siddall, president and vice-chancellor, Emily Carr University of Art + Design","OtherText_Accolades_1":"\u003cp\u003eAs creatives we influence how people understand and interact with the world, what paths they can follow into our shared future. \u003cem\u003eThe Conscious Creative\u003c\/em\u003e lays the foundation for not only why but how creatives can apply ethics to their practice and hold themselves accountable to their work and their role in society. Rooted in ethics, Kelly Small’s book is a boost of radical optimism for anyone who looked at the world and thought, ‘We can do better, and I think I know how!’\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Accolades_10":"I was blown away by Kelly Small’s take on how we all can create more purposeful marketing work by being aware of ourselves and our work.","OtherText_Accolades_10_Auth":"Michael Abata, Cultural \u0026 Consumer Senior Futurist, Target","OtherText_Accolades_11":"If you want to have good intentions not just in theory but in practice, this book is the clear-eyed guide you need. Here’s how to do work that’s ethical and purposeful, no matter what capitalism throws at you.","OtherText_Accolades_11_Auth":"Michael Bungay Stanier, author of The Coaching Habit","OtherText_Accolades_1_Auth":"Morten Rand-Hendriksen, Senior Staff Instructor, LinkedIn Learning","OtherText_Accolades_2":"All creative acts change the world, for better or worse, and all creative work for corporations contains an ethical component, which always extends beyond maximizing shareholder value. A playbook for creative thinkers who want to act professionally and ethically, because it shouldn’t be an either-or choice.","OtherText_Accolades_2_Auth":"Faris Yakob, founder of Genius Steals and author of Paid Attention","OtherText_Accolades_3":"Kelly Small offers hope to creatives who want to craft a sustainable, inclusive, and just practice within the capitalist framework of commercial design. If you are searching for a moral compass, this little book of big actions may be just the tool you are looking for.","OtherText_Accolades_3_Auth":"Ellen Lupton, designer, curator, and author of Design Is Storytelling","OtherText_Accolades_4":"Ninety-five percent of the designers who have ever lived are alive today. It’s up to us to decide what our profession will be about. With this refreshingly approachable book that leans into turning intent into action, Kelly Small is breaking new ground that helps us all choose to lead. You won’t be able to not put this book down, because you’ll be tempted to interrupt your reading to take action.","OtherText_Accolades_4_Auth":"David Berman, RGD, FGDC, CPWA, author of Do Good Design: How Design Can Change Our World","OtherText_Accolades_5":"\u003cp\u003eThere is no better time for a book like \u003cem\u003eThe Conscious Creative\u003c\/em\u003e to guide us through the uncomfortable work of challenging the creative status quo. I have no doubt that this essential reading will revolutionize the design industry.\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Accolades_5_Auth":"Ailsa M. Blair, design leader","OtherText_Accolades_6":"Put this book by Kelly Small on your bookshelf where the design industry’s non-existent code of ethics should be. Read it. Give it to design students and design schools. Give it to your friends who get excited about their new jobs at ethically questionable companies. And honestly, The Conscious Creative is not just for designers; it’s also relevant for marketers, content writers, advertisers, founders, and anyone who works as part of buying and selling in a capitalist world. This vital book makes a clear and compelling argument about why creatives need to make a non-negotiable commitment to ethics, and it’s filled with numerous accessible strategies for how to put those ethics into action.","OtherText_Accolades_6_Auth":"Kat Vellos, designer, facilitator, and author of We Should Get Together: The Secret to Cultivating Better Friendships","OtherText_Accolades_7":"\u003cp\u003eA vast toolbox of fantastic ideas that I will use in my work and share with others. I know that \u003cem\u003eThe Conscious Creative\u003c\/em\u003e will change how I create and that my work will only get better after reading Kelly Small’s words.\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Accolades_7_Auth":"Bif Naked, recording artist, activist, and author of I, Bificus","OtherText_Accolades_8":"In this time of massive social, economic, political, and environmental change, no designer — or anyone for that matter — should be without this essential volume on their bookshelf.","OtherText_Accolades_8_Auth":"Niamh Redmond, research and design leader","OtherText_Accolades_9":"A must-read for all creatives or anyone interested in the #marketingwithpurpose movement.","OtherText_Accolades_9_Auth":"Geoffrey Colon, Head of Brand Studio, Microsoft Advertising","OtherText_Back_cover_copy_0":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGROWING DEMAND FOR A NEW KIND OF ADVICE BOOK:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eWith social justice movements and climate-related headlines dominating the media, now more than ever creative professionals with enormous potential for impact are primed to shift their practices towards effecting positive change. The advice we crave is about how to focus the mind and protect the bottom line; how to engage from the heart and build for sustainability.