And when I say young, I mean young. He’s nine years old, he lives in the North West Territories of Canada, and he paints beautiful depictions of the northern lights (aurora borealis).
This is going to be a very brief post, as the article I want you to read is at the CBC (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation) website.
Check it out! It’s great to see kids involved in the arts! Here’s the link.
Although I usually concentrate on theatre and music on this blog, I want to branch out a bit this month as I look at possibilities for experiencing the arts (and books) while on vacation. A version of this series first appeared on a blog I used to have, back in 2011. A few years ago,…
Last week, when I posted about Kwame Alexander’s verse novel The Crossover, I suggested that the rhythms of the novel were often like rap or hip-hop. Today, we’re looking at more hip-hop. This time, Shakespeare as hip-hop. Shakespeare? Yep. You read that right. Shakespeare in Action, an acting company in Ontario, Canada, has as its…
Again this week, I have a link to share with you, rather than a book. This time, it’s a feast for your ears. And we’re turning from the hip-hop, rap and South American music that I featured last month, and focusing on classical music this time. A friend alerted me to this NPR program (the…
Earlier this month, we looked at the verse novel The Crossover. Today, we’re exploring another, very different verse novel. Enjoy! Title: Under the Mambo Moon Author: Julia Durango Illustrator: Fabricio VandenBroeck Publisher: Watertown, MA: Charlesbridge, 2011 Genre: Middle Grade novel in verse Audience Age: 9 to 12 Themes/topics: dance, diversity, South American dances and customs,…
When people think of diversity and of diverse characters in books, television, or movies, they often only think in terms of skin color or religious views. But there are many aspects to diversity. Ensuring that there are characters, both kids and adults, who deal with physical, mental, or emotional challenges is an important part of…
Now this is COOL! When we hear the phrase “pipe organ,” most of us think of a large instrument, likely in a church, with at least two keyboards (or more) as well as a pedal board, and great pipes reaching up to the ceiling. We think of deep, rich music. But a man in Belarus…
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Beautiful story about such a gifted child. I love how the father and son teach each other. Great relationship. Are they members of First Nation?