Children's Nonfiction Social Activists
Biographie en images : Voici Terry Fox
- Publisher
- Scholastic Canada Ltd
- Initial publish date
- Sep 2020
- Category
- Social Activists, General, Special Needs
- Recommended Age
- 6 to 10
- Recommended Grade
- 1 to 4
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Hardback
- ISBN
- 9781443182089
- Publish Date
- Sep 2020
- List Price
- $16.99
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Description
See below for English description.
Découvrez l’histoire légendaire de Terry Fox, l’homme qui a créé le Marathon de l’espoir et la course Terry Fox : son amour du sport quand il était enfant et adolescent; la découverte accablante de son cancer des os; son séjour à l’hôpital qui lui a donné l’idée d’accroître la sensibilisation à sa maladie; le moment bouleversant où il a trempé sa jambe artificielle dans l’océan Atlantique à St. John’s, à Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador; et l’arrêt déchirant de sa course. Tous ces moments sont dépeints dans ce livre captivant, accompagné d’illustrations expressives et en couleurs. Voici Terry Fox est un récit bouleversant et inspirant, qui motivera les lecteurs à surmonter leurs obstacles personnels pour laisser leur marque sur le monde.
Discover the legendary Terry Fox, the man behind the Marathon of Hope and the Terry Fox Run. His love of sports as a child and teenager; his devastating bone cancer diagnosis; the hospital stay that inspired him to do something to raise awareness about this disease; the poignant moment he dipped his artificial leg in the waters of St. John’s, Newfoundland; and the heartbreaking moment he ended his run are chronicled in a simple yet compellingly written book with full-colour, expressive illustrations. An infinitely poignant and inspiring story, Voici Terry Fox will motivate readers to push past personal barriers and make their mark on the world.
Original title: Scholastic Canada Biography: Meet Terry Fox
About the authors
Liz is one nosy author, which is why she loves writing non-fiction. She’s very curious about why people do what they do, and likes sharing with kids the amazing facts and secrets that she uncovers.As a kid in Thornhill, Ontario, the idea of being a writer never crossed Liz’s mind—she figured most authors were already dead and they definitely weren’t Canadian. Besides, it was science that interested Liz.But writing was already part of Liz’s life. After dinner on school nights, Liz and her two brothers would trudge up to their rooms, close their doors and start to do their homework—or so their parents thought. A few minutes later, a piece of paper would come sliding under Liz’s door. One of her brothers had drawn a picture, usually of some weird creature.Liz really couldn’t draw (still can’t!), so the only way she could respond was to write a short story, often about a mad scientist or space alien. She would slip the story under her brother’s door and—well, not a lot of homework got done.At university, Liz studied sciences—there was hardly any writing involved at all. But after university, she was hired as an editor at OWL magazine, where she could combine writing and her love of science. But it wasn’t long before Liz had a goal: to write a book. Her first one was about lions and since then she’s written more than fifty others.Royal Murder: The Deadly Intrigue of Ten Sovereigns (2008) is one of her favourite books because royalty has always fascinated Liz. She loved going behind the scenes with monarchs from Cleopatra to Dracula to find out just what they would do to hold onto power or protect their families.Bones Never Lie: How Forensics Helps Solve History’s Mysteries (2013) was the winner of numerous awards, including the Crime Writers of Canada 2014 Arthur Ellis Award in the Juvenile/YA category. Liz’s latest book with Annick Press, Galloping Through History: Incredible True Horse Stories (Spring 2015), combines, once again, her outstanding storytelling skills with her passion for history. This time her love of animals also shines through as she recounts the stories of six horses that changed the way humans live, travel, fight, work, and play.Liz lives in Toronto with her husband, Paul, and their cat Cosimo. While she writes, he is usually sprawled across her desk—often right on the book she needs for research!
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Mike Deas est auteur-illustrateur de bandes dessinées, telles que Tank and Fizz and The Case of the Tentacle Terror. Il signe aussi les illustrations de la série Graphic Guide Adventure. Sa passion pour l'illustration a été entretenue tout au long de son enfance à l'île Saltspring, en Colombie-Britannique où il habite encore aujourd'hui.
MIKE DEAS is an author/illustrator of graphic novels, most recently Tank and Fizz and the Case of the Tentacle Terror. He is the illustrator of the Graphic Guide Adventure series. His love for illustrative storytelling comes from an early love of reading and drawing while growing up on Saltspring Island, British Columbia. Visit him online at www.deasillustration.com.
Awards
- Commended, Sélection Communication-Jeunesse
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