\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSOLID RESEARCH:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eThe book’s content was borne out of a rigorous design research process that revealed the core approaches to ethical creative practice, as well as over 100 actions that any professional can take to realize a more responsible work-life balance while mindfully working toward inclusive, diverse, eco-friendly initiatives and products.\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCATEGORIES:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eThe book explores all areas of life: creativity, careers, business, and relationships. The action steps are divided into four main areas, which are: Personal, Economic, Environmental, and Social.\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLIGHTHEARTED TONE AND BREVITY:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Conscious Creative\u003c\/em\u003e delivers an approach to ethics education for the fast-paced, technologically driven, complex social climate of 2020 that presents its comprehensive content in a list-based format. It is lighthearted in tone and avoids complicated jargon.\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA MUST-READ FOR EMPLOYERS:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eNumerous studies indicate that millennial employees are increasingly motivated by purpose over the acquisition of capital. This book provides employers with the tools necessary to secure and retain talent and to build businesses founded on values they share with their staff.\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eACTIVE SPEAKER TO PRIVATE AUDIENCES:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eSmall delivers industry conference keynotes and corporate training and development (with clients including Google, Uber, and TD Canada Trust) and will be increasing the frequency of their speaking schedule once the book is available.\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","OtherText_Description_for_R_0":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAcknowledge Your Role in the System\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr \/\u003e\u003cbr \/\u003eSay it with me: “My name is ________________ and I’m a tool of capitalism.” A vital first step toward an ethical practice is being aware of and owning our roles within a troublesome consumption-machine and the human, animal, and environmental consequences that come along with that. Being aware of the impact of the systems within which we operate can empower us with an enriched understanding of the work that we do and, hopefully, help us advocate for change. There is a fine line between being aware of issues and being crushed by the weight of the systemic problems we face. Aim for the former to stay in a headspace of action and empowerment, and remember, we can’t single-handedly save the world in one profound act. What we \u003cem\u003ecan\u003c\/em\u003e do is implement some of the actions outlined in this book, and develop some of our own, to effect incremental change toward a more equitable world.\u003cbr \/\u003e\u003cbr \/\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHelp your Audience Live (Mentally) Healthily\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr \/\u003e\u003cbr \/\u003eOver the years there have been all sorts of sketchy ways the creative industries have been complicit in manufacturing needs. The practice of manipulating audience behaviour has become increasingly stealthy through the use of things like dark patterns (manipulative interface designs that trick users into doing things they may not have wanted to do), the repetitive hyper-targeting and re-targeting of ads and past-viewed products, and addictive experiences in digital product design. Aiming to identify and avoid these modes of practice is a key step toward an ethical practice.\u003cbr \/\u003e\u003cbr \/\u003eI would argue that we can’t be conscious creatives if we’re exploiting self-esteem to sell a product, infusing fat-phobia into our marketing messages, advertising nutritionally void foods to kids, producing experiences that capitalize on a dopamine\/reward response, selling high fashion using violent, misogynistic imagery, or promoting mindless consumption. These ethical pitfalls aren’t always simple to avoid, however mindful awareness, positive intentions, and advocating for the promotion of healthy behaviours in our audiences are steps in the right direction.