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Northern Light

Author : Kazim Ali
Publisher : Milkweed Editions
Page : 137 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2021-03-09
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781571317124

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An examination of the lingering effects of a hydroelectric power station on Pimicikamak sovereign territory in Manitoba, Canada. The child of South Asian migrants, Kazim Ali was born in London, lived as a child in the cities and small towns of Manitoba, and made a life in the United States. As a man passing through disparate homes, he has never felt he belonged to a place. And yet, one day, the celebrated poet and essayist finds himself thinking of the boreal forests and lush waterways of Jenpeg, a community thrown up around the building of a hydroelectric dam on the Nelson River, where he once lived for several years as a child. Does the town still exist, he wonders? Is the dam still operational? When Ali goes searching, however, he finds not news of Jenpeg, but of the local Pimicikamak community. Facing environmental destruction and broken promises from the Canadian government, they have evicted Manitoba’s electric utility from the dam on Cross Lake. In a place where water is an integral part of social and cultural life, the community demands accountability for the harm that the utility has caused. Troubled, Ali returns north, looking to understand his place in this story and eager to listen. Over the course of a week, he participates in community life, speaks with Elders and community members, and learns about the politics of the dam from Chief Cathy Merrick. He drinks tea with activists, eats corned beef hash with the Chief, and learns about the history of the dam, built on land that was never ceded, and Jenpeg, a town that now exists mostly in his memory. In building relationships with his former neighbors, Ali explores questions of land and power?and in remembering a lost connection to this place, finally finds a home he might belong to. Praise for Northern Light An Outside Magazine Favorite Book of 2021 A Book Riot Best Book of 2021 A Shelf Awareness Best Book of 2021 “Ali’s gift as a writer is the way he is able to present his story in a way that brings attention to the myriad issues facing Indigenous communities, from oil pipelines in the Dakotas to border walls running through Kumeyaay land.” —San Diego Union-Tribune “A world traveler, not always by choice, ponders the meaning and location of home. . . . A graceful, elegant account even when reporting on the hard truths of a little-known corner of the world.” —Kirkus Reviews “[Ali’s] experiences are relayed in sensitive, crystalline prose, documenting how Cross Lake residents are working to reinvent their town and rebuild their traditional beliefs, language, and relationships with the natural world. . . . Though these topics are complex, they are untangled in an elegant manner.” —Foreword Reviews (starred review)

Northern Light

Author : Roy MacGregor
Publisher : Random House Digital, Inc.
Page : 402 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Painters
ISBN : 9780307357397

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"The eccentric spinster Winnie Trainor was a fixture of Roy MacGregor's childhood in Huntsville, Ontario. She was considered too odd to be a truly romantic figure in the eyes of the town, but the locals knew that Canada's most famous painter had once been in love with her, and that she had never gotten over his untimely death. She kept some paintings he gave her in a six-quart basket she'd leave with the neighbours on her rare trips out of town, and in the summers she'd make the trip from her family cottage, where Thomson used to stay, on foot to the graveyard up the hill, where fans of the artist occasionally left bouquets. There she would clear away the flowers. After all, as far as anyone knew, he wasn't there: she had arranged at his family's request for him to be exhumed and moved to a cemetery near Owen Sound.

A Northern Light

Author : Jennifer Donnelly
Publisher : HMH Books For Young Readers
Page : 417 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2019-05-07
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9780358063681

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In 1906, sixteen-year-old Mattie, determined to attend college and be a writer against the wishes of her father and fiance, takes a job at a summer inn where she discovers the truth about the death of a guest. Based on a true story.

