Coal Town Kids

Author : Duane S. Radford
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2022-05-04
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1039144861

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Coal Town Kids by Duane S. Radford Pdf

Duane Radford and his friends from childhood reminisce about growing up in Crowsnest Pass, Alberta (lovingly called "the Pass"), when the area's coal mines were active. Set on the edge of the Canadian Rockies, in southwestern Alberta, the Pass includes the small towns of Bellevue, Hillcrest, Frank, Blairmore, and Coleman-all along Highway 3. In the 1950s, the Pass was a hard place for people to make a living and most faced adversity, relying on their own resourcefulness to survive. The community itself was largely made up of immigrants from many different countries, some of whom were escaping their war-torn homelands. Despite the hardships of working in the mines, the Pass offered an idyllic lifestyle-one of outdoor adventures, clubs, social engagements, and excursions-built around a strong sense of community. Though several people have contributed stories to the book, it is largely narrated by Duane as he follows his family's arrival to Bellevue after World War II, and his experiences living there until 1963, when his family moved to Calgary, Alberta. With not much written about the area, Coal Town Kids is the first substantive nonfiction account dealing with the Pass since 1952.

Author : Joanne Schwartz
Publisher : Groundwood Books Ltd
Page : 52 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2017-04-01
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781554988723

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Town Is by the Sea by Joanne Schwartz Pdf

Winner of CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal Winner of the TD Canadian Children’s Literature Award A young boy wakes up to the sound of the sea, visits his grandfather’s grave after lunch and comes home to a simple family dinner with his family, but all the while his mind strays to his father digging for coal deep down under the sea. Stunning illustrations by Sydney Smith, the award-winning illustrator of Sidewalk Flowers, show the striking contrast between a sparkling seaside day and the darkness underground where the miners dig. With curriculum connections to communities and the history of mining, this beautifully understated and haunting story brings a piece of Canadian history to life. The ever-present ocean and inevitable pattern of life in a Cape Breton mining town will enthrall children and move adult readers.

Author : Duane S. Radford
Publisher : FriesenPress
Page : 218 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2022-06-09
Category : History
ISBN : 9781039144873

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Coal Town Kids by Duane S. Radford Pdf

Duane Radford and his friends from childhood reminisce about growing up in Crowsnest Pass, Alberta (lovingly called “the Pass”), when the area’s coal mines were active. Set on the edge of the Canadian Rockies, in southwestern Alberta, the Pass includes the small towns of Bellevue, Hillcrest, Frank, Blairmore, and Coleman—all along Highway 3. In the 1950s, the Pass was a hard place for people to make a living and most faced adversity, relying on their own resourcefulness to survive. The community itself was largely made up of immigrants from many different countries, some of whom were escaping their war-torn homelands. Despite the hardships of working in the mines, the Pass offered an idyllic lifestyle—one of outdoor adventures, clubs, social engagements, and excursions—built around a strong sense of community. Though several people have contributed stories to the book, it is largely narrated by Duane as he follows his family’s arrival to Bellevue after World War II, and his experiences living there until 1963, when his family moved to Calgary, Alberta. With not much written about the area, Coal Town Kids is the first substantive nonfiction account dealing with the Pass since 1952.

Author : Madelyn Rosenberg
Publisher : Holiday House
Page : 165 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2013-04-12
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780823427710

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Canary in the Coal Mine by Madelyn Rosenberg Pdf

Bitty is a canary whose courage more than makes up for his diminutive size. Of course, as a miner bird who detects deadly gas leaks in a West Virginia coal mine during the Depression, he is used to facing danger. Tired of perilous working conditions, he escapes and hops a coal train to the state capital to seek help in improving the plights of miners and their canaries. In the tradition of E.B. White, George Selden, and Beverly Cleary's Ralph S. Mouse, Madelyn Rosenberg has written a singular novel full of unforgettable characters.

Author : Steve Parker
Publisher : Gareth Stevens Publishing LLLP
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2004-01-04
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0836840291

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Coal by Steve Parker Pdf

Discusses the use of coal as power, including the pros and cons of using coal power to help fight air pollution and meet the growing demand for electricity.

Author : Nick Gordon
Publisher : Torque Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 160014893X

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Coal Miner by Nick Gordon Pdf

"Engaging images accompany information about coal miners. The combination of high-interest subject matter and light text is intended for students in grades 3 through 7"--Provided by publisher.