\u003cbr \/\u003e\u003cbr \/\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMake it Analogue\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr \/\u003e\u003cbr \/\u003eWhen creating with objectives toward developing strong and connected communities, consider that reliance on or defaulting to a technology-based solution might not serve our cause well. Social Innovation leader Ezio Manzini believes that a community’s reliance on digital connectivity can actually weaken a once-solid social fabric. This replacement of authentic, real-world connections with connections based in superficial, digital realms can, arguably, compromise a community’s resilience. If technology is necessary in your creative work, ensure it plays a supporting role and never replaces face-to-face human connection.\u003cbr \/\u003e\u003cbr \/\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAcknowledge The Privilege of Ethical Practice\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr \/\u003e\u003cbr \/\u003eLet’s promise to stop judging the people around on us whose choices we don’t perceive to be ethical. Having the ability to make socially and environmentally conscious decisions can be steeped in a privilege not universally shared. For example: ethically made materials, resources, food, and fashion often come at a higher price point and are therefore inaccessible to many people. To have the choice to work for an ethical employer often demands earning a college education, which requires financial means and intellectual aptitude. Advocating for change can require long hours, emotional labour, mental fortitude, and a requirement for presence in collective action not always available to those whose safety, mental health, or physical health may be compromised. To be supportive allies in the pursuit of a better world, we must start with an understanding of the complex systems that can impact our abilities to act. When we withdraw judgment from other people’s choices, we can remember to do the same for ourselves. Usually we are doing the best we can with the awareness and the resources we have at the time.\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Previous_review_q_0":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eREVIEW COPIES:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBooklist\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","OtherText_Review_0":"\u003cp\u003e“Kelly Small’s experience as a former creative director provides valuable insight … Small’s thorough breakdown of ethical concerns in the workplace can benefit anyone wanting to grow as an ally in a nation rife with issues of disparity.” — \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eCascade\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_0_Src":"Cascade","OtherText_Review_1":"\u003cp\u003e“What Kelly Small brings to the table is a healthy dose of both inspiration and practicality … Kelly Small’s personal story is an inspiration in itself, shared throughout the book with candour and courage. If you’re a creative searching for cleaner, healthier, and socially just ways to practice, you’ll not find a better place to start looking. And the timing couldn’t be better.” — \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eApplied Arts\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_1_Src":"Applied Arts","OtherText_ShortDescription_0":"An actionable guide to mindfulness and practical ethics for any creative professional who wants to make a living without selling their soul.","ProductFormDescription":"mobi","PublicationDate":"2020-08-04","Publisher":"House of Anansi Press Inc","ShortDescription":"An actionable guide to mindfulness and practical ethics for any creative professional who wants to make a living without selling their soul.","Subtitle":"Practical Ethics for Purposeful Work","Width":"5","WidthCode":"in"}
The Conscious Creative
An actionable guide to mindfulness and practical ethics for any creative professional who wants to make a living without selling their soul.
Quick View
{"id":6582747693115,"title":"The Middle Stories","handle":"the-middle-stories","description":"\u003cp\u003eBalancing wisdom and innocence, joy and foreboding, Sheila Heti’s completely original stories lead you to surprising places. This edition featuring nine new stories.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eA frog doles out sage advice to a plumber infatuated with a princess, a boy falls hopelessly in love with a monkey, and a man with a hat keeps apocalyptic thoughts at bay by resolving to follow a plan that he admits he won’t stick to.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eGlobe and Mail\u003c\/em\u003e critic Russell Smith has described Heti’s stories as cryptic fairy tales without morals at the end, but really the morals are in the quality of the telling and in the details disclosed along the way. Look where you weren’t going to look, think what you wouldn't have thought, Heti seems to say, and meaning itself gains more meaning, more dimensions. Heti’s stories are not what you expect, but why did you expect that anyway?\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eThis special new edition features nine new stories that were not available in the first Canadian edition.