Northern Light

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Rocky Mountain Books Incorporated
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2018-10-09
Category : Photography
ISBN : 1771602988

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Featuring remarkable landscapes and powerful portraits, Dave Brosha's first book of photography transports the viewer to stunning Arctic and Subarctic locations. "Epic, awesome shots ..." --Martin Hartley, National Geographic contributing photographer "Amazing shots ..." --Phil Plait, "Bad Astronomy" from Discover magazine "One of the most celebrated creative photographers in the world ..." --Nikon "Critically acclaimed ... spectacular photos ..." --The Globe and Mail Dave Brosha is one of Canada's most passionate and widely published photographers. On a continual journey to seek out and capture the beauty of this world, he produces work that covers a wide spectrum of photographic genres. With stunning photographs taken in Greenland, Iceland, the Northwest Territories, Nunavut, the Torngats of Newfoundland and Labrador, and the Yukon this remarkably original portfolio will amaze viewers and inspire everyone to reconsider the nature of these sometimes forgotten landscapes.

A Search for the Northern Lights

Author : Elizabeth Rusch,Izzi Rusch
Publisher : Graphic Arts Books
Page : 42 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2020-04-14
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781513262918

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A Search for the Northern Lights by Elizabeth Rusch,Izzi Rusch Pdf

A mother-daughter story of an adventure-filled search for the amazing aurora borealis. Alix and her mom are fascinated by the nighttime light displays in the sky known as auroras, or northern lights, but being able to see them in person proves to be more challenging than expected. Where do they appear? When? How could Alix and her mom get there to see the auroras before they disappear from the sky? Inspired by the authors’ own experiences, A Search for the Northern Lights brings the reader along on a fascinating journey as Alix and her mom eagerly learn what auroras are and how to find them. The book also includes science and more information on auroras, plus a helpful guide for those hoping to catch their own glimpse of the incredible northern lights.

Northern Lights

Author : George Bryson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 130 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Nature
ISBN : 1570612900

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Electric green pierced by neon blue, shocking pink spinning into violent red, and shimmering purple sidled up against deep indigo: never before have you seen such high-octane colors in the sky, and never before has a book shown the northern lights-aurora borealis-in such vivid color. In Northern Lights, photographers Calvin Hall and Daryl Pederson bring to print nearly a hundred photographs of this amazing natural phenomenon, shot from remote locations all over Alaska and using no filters or digital enhancement. Just as fascinating are the legends, myths, and science surrounding this polar phenomenon, described by George Bryson. As 2002 marks the peak viewing time of the northern lights in an eleven-year cycle, this book brings the elusive magic of the northern lights to stargazers near and far.

Northern Lights

Author : Philip Pullman
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 448 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2019-11
Category : Belacqua, Lyra (Fictitious character)
ISBN : 1743837119

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Lyra Belacqua and her animal daemon live half-wild and carefree among scholars of Jordan College, Oxford. The destiny that awaits her will take her to the frozen lands of the Arctic, where witch-clans reign and ice-bears fight. Her extraordinary journey will have immeasurable consequences far beyond her own world...

Northern Lights on Civic and Citizenship Education

Author : Heidi Biseth,Bryony Hoskins,Lihong Huang
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 170 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2021-02-26
Category : Education
ISBN : 9783030667887

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Northern Lights on Civic and Citizenship Education by Heidi Biseth,Bryony Hoskins,Lihong Huang Pdf

This open access book presents an in-depth analysis of data from ICCS. An international group of scholars critically address the state of civic and citizenship education in the four Nordic countries that participated in the IEA International Civic and Citizenship Education Study (ICCS) in 2009 and 2016. The findings are of particular relevance to educators at all levels, from school education through to teacher education. Nordic countries have long traditions of democracy and their students have performed relatively well in the ICCS assessments. Nonetheless, citizenship education continues to evolve and has received increasing attention in recent educational reforms, indicating policymakers understanding that schools play an important role in establishing democratic values among future citizens. Data from ICCS can be used to analyze, discuss, and reflect on the status of civic and citizenship education and can contribute to the discourse on the potential role of education in contributing to sustainable democracies for a common future. However, teaching citizenship and learning democracy are two different things. While young people can be taught about democracy in school, it is vital that schools work together with the wider community in which youth operate to strengthen civic understanding and values for all young people regardless of their social and economic background.