Author : David Almond
Publisher : Hodder Children's Books
Page : 175 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2014-02-06
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781444921045

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Kit's Wilderness by David Almond Pdf

Kit has just moved to Stoneygate with his family, to live with his ageing grandfather who is gradually succumbing to Alzheimer's Disease. Stoneygate is an insular place, scarred by its mining history - by the danger and death it has brought them. Where the coal mine used to be there is now a wilderness. Here Kit meets Askew, a surly and threatening figure who masterminds the game called Death, a frightening ritual of hypnotism; and Kit makes friends with Allie, the clever school troublemaker. As Kit struggles to adjust to his new life and the gradual failing of his beloved grandfather, these two friendships pull him towards a terrifying resolution. Haunted by ghosts of the past, Kit must confront death and - ultimately - life. A stunning novel from the author of the modern children's classic Skellig - winner of the Carnegie Medal and the Whitbread Children's Book Award. David Almond is also winner of the 2010 Hans Christian Andersen award.

Author : Homer Hickam
Publisher : Delta
Page : 394 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2000-01-11
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780385333214

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Rocket Boys by Homer Hickam Pdf

The #1 New York Times bestselling memoir that inspired the film October Sky, Rocket Boys is a uniquely American memoir—a powerful, luminous story of coming of age at the dawn of the 1960s, of a mother's love and a father's fears, of a group of young men who dreamed of launching rockets into outer space . . . and who made those dreams come true. With the grace of a natural storyteller, NASA engineer Homer Hickam paints a warm, vivid portrait of the harsh West Virginia mining town of his youth, evoking a time of innocence and promise, when anything was possible, even in a company town that swallowed its men alive. A story of romance and loss, of growing up and getting out, Homer Hickam's lush, lyrical memoir is a chronicle of triumph—at once exquisitely written and marvelously entertaining. Now with 8 pages of photographs. A number-one New York Times bestseller in mass market, brought to the screen in the acclaimed film October Sky, Homer Hickam's memoir, nominated for the National Book Critics Circle Award, comes to trade paperback with an all-new photo insert. One of the most beloved bestsellers in recent years, Rocket Boys is a uniquely American memoir. A powerful, luminous story of coming of age at the end of the 1950s, it is the story of a mother's love and a father's fears, of growing up and getting out. With the grace of a natural storyteller, Homer Hickam looks back after a distinguished NASA career to tell his own true story of growing up in a dying coal town and of how, against the odds, he made his dreams of launching rockets into outer space come true. A story of romance and loss and a keen portrait of life at an extraordinary point in American history, Rocket Boys is a chronicle of triumph.

Author : Susan Campbell Bartoletti
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0395979145

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Growing Up in Coal Country by Susan Campbell Bartoletti Pdf

Describes what life was like, especially for children, in coal mines and mining towns in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.

Author : Richard J. Callahan
Publisher : Indiana University Press
Page : 282 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2008-11-20
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780253000705

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Work and Faith in the Kentucky Coal Fields by Richard J. Callahan Pdf

Exploring themes of work and labor in everyday life, Richard J. Callahan, Jr., offers a history of how coal miners and their families lived their religion in eastern Kentucky's coal fields during the early 20th century. Callahan follows coal miners and their families from subsistence farming to industrial coal mining as they draw upon religious idioms to negotiate changing patterns of life and work. He traces innovation and continuity in religious expression that emerged from the specific experiences of coal mining, including the spaces and social structures of coal towns, the working bodies of miners, the anxieties of their families, and the struggle toward organized labor. Building on oral histories, folklore, folksongs, and vernacular forms of spirituality, this rich and engaging narrative recovers a social history of ordinary working people through religion.