\u003c\/p\u003e","published_at":"2021-05-13T13:11:54-04:00","created_at":"2021-05-13T13:11:54-04:00","vendor":"House of Anansi Press Inc","type":"","tags":["Adult Short Stories","Astoria","By (author) Heti Sheila","pub date: 2001-04-01"],"price":1495,"price_min":1495,"price_max":1495,"available":true,"price_varies":false,"compare_at_price":null,"compare_at_price_min":0,"compare_at_price_max":0,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":39403445420091,"title":"epub","option1":"epub","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"9781770890886","requires_shipping":false,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"The Middle Stories - epub","public_title":"epub","options":["epub"],"price":1495,"weight":0,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_management":null,"barcode":"9781770890886","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[]},{"id":39413593899067,"title":"trade paperback","option1":"trade paperback","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"9781770893214","requires_shipping":true,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"The Middle Stories - trade paperback","public_title":"trade paperback","options":["trade paperback"],"price":1495,"weight":154,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_management":"shopify","barcode":"9781770893214","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[]},{"id":39413594882107,"title":"mobi","option1":"mobi","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"9781770896949","requires_shipping":false,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"The Middle Stories - mobi","public_title":"mobi","options":["mobi"],"price":1495,"weight":0,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_management":null,"barcode":"9781770896949","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[]}],"images":["\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/BNCImageAPI_8a3ef67d-ecc8-4f4a-ae05-f791ec88b47a.jpg?v=1723949658"],"featured_image":"\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/BNCImageAPI_8a3ef67d-ecc8-4f4a-ae05-f791ec88b47a.jpg?v=1723949658","options":["Title"],"media":[{"alt":null,"id":24743102251067,"position":1,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":0.724,"height":2175,"width":1575,"src":"\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/BNCImageAPI_8a3ef67d-ecc8-4f4a-ae05-f791ec88b47a.jpg?v=1723949658"},"aspect_ratio":0.724,"height":2175,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/BNCImageAPI_8a3ef67d-ecc8-4f4a-ae05-f791ec88b47a.jpg?v=1723949658","width":1575}],"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_groups":[],"content":"\u003cp\u003eBalancing wisdom and innocence, joy and foreboding, Sheila Heti’s completely original stories lead you to surprising places. This edition featuring nine new stories.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eA frog doles out sage advice to a plumber infatuated with a princess, a boy falls hopelessly in love with a monkey, and a man with a hat keeps apocalyptic thoughts at bay by resolving to follow a plan that he admits he won’t stick to.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eGlobe and Mail\u003c\/em\u003e critic Russell Smith has described Heti’s stories as cryptic fairy tales without morals at the end, but really the morals are in the quality of the telling and in the details disclosed along the way. Look where you weren’t going to look, think what you wouldn't have thought, Heti seems to say, and meaning itself gains more meaning, more dimensions. Heti’s stories are not what you expect, but why did you expect that anyway?\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eThis special new edition features nine new stories that were not available in the first Canadian edition.\u003c\/p\u003e"}
{"AlsoRecommendedISBN_0":"9781487001278","AlsoRecommendedISBN_1":"9781487002602","AlsoRecommendedISBN_4":"9781770898776","BASICMainSubject":"FIC019000","BASICMainSubjectLiteral":"FICTION\/Literary","BiographicalNote":"Sheila Heti is the author of five books, including \u003cem\u003eHow Should a Person Be?\u003c\/em\u003e. She lives in Toronto.\r\n\r\nVisit Sheila Heti's website:\r\nhttp:\/\/www.sheilaheti.net\/\r\n\r\nVisit Sheila Heti's blog:\r\nhttp:\/\/sheilaheti.tumblr.com\r\n\r\nFollow Sheila Heti on Twitter:\r\nhttp:\/\/www.twitter.com\/sheilaheti","BISACSubjectLiteral_0":"FICTION \/ Literary","BISACSubjectLiteral_1":"FICTION \/ Short Stories (single author)","BISACSubject_0":"FIC019000","BISACSubject_1":"FIC029000","ContributorBio_0":"Sheila Heti is the author of five books, including \u003cem\u003eHow Should a Person Be?\u003c\/em\u003e. She lives in Toronto.\r\n\r\nVisit Sheila Heti's website:\r\nhttp:\/\/www.sheilaheti.net\/\r\n\r\nVisit Sheila Heti's blog:\r\nhttp:\/\/sheilaheti.tumblr.com\r\n\r\nFollow Sheila Heti on Twitter:\r\nhttp:\/\/www.twitter.com\/sheilaheti","ContributorRole_0":"By (author)","Contributor_0":"Heti, Sheila (CA)","Description":"\u003cp\u003eBalancing wisdom and innocence, joy and foreboding, Sheila Heti’s completely original stories lead you to surprising places. This edition featuring nine new stories.