Coal Town Kids

Author : Duane S. Radford
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781039144859
Total Pages : 228 pages
Book Rating : 4.53/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Coal Town Kids written by Duane S. Radford and published by . This book was released on 2022-05-31 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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
ISBN 13 : 1554988721
Total Pages : 52 pages
Book Rating : 4.23/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Town Is by the Sea written by Joanne Schwartz and published by Groundwood Books Ltd. This book was released on 2017-04-01 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 : Madelyn Rosenberg
Publisher : Holiday House
ISBN 13 : 0823427714
Total Pages : 165 pages
Book Rating : 4.10/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Canary in the Coal Mine written by Madelyn Rosenberg and published by Holiday House. This book was released on 2013-04-12 with total page 165 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 : Duane S. Radford
Publisher : FriesenPress
ISBN 13 : 103914487X
Total Pages : 218 pages
Book Rating : 4.73/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Coal Town Kids written by Duane S. Radford and published by FriesenPress. This book was released on 2022-06-09 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 : Susan Campbell Bartoletti
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN 13 : 9780395979143
Total Pages : 132 pages
Book Rating : 4.45/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Growing Up in Coal Country written by Susan Campbell Bartoletti and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 1996 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes what life was like, especially for children, in coal mines and mining towns in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.

Author : Toby Smith
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780941270823
Total Pages : 133 pages
Book Rating : 4.23/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Coal Town written by Toby Smith and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 133 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Organized at the turn of the century in northeast New Mexico, Dawson grew into one of the Southwest's major coal producers. It was once a bustling town of more than 6,000 people. Run by the Phelps Dodge Corporation, Dawson also became a place that was different than any other company town. Coal Town tells the story of the ordinary people of Dawson, it follows the town's rough-and-tumble beginnings through its glory years just before World War I. It tracks the community's struggles during the Depression, and, finally, its demise in 1950.

Author : Judith Hendershot
Publisher : Knopf Books for Young Readers
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 48 pages
Book Rating : 4.21/5 ( download)

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Download or read book In Coal Country written by Judith Hendershot and published by Knopf Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 1987 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes life in a small mining town in the 1930s.

Author : Shelby Demidovich
Publisher : Page Publishing, Incorporated
ISBN 13 : 9781644243510
Total Pages : 98 pages
Book Rating : 4.12/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Maidsville Kids written by Shelby Demidovich and published by Page Publishing, Incorporated. This book was released on 2019-02-11 with total page 98 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The life of children from Maidsville, West Virginia, during the late 1950s and early 1960s. These are the stories about children and their families growing up in a small coal-mining town. Even as a small child, Shelby understood the hardships of her time. She not only was responsible for caring for her younger brothers and sisters, she also helped with the chores that were needed around the house. The experiences of the poor coal-mining kids were hard work and not much fun; these kids would find ways to enjoy life in unconventional ways. As these kids grow, their journey is told through the eyes of the author.

Author : Barbara Ford Ritch
Publisher : Father & Son Pub
ISBN 13 : 9780942407129
Total Pages : 352 pages
Book Rating : 4.21/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Coal Camp Kids written by Barbara Ford Ritch and published by Father & Son Pub. This book was released on 1991-01-01 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Margie J Pittman
Publisher : AuthorHouse
ISBN 13 : 1491820381
Total Pages : 134 pages
Book Rating : 4.84/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Coal Camp Kids written by Margie J Pittman and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2013-10-08 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Coal Miners from the forties and fifties were a special kind of people. The community of the camps they lived in instilled value and culture that is lacking in todays world. The Coal Camp Kids and Teens arent kids any more. Most of them have great grandchildren. Coal Camp Kids, The End of an Era catches up with the Kids today, and tells how they are passing on their values. The process creates some amusing circumstances. As you read, find out: Who got a phone call from Jesus, why were Bonnie and Margie on a four wheeler, who told David Pittman, Thats how they do it on TV, Why was Ruby Bartley so embarrassed, who thought they might need a good talking to, what did Karen shower everyone with, who got a standing ovation, what did Billie pray for, who is afraid of a thunderstorm, who thinks they would get a rush from a tornado, what got Paula tickled on the elevator, why was Joshua splashing in the tub, and who was interested in Margies twelve string? Explore the joys and heartaches that fill our everyday lives in the West Virginia Mountains. The End of an Era completes the trilogy.