
Children's Nonfiction Skateboarding
Les planchistes aux pieds nus
- Publisher
- Orca Book Publishers
- Initial publish date
- Sep 2024
- Category
- Skateboarding, Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance, Asia
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Hardback
- ISBN
- 9781459841710
- Publish Date
- Sep 2024
- List Price
- $21.95
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eBook
- ISBN
- 9781459841734
- Publish Date
- Sep 2024
- List Price
- $17.99
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Recommended Age, Grade, and Reading Levels
- Age: 3 to 5
- Grade: p to k
- Reading age: 3 to 5
Description
À Janwaar, où la vie semble immuable, la communauté est strictement divisée en castes. C’était un endroit tranquille... jusqu’au début des travaux de construction.
Ramkesh ignore ce que ce sera. Il n’y a que des rampes et des buttes. Une fois la structure terminée, il voit des enfants s’y élancer, debout sur d’étranges planches munies de roulettes. On l’invite à essayer et il devient accro. Il s’entraîne à faire des figures sur sa planche à roulettes. Au début, il n’y a que des garçons, mais Ramkesh propose à sa sœur et à d’autres filles à se joindre à lui. Le petit village acquiert une réputation de haut lieu de la planche à roulettes. Les gens affluent de partout dans le monde pour le visiter et enseigner des figures aux enfants. Ramkesh et ses amis sont même invités à voyager en Europe. Mais le plus important, c’est qu’ils reviennent chez eux pour raconter ce qu’ils ont vécu et insufflent un nouveau sentiment de joie et d’unité chez les villageois, ce qui leur montre que les choses peuvent changer à l’avenir.
Également disponible sous le titre Barefoot Skateboarders en anglais.
About the authors
Rina Singh is a children’s author and poetry slam coach whose curiosity and love for storytelling shape the heart of her books. Rooted in real-life events and the untold stories they hold, her writing spans themes of environmental justice, social change, and the magic woven into everyday life. Her critically acclaimed titles include Grandmother School, winner of the Christie Harris Illustrated Children’s Literature Prize; Diwali: A Festival of Lights, nominated for the Red Cedar Award; and Once, a Bird. Her picture book Barefoot Skateboarders is based on a true story set in rural India.
SOPHIE CASSON has illustrated The Artist and Me by Shane Peacock, a finalist for the Marilyn Baillie Picture Book Award, Quelle pagaille! by Danielle Marcotte and Laurence-Aurélie Théroux-Marcotte, a finalist for the Governor General’s Award, and Helen’s Birds by Sara Cassidy. Her highly acclaimed illustrations are inspired by Japanese woodblock prints and World War II–era posters. Sophie’s award-winning work has also appeared in the Globe and Mail, the New York Times, Financial Times, Los Angeles Times and Nature, as well as in the Canadian Museum for Human Rights. Sophie lives in Montreal, Quebec.
Depuis une vingtaine d’années, Rachel Martinez a publié plus de quatre-vingts traductions dans des domaines variés pour des éditeurs francophones réputés : roman, arts visuels, récit, biographie, essai et littérature jeunesse. Elle a fait partie du conseil consultatif du Centre international de traduction littéraire de Banff de 2017 jusqu’à sa dissolution en 2019, et a siégé plusieurs années au conseil d’administration de l’Association des traducteurs et traductrices littéraires du Canada. Une mention sur la Liste d’honneur 2014 de l’International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY) et le Prix des libraires du Québec 2017 (catégorie 12-17 ans, hors Québec) figurent parmi les marques de reconnaissance qu’elle a reçues. Elle a remporté en 2005 le prix du Gouverneur général du Canada en traduction française pour Glenn Gould, une vie de Kevin Bazzana et a été finaliste en 2013 et 2015.
Awards
- Commended, Junior Library Guild (JLG) Gold Standard Selection
- Commended, 49th Shelf Kids Top Grade: Canlit for the Classroom
Editorial Reviews
“Bright, cheerful illustrations highlight first the differences and then the commonalities between the two village groups, effectively capturing the joy of the soaring skaters.”
Booklist
“Casson’s simple illustrations...capture not just a small, dusty Indian village but also the energy and activity around the skatepark and the joyful expressions of all who become involved in this remarkable change. The book would be a useful springboard for discussions on…community-building. Recommended.”
CM: Canadian Review of Materials
“The potential of children to become changemakers even in the most stratified societies is the driving message of Barefoot Skateboarders, and Sophie Casson’s playful illustrations bring Ramkesh’s tentative first steps, and high-flying ollies, into full colour….Tells the true story of how sport can help bridge caste and gender divides.”
Montreal Review of Books (MRB)
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