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eA frog doles out sage advice to a plumber infatuated with a princess, a boy falls hopelessly in love with a monkey, and a man with a hat keeps apocalyptic thoughts at bay by resolving to follow a plan that he admits he won’t stick to.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eGlobe and Mail\u003c\/em\u003e critic Russell Smith has described Heti’s stories as cryptic fairy tales without morals at the end, but really the morals are in the quality of the telling and in the details disclosed along the way. Look where you weren’t going to look, think what you wouldn't have thought, Heti seems to say, and meaning itself gains more meaning, more dimensions. Heti’s stories are not what you expect, but why did you expect that anyway?\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eThis special new edition features nine new stories that were not available in the first Canadian edition.\u003c\/p\u003e","EAN":"9781770896949","excerpt_0":"https:\/\/biblioshare.org\/BNCservices\/BNCServices.asmx\/Samples?token=fcf85c1c1b298e99\u0026amp;ean=9781770896949\u0026amp;SAN=\u0026amp;Perspective=excerpt\u0026amp;FileNumber=0","Imprint":"Astoria","NumberOfPages":"160","OtherText_Quote_from_review_0":"... hilarious, occasionally Seinfeldesque and frequently veer into Grimm Brotherland, fantastic, gruesome and creepy.","OtherText_Review_0":"... hilarious, occasionally Seinfeldesque and frequently veer into Grimm Brotherland, fantastic, gruesome and creepy.","OtherText_Review_0_Auth":"Jennifer Hunter","OtherText_Review_0_Src":"Toronto Star","OtherText_ShortDescription_0":"Balancing wisdom and innocence, joy and foreboding, Sheila Heti’s completely original stories lead you to surprising places.","ProductFormDescription":"mobi","PublicationDate":"2001-04-01","Publisher":"House of Anansi Press Inc","ShortDescription":"Balancing wisdom and innocence, joy and foreboding, Sheila Heti’s completely original stories lead you to surprising places."}
The Middle Stories
Balancing wisdom and innocence, joy and foreboding, Sheila Heti’s completely original stories lead you to surprising places.
Quick View
{"id":7168131465275,"title":"Scientific Marvel","handle":"scientific-marvel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWinner, 2024 Governor General's Literary Award for Poetry\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWinner, League of Canadian Poets Raymond Souster Award\u003cbr\u003e\nFinalist, League of Canadian Poets Gerald Lampert Memorial Award\u003cbr\u003e\nCBC Best Book of 2024\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMarked by rhythmic drive, humour, and surprise, Undi’s poems consider what is left out from the history and ongoing realities of Winnipeg, Manitoba.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFirmly grounded in the local, the arresting poems in Chimwemwe Undi’s debut collection, \u003cem\u003eScientific Marvel\u003c\/em\u003e, are preoccupied with Winnipeg in the way a Winnipegger is preoccupied with Winnipeg, the way a poet might be preoccupied with herself: through history and immigration; race and gender; anxieties and observation. Marked by rhythmic drive, humour and surprise, Undi’s poems consider what is left out from the history and ongoing realities of Winnipeg, Manitoba, and the west. Taking its title from a beauty school in downtown Winnipeg that closed in 2017 after nearly 100 years of operation, \u003cem\u003eScientific Marvel\u003c\/em\u003e approaches the prairies from the point of view of a person who is often erased from the prairies’ idea of itself. “I mean my country the way \/ my country means my country \/ and what else is there to say? \/ I am bad and brown \/ and trying. Nothing here \/ belongs to me or could \/ or ever will.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is poetry that touches on challenging topics—from queerness and colonialism to racism, climate rage, and decolonization, while never straying far from specific lived experience, the so-called ‘smaller’ questions: about self, art, dance parties and pop culture, relationships and love.\u003c\/p\u003e","published_at":"2023-07-27T14:16:06-04:00","created_at":"2023-07-27T14:05:58-04:00","vendor":"House of Anansi Press Inc","type":"","tags":["Adult Award Winning","Adult BIPOC Voices","Adult Poetry","By (author) Undi Chimwemwe","House of Anansi Press","pub date: 2024-04-02"],"price":1699,"price_min":1699,"price_max":2199,"available":true,"price_varies":true,"compare_at_price":null,"compare_at_price_min":0,"compare_at_price_max":0,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":41382944407611,"title":"trade paperback","option1":"trade paperback","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"9781487012250","requires_shipping":true,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"Scientific Marvel - trade paperback","public_title":"trade paperback","options":["trade