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16 NO ORDINARY WOLF IAN MCALLISTER 10 – 11:30 AM WATERFRONT THEATRE $17 / $8.50 FOR STUDENT GROUPS For two decades, naturalist Ian McAllister has been following an elusive type of wolf that lives in BC’s Great Bear Rainforest, can swim like an otter and can fi sh like the bears that share the habitat. He’s documented this rare and fascinating animal through remote fi lming, tracking and patient watching. He brings his research to life in his book The Sea Wolves, which not only puts to rest our idea of “the Big Bad Wolf” but also underlines the need to protect the valuable habitat in which the sea wolf lives. Suitable for grades 3 to 5 1 ILLUSTREZ CES MOTS! 2 RINKS AND ROAMING PIERRE PRATT ANIMATRICE : ANNE-LAURE PAULMONT 10 H 30 À 11 H 30 PTC STUDIO 17$ / 8.50$ POUR LES GROUPES D’ÉTUDIANTS Pierre Pratt lit et illustre les mots dans Le jour où Zoé zozota, un abécédaire (peut-être pas) à la fois sérieux et humoristique. Parfois les images suggèrent une vision différente de ce que les mots racontent. Les enfants de tous âges seront enchantés par l’humour du texte, par la possibilité de découvrir comment les images illustrent (ou pas) les mots et par les discussions et les débats qui s’ensuivront. Pour les élèves de la maternelle à la troisième année. Cet événement se tiendra exclusivement en français; il y aura beaucoup de possibilités sibi ibi b lit ités és é d’interaction entre les élèves et l’écrivain. SHAUNTAY GRANT, KEVIN SYLVESTER 1 – 2:00 PM REVUE STAGE $17 / $8.50 FOR STUDENT GROUPS Poet Laureate of Halifax, Nova Scotia and spoken word artist Shauntay Grant teams up with author, illustrator and CBC broadcaster Kevin Sylvester to bring their stories to life for young readers. Grant takes her audience on a tour of Canada’s other coast, Halifax in particular, leading them down the streets and through the Citadel. Sylvester will entertain with his tale of Cindy Winter’s hockey aspirations—from her battles with her teammates, the Blister Sisters, to the good fortune brought by her Fairy Goaltender. An afternoon of great storytelling awaits. Suitable for grades 1 to 3 3
ONE HEN KATIE SMITH MILWAY 1 – 2:30 PM WATERFRONT THEATRE $17 / $8.50 FOR STUDENT GROUPS Based on her experiences living in West Africa, Katie Smith Milway writes movingly and knowledgeably about how ordinary people, in this case a young boy named Kojo, can make a big difference to their community. From grinding poverty, Kojo eventually saves enough to buy one hen and goes on to build up a poultry farm, hire workers, pay taxes and transform his village. Based on a real person, Kwabena Darko, One Hen shows the power of helping through community-development programs and how change can happen, one person at a time. Suitable for grades 4 to 6 This event is sponsored by the Rix Family Foundation. THREE VIEWS OF VIETNAM CAMILLA GIBB, KARL MARLANTES, ADAM LEWIS SCHROEDER HOST: JERRY WASSERMAN 8:00 PM WATERFRONT THEATRE $19 4 7 Vietnam has held a spot on the world stage for the last 60 years and continues to be a magnet for the literary imagination. Three novelists whose lives have taken them to Vietnam to research, to learn or to fi ght write those experiences into fi ction, with astounding results. Adam Lewis Schroeder begins in Frenchoccupied Indochina and weaves a generational search for identity, while Vietnam vet Karl Marlantes tells a rugged tale of young American Marines, dropped into the jungles, who must fi ght not only an elusive enemy but also leeches, monsoons and the reality of war itself. Camilla Gibb’s story is set in contemporary Vietnam, a country undergoing such momentous change, even its tour guides wonder what the world is really seeing of their lives and their past. SUR TERRE ET AU PARADIS JENNIFER TREMBLAY ANIMATEUR : STEPHAN CLOUTIER 13 H À 14 H PTC STUDIO 17$ / 8.50$ POUR LES GROUPES D’ÉTUDIANTS Ceux qui vont sur la lune doivent être courageux, et Matisse l’est certainement. Miro, qui est sur terre, a un très grand cœur. Joignez-vous à l’auteure Jennifer Tremblay qui raconte des récits d’aventure et d’amitié, de recherche des fameuses vaches lunaires et des 22 canetons protégés au milieu de l’orage et des bêtes sauvages. Pour les élèves de la maternelle à la troisième année. Cet événement se tiendra exclusivement en français; il y aura beaucoup de possibilités d’interaction entre les élèves et l’écrivaine. AN INTIMATE EVENING WITH ANDREA LEVY 8:00 PM PTC STUDIO $25 5 8 When Andrea Levy last attended the Vancouver International Writers Festival, she read from Small Island, in musical tones and a Jamaican lilt, holding the audience spellbound. That novel won the Orange Prize, the Whitbread Prize, the Commonwealth Prize and the Orange Best of the Best. Some authors may have found writing a follow-up daunting, but for Levy, The Long Song followed naturally. In her new novel, she transports readers to an uncomfortable time in history and brings to life those slaves who defi ed their captivity and made the ultimate show of human spirit. Spend an evening with this remarkable and charming author. OUT LOUD AT NIGHT IVAN E. COYOTE, SASHA LANGFORD, CHERYL L’HIRONDELLE, RICHARD VAN CAMP HOST: HILARY PEACH 8:00 PM REVUE STAGE $19 17 Spoken word is full of surprise. It often tickles the ear of the listener as the words of the performance fl y by. Of these spoken word artists who will perform their newly commissioned works, three are on loan from the Poetry Gabriola Festival, while a fourth, young performance poet Sasha Langford, holds a coveted place on the Vancouver Poetry Slam Team. Listen up to Canada’s best fl ying words. THE ALMA LEE OPENING NIGHT EVENT GRAND OPENINGS CAROLINE ADDERSON, EMMA DONOGHUE, PAOLO GIORDANO, MARC LEVY, ANDREW O’HAGAN, KATE PULLINGER, KAMILA SHAMSIE HOST: HAL WAKE 8:30 PM PERFORMANCE WORKS $29 6 9 Drum roll: it’s opening night at the Writers Festival, and Artistic Director Hal Wake introduces seven fi ne writers. Vancouver treasure Caroline Adderson and Irish-Canadian favourite Emma Donoghue both read from much-anticipated new novels. Italian sensation Paolo Giordano and France’s bestselling novelist Marc Levy also take the stage, along with British star Andrew O’Hagan, who reads from his engaging new novel told from the point of view of Marilyn Monroe’s dog. Kate Pullinger, winner of last year’s Governor General’s Award for her novel The Mistress of Nothing, and Orange Prize fi nalist Kamila Shamsie each promise to transport us to distant places and times. Open the Festival in grand style in the company of these authors.
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