Author : Deborah Ellis
Publisher : Groundwood Books Ltd
Page : 162 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2011-08-10
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781554981762

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No Ordinary Day by Deborah Ellis Pdf

Shortlisted for the SYRCA 2013 Diamond Willow Award, selected as an American Library Association 2012 Notable Children's Book, a Booklist Editors' Choice, nominated for the OLA Golden Oak Tree Award, and a finalist for the Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Children's Book Awards: Young Adult/Middle Reader Award, the Governor General's Literary Awards: Children's Text and the Canadian Library Association Book of the Year for Children Award There's not much that upsets young Valli. Even though her days are spent picking coal and fighting with her cousins, life in the coal town of Jharia, India, is the only life she knows. The only sight that fills her with terror are the monsters who live on the other side of the train tracks -- the lepers. Valli and the other children throw stones at them. No matter how hard her life is, she tells herself, at least she will never be one of them. Then she discovers that she is not living with family after all, that her "aunt" was a stranger who was paid money to take Valli off her own family's hands. She decides to leave Jharia ... and so begins a series of adventures that takes her to Kolkata, the city of the gods. It's not so bad. Valli finds that she really doesn't need much to live. She can "borrow" the things she needs and then pass them on to people who need them more than she does. It helps that though her bare feet become raw wounds as she makes her way around the city, she somehow feels no pain. But when she happens to meet a doctor on the ghats by the river, Valli learns that she has leprosy. Despite being given a chance to receive medical care, she cannot bear the thought that she is one of those monsters she has always feared, and she flees, to an uncertain life on the street. Correlates to the Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.4.3 Describe in depth a character, setting, or event in a story or drama, drawing on specific details in the text (e.g., a character's thoughts, words, or actions). CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.5.3 Compare and contrast two or more characters, settings, or events in a story or drama, drawing on specific details in the text (e.g., how characters interact). CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.6.6 Explain how an author develops the point of view of the narrator or speaker in a text.

Author : Mary Catherine Mathews,Kelsey Daly
Publisher : Sunstone Press
Page : 122 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Children
ISBN : 9780865344570

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Santa Fe with Kids from A to Z by Mary Catherine Mathews,Kelsey Daly Pdf

A trip to Santa Fe can be fun for kids and adults alike. You can find family-friendly things to do at every turn if you know where to look. Do you like outdoor activities? You're in luck. There is hiking, biking, fishing, horseback riding, snow skiing, rock climbing, and more. Looking for a little art and culture? Check out a world-class children's museum, the Georgia O'Keeffe Museum, the Museum of International Folk Art, the country's oldest house, a miracle at Loretto Chapel, art galleries galore, summer storytelling and the list goes on. Feel like sampling a little of the local flavor? You won't go hungry in this city of fabulous food. There is a section on kid-friendly restaurants where everyone will be satisfied. (And there's not a fast-food joint in sight!) Santa Fe is called the City Different for good reason. It's a trip your family won't soon forget. Come and explore the winding roads of this beautiful, unique Southwestern US city where the sun shines 300 days a year. "Santa Fe With Kids From A to Z" is an illustrated, alphabetical guide to family-friendly things to do and see in and around Santa Fe. Don't leave the kids at home when visiting this New Mexico treasure. There's something here for everyone! MARY CATHERINE MATHEWS is a broadcast journalist. She worked as a television news reporter/anchor in Midland, Texas and later was a news writer/producer in New York City. She now enjoys the great New Mexican lifestyle with her husband, Bill and two young daughters, Anna and Sophie. Their search for fun, cultural, affordable and child-friendly things to do in Santa Fe inspired this book. KELSEY DALY is a native of Santa Fe and the mother of three adventurous, fun-loving children, Griffin, Liam and Aidan. She worked as an environmental engineer for 10 years before starting her family with her husband Michael. Since then, she has co-authored a children's picture book. Her love of Santa Fe and all it has to offer children and families inspired this book.

Author : Susan Campbell Bartoletti
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2003-11-01
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 0439555108

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A Coal Miner's Bride by Susan Campbell Bartoletti Pdf

A diary account of thirteen-year-old Anetka's life in Poland in 1896, immigration to America, marriage to a coal miner, widowhood, and happiness in finally finding her true love.

Author : Barbara Ford Ritch,Barbara Ann Ritch
Publisher : Father & Son Pub
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 1991-01-01
Category : History
ISBN : 0942407121

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Coal Camp Kids by Barbara Ford Ritch,Barbara Ann Ritch Pdf

Author : Judith Hendershot
Publisher : Knopf Books for Young Readers
Page : 48 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 1987
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : UOM:39015024876321

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In Coal Country by Judith Hendershot Pdf

Describes life in a small mining town in the 1930s.