paperback"],"price":2199,"weight":168,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_management":"shopify","barcode":"9781487012250","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[]},{"id":41386271277115,"title":"epub","option1":"epub","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"9781487012281","requires_shipping":false,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"Scientific Marvel - epub","public_title":"epub","options":["epub"],"price":1699,"weight":0,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_management":null,"barcode":"9781487012281","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[]}],"images":["\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/BNCImageAPI_52ccbaf1-0cc5-4631-8c4f-63f08ebe9752.jpg?v=1748895611"],"featured_image":"\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/BNCImageAPI_52ccbaf1-0cc5-4631-8c4f-63f08ebe9752.jpg?v=1748895611","options":["Title"],"media":[{"alt":null,"id":25437470916667,"position":1,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":0.75,"height":2400,"width":1800,"src":"\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/BNCImageAPI_52ccbaf1-0cc5-4631-8c4f-63f08ebe9752.jpg?v=1748895611"},"aspect_ratio":0.75,"height":2400,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/BNCImageAPI_52ccbaf1-0cc5-4631-8c4f-63f08ebe9752.jpg?v=1748895611","width":1800}],"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_groups":[],"content":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWinner, 2024 Governor General's Literary Award for Poetry\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWinner, League of Canadian Poets Raymond Souster Award\u003cbr\u003e\nFinalist, League of Canadian Poets Gerald Lampert Memorial Award\u003cbr\u003e\nCBC Best Book of 2024\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMarked by rhythmic drive, humour, and surprise, Undi’s poems consider what is left out from the history and ongoing realities of Winnipeg, Manitoba.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFirmly grounded in the local, the arresting poems in Chimwemwe Undi’s debut collection, \u003cem\u003eScientific Marvel\u003c\/em\u003e, are preoccupied with Winnipeg in the way a Winnipegger is preoccupied with Winnipeg, the way a poet might be preoccupied with herself: through history and immigration; race and gender; anxieties and observation. Marked by rhythmic drive, humour and surprise, Undi’s poems consider what is left out from the history and ongoing realities of Winnipeg, Manitoba, and the west. Taking its title from a beauty school in downtown Winnipeg that closed in 2017 after nearly 100 years of operation, \u003cem\u003eScientific Marvel\u003c\/em\u003e approaches the prairies from the point of view of a person who is often erased from the prairies’ idea of itself. “I mean my country the way \/ my country means my country \/ and what else is there to say? \/ I am bad and brown \/ and trying. Nothing here \/ belongs to me or could \/ or ever will.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is poetry that touches on challenging topics—from queerness and colonialism to racism, climate rage, and decolonization, while never straying far from specific lived experience, the so-called ‘smaller’ questions: about self, art, dance parties and pop culture, relationships and love.\u003c\/p\u003e"}
{"AlsoRecommendedISBN_0":"9781487003463","AlsoRecommendedISBN_1":"9781487011154","AlsoRecommendedISBN_2":"9781487011826","BASICMainSubject":"POE023040","BASICMainSubjectLiteral":"POETRY\/Subjects \u0026 Themes\/Places","BiographicalNote":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCHIMWEMWE UNDI\u003c\/strong\u003e is a poet, editor, and lawyer living and writing on Treaty 1 territory in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Her work has appeared in \u003cem\u003eBrick\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eBorder Crossings\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eCanadian Literature\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eBBC World\u003c\/em\u003e, among others. Her debut collection, \u003cem\u003eScientific Marvel\u003c\/em\u003e, received the 2024 Governor General’s Literary Award in Poetry. She is Canada’s Parliamentary Poet Laureate.\u003c\/p\u003e","BISACSubjectLiteral_0":"POETRY \/ Subjects \u0026amp; Themes \/ Places","BISACSubjectLiteral_1":"POETRY \/ LGBTQ+","BISACSubjectLiteral_2":"POETRY \/ Canadian","BISACSubject_0":"POE023040","BISACSubject_1":"POE021000","BISACSubject_2":"POE011000","ContributorBio_0":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCHIMWEMWE UNDI\u003c\/strong\u003e is a poet, editor, and lawyer living and writing on Treaty 1 territory in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Her work has appeared in \u003cem\u003eBrick\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eBorder Crossings\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eCanadian Literature\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eBBC World\u003c\/em\u003e, among others. Her debut collection, \u003cem\u003eScientific Marvel\u003c\/em\u003e, received the 2024 Governor General’s Literary Award in Poetry. She is Canada’s Parliamentary Poet Laureate.