Spirits of the Northern Lights

Author : Skye Durocher
Publisher : FriesenPress
Page : 44 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2019-01-08
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781525532382

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“You have a long way to go before you are wise like the old people,” Grandma Grace tells ten-year-old Cora when she leaves her hard-working single mother and spends summers with her grandparents. Each summer, Grandma Grace and Grandpa William teach Cora to care for their animals and tend the garden, fish in the creek, pray to the creator, pick berries and plants for medicine, smoke meat, tan hide, and make moccasins and bannock. “They made me do this over and over again,” remembers Cora, “so I would not forget.” As Cora grows, she is reluctant to leave for university, but her grandparents urge to go, reminding her they have nothing left to teach. Cora finds love and starts her own family as her grandparents age. When she returns home, Cora knows she has to continue the tradition of passing knowledge to her children, and then her grandchildren, even as they leave the community to pursue education and careers. Spirits of the Northern Lights is a beautiful story about family support, Indigenous identity, and honouring tradition in the face of a rapidly changing world.

The Northern Light

Author : A J Cronin
Publisher : Boxtree
Page : 239 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2016-02-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781743540909

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Henry Page, owner of The Northern Light, the oldest and most respected newspaper in Tynecastle, is offered a vast sum to turn over control to a mass-circulation group based in London. He refuses – despite entreaties by his wife to accept – and so begins his fight with the Chronicle, an almost defunct newspaper in the same area which is given new life by London-thinking and London men. Against Henry Page, a journalist who believes in honest presentation of news without bringing in sensationalism, the Chronicle pulls every dirty trick in the trade. And Henry, brought eventually almost to his knees, stoically holds on to his principles and The Northern Light. It is only when he has won the battle that tragedy robs him of the most important thing in his life. In the magnificent narrative tradition of The Citadel, The Stars Look Down and Cronin’s other classic novels, The Northern Light is a great book by a much-loved author.

The Northern Lights

Author : Lucy Jago
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : STANFORD:36105025342648

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In this non-fiction debut, Lucy Jago tells the fascinating and moving story of visionary scientist, Kristian Birkeland, the man whose quest to solve the mystery of the Northern Lights cost him his sanity, and ultimately his life.

Northern Lights

Author : Polly Evans
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 48 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2015-08-17
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1784770299

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Northern Lights Travel Guide Holiday and travel advice about where and when to see the Northern Lights, covering Sweden, Norway, Finland, Iceland, Greenland, Canada, Alaska. Also advice on photographing the Northern Lights, what to wear, forecasting Northern Lights, the science of the aurora, and tour operators offering Northern Lights packages."

A Northern Light

Author : Jennifer Donnelly
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Page : 414 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 0152053107

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Set in 1906 against the backdrop of the murder that inspired Theodore Dreiser's "An American Tragedy," this Printz Honor Book effortlessly weaves romance, history, and a murder mystery into something moving, real, and wholly original.

Aurora

Author : Mindy Dwyer
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 20 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 0882404946

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Mindy Dwyer captures the magic of the Northern Lights in a story that is written like a legend passed down through generations. With her bright, luminous illustrations and clear language, Dwyer tells the story of Aurora, a young girl who takes a journey of discovery and collects the colors from the sky to comfort her. Full color.

The Northern Light

Author : A. Brekke,A. Egeland
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 181 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783642691065

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The Northern Light by A. Brekke,A. Egeland Pdf

In Nordic literature a remarkable discussion of the northern light appears in Kongespeilet (The King's Mirror) a thirteenth-century Norwegian chronicle. It is described in vivid detail as the following translated excerpts demonstrate: These northern lights have this peculiar nature, that the darker the night is, the brighter they seem, and they always appear at night but never by day, most frequently in the densest darkness and rarely by moonlight. In appearance they resemble a vast flame of fire viewed from a great distance. It also looks as if sharp points were shot from this flame up into the sky; these are of uneven height and in constant motion, now one, now another darting highest; and the light appears to blaze like a living flame. Three different theories for the origin of the northern light were suggested in this book. Numerous naturally occurring heavenly phenomena have been observed and enjoyed as long as the Earth has been inhabited, but hardly any of them has stirred man's imagination, curiosity and fear as much as the northern light. The northern light is certainly one of the most spectacular of nature's phenomena.