\u003c\/p\u003e\n","ContributorRole_0":"By (author)","Contributor_0":"Undi, Chimwemwe (CA)","Description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWinner, 2024 Governor General's Literary Award for Poetry\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWinner, League of Canadian Poets Raymond Souster Award\u003cbr\u003e\nFinalist, League of Canadian Poets Gerald Lampert Memorial Award\u003cbr\u003e\nCBC Best Book of 2024\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMarked by rhythmic drive, humour, and surprise, Undi’s poems consider what is left out from the history and ongoing realities of Winnipeg, Manitoba.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFirmly grounded in the local, the arresting poems in Chimwemwe Undi’s debut collection, \u003cem\u003eScientific Marvel\u003c\/em\u003e, are preoccupied with Winnipeg in the way a Winnipegger is preoccupied with Winnipeg, the way a poet might be preoccupied with herself: through history and immigration; race and gender; anxieties and observation. Marked by rhythmic drive, humour and surprise, Undi’s poems consider what is left out from the history and ongoing realities of Winnipeg, Manitoba, and the west. Taking its title from a beauty school in downtown Winnipeg that closed in 2017 after nearly 100 years of operation, \u003cem\u003eScientific Marvel\u003c\/em\u003e approaches the prairies from the point of view of a person who is often erased from the prairies’ idea of itself. “I mean my country the way \/ my country means my country \/ and what else is there to say? \/ I am bad and brown \/ and trying. Nothing here \/ belongs to me or could \/ or ever will.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is poetry that touches on challenging topics—from queerness and colonialism to racism, climate rage, and decolonization, while never straying far from specific lived experience, the so-called ‘smaller’ questions: about self, art, dance parties and pop culture, relationships and love.\u003c\/p\u003e","EAN":"9781487012281","excerpt_0":"https:\/\/biblioshare.org\/BNCservices\/BNCServices.asmx\/Samples?token=fcf85c1c1b298e99\u0026amp;ean=9781487012281\u0026amp;SAN=\u0026amp;Perspective=excerpt\u0026amp;FileNumber=0","Height":"8","HeightCode":"in","Imprint":"House of Anansi Press","NumberOfPages":"96","OtherText_Accolades_0":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Scientific Marvel\u003c\/em\u003e is poetic anti-gravity. Poetry of the lightest touch for the heftiest matters … Undi has proven herself an exquisite and needful diarist of the inextricability of Black being from love, from freedom, from the tangled, hurtful web of this modern life … A queerly marvelous debut!\" — \u003cstrong\u003eCanisia Lubrin, author of \u003cem\u003eCode Noir\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Accolades_0_Auth":"Katherena Vermette, author of The Break","OtherText_Accolades_1":"\u003cp\u003e\"Bound together and each piece so very much its own, this collection marvels from masterful found poems to sprinkles of pure love and humour. Undi electrifies, is at once vulnerable and completely indestructible. PS: That first Winnipeg poem has got to be our new hometown anthem.\" — \u003cstrong\u003eKatherena Vermette, author of \u003cem\u003eThe Break\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Accolades_1_Auth":"Canisia Lubrin, author of Code Noir","OtherText_Accolades_2":"\u003cp\u003e\"With searing wit, a tender hand, and a bird’s eye, \u003cem\u003eScientific Marvel\u003c\/em\u003e delivers a smirk behind each word as alluring as it is intelligent. Melding the personal and the political, Undi’s poems understand Winnipeg streets as well as they know Supreme Court jurisprudence. High school crushes mingle with the evolution of birds—apologies with freedom—in a voice that represents both an astounding and curious achievement. ‘I am learning about property\/in a recent nation where no one looks me in the eye,’ she writes. ‘I wanted something\/too, to survive,\/besides my good name.’ \u003cem\u003eScientific Marvel\u003c\/em\u003e is a fight song for anyone in love with their broken city—its strange stores—and our dying earth, its betrayal and beauty. All of it, Undi demonstrates, worth noticing, worth cherishing, worth remembering.\" — \u003cstrong\u003eSanna Wani, author of \u003cem\u003eMy Grief, the Sun\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Accolades_2_Auth":"Sanna Wani, author of My Grief, the Sun","OtherText_Back_cover_copy_0":"\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eThis book marks the third consecutive season Anansi Poetry has featured a debut collection from a young Winnipeg poet (Brandi Bird, Hannah Green).\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUndi was born and raised in Namibia, and did not arrive in Canada until the age of 13. As a result, her experiences of immigration, assimilation, discrimination, etc. in her new country are first hand, not inherited.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIn terms of its touchstones the book is very local and regional. The book includes several “Manitoba” poems and even a cheeky list poem about the obligatory references that make for an accepted ‘Winnipeg’ poem.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","OtherText_Long_description_1":"\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eThis book marks the third consecutive season Anansi Poetry has featured a debut collection from a young Winnipeg poet (Brandi Bird, Hannah Green).\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUndi was born and raised in Namibia, and did not arrive in Canada until the age of 13. As a result, her experiences of immigration, assimilation, discrimination, etc. in her new country are first hand, not inherited.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIn terms of its touchstones the book is very local and regional. The book includes several “Manitoba” poems and even a cheeky list poem about the obligatory references that make for an accepted ‘Winnipeg’ poem.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","OtherText_Review_0":"\u003cp\u003e\"Incisive and precise, tender and loving, these poems escort readers through questions of race and place, disappeared histories, immigration, gender and climate angst … A captivating debut, \u003cem\u003eScientific Marvel\u003c\/em\u003e transforms through tough lessons and uplifts through lively language play — and, of course, love.\" — \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eToronto Star\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_1":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e“\u003c\/em\u003ePolitically astute, rigorously loving, lyrically deft debut collection.” — \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eHerizons\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_2":"\u003cp\u003e“What is remarkable about \u003cem\u003eScientific Marvel \u003c\/em\u003eis the way Undi seamlessly creates threads between Winnipeg landmarks and girlhood, legal cases and love, grammar, and ancestry … Her poetic voice remains distinct, strong, and memorable.” — \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eRoom Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_3":"\u003cp\u003e“Expansive in form and subject, precise in language and image, \u003cem\u003eScientific Marvel\u003c\/em\u003e … hums cover to cover.” \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e— EVENT\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_4":"\u003cp\u003e“Throughout \u003cem\u003eScientific Marvel\u003c\/em\u003e, Undi trusts the reader to meet her in ambiguity and confront the limits of both legal reasoning and poetic expression.” — \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003ePrairie Fire\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_5":"\u003cp\u003e“\u003cem\u003eScientific Marvel \u003c\/em\u003eis intelligent and incisive … perceptive and vulnerable.” — \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Miramichi Reader\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_6":"\u003cp\u003e“Undi’s is undeniably a poetry of place and is augmented through a deep understanding of context.” \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e— Border Crossings Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_ShortDescription_0":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong \u003eMarked by rhythmic drive, humour, and surprise, Undi’s poems consider what is left out from the history and ongoing realities of Winnipeg, Manitoba.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","PrizeCodeText_0":"Winner","PrizeCodeText_1":"Winner","PrizeCodeText_2":"Short-listed","PrizeCodeText_3":"Commended","PrizeCodeText_4":"Commended","PrizeCodeText_5":"Short-listed","PrizeCode_0":"01","PrizeCode_1":"01","PrizeCode_2":"04","PrizeCode_3":"03","PrizeCode_4":"03","PrizeCode_5":"04","PrizeName_0":"Governor General's Literary Award for Poetry","PrizeName_1":"League of Canadian Poets Raymond Souster Award","PrizeName_2":"League of Canadian Poets Gerald Lampert Memorial Award","PrizeName_3":"CBC Best Book of 2024","PrizeName_4":"CBC Best Poetry of 2024","PrizeName_5":"Fred Cogswell Award For Excellence In Poetry","PrizeYear_0":"2024","PrizeYear_1":"2025","PrizeYear_2":"2025","PrizeYear_3":"2024","PrizeYear_4":"2024","PrizeYear_5":"2025","ProductFormDescription":"epub","PublicationDate":"2024-04-02","Publisher":"House of Anansi Press Inc","ShortDescription":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong \u003eMarked by rhythmic drive, humour, and surprise, Undi’s poems consider what is left out from the history and ongoing realities of Winnipeg, Manitoba.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","Subtitle":"Poems","Width":"6","WidthCode":"in"}
Scientific Marvel
Marked by rhythmic drive, humour, and surprise, Undi’s poems consider what is left out from the history and ongoing realities of Winnipeg, Manitoba.
