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3 Rinks and Roaming

Shauntay Grant
Nova Scotia
Kevin Sylvester
Ontario
Shauntay Grant,  Nova Scotia

Shauntay Grant is Halifax’s third Poet Laureate. She is a critically acclaimed writer, spoken- word performer, broadcast journalist and  musician. Grant regularly leads youth-oriented arts workshops that educate and advocate for self-empowerment and social change. Her latest book, The City Speaks in Drums¸ is a follow-up tothe award-winning  Up Home and presents a wonderful story about the vibrancy of city life. Read more

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Kevin Sylvester,  Ontario

Kevin Sylvester is an award-winning writer, illustrator and broadcaster, living in Toronto. The character Neil Flambé, featured in his third children’s book, was originally created by Kevin for a CBC summer morning broadcast of his ongoing story, “Neil Flambé and the Case of the Caustic Cumin.” Sylvester gave Neil Flambé a literary debut in his novel Neil Flambé and the Marco Polo Murders, and this fall follows up with Neil Flambé and the Aztec Abduction, a mystery filled with chills, thrills and adventure. Read more

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Tuesday, October 19, 2010 - 1:00pm - 2:00pm
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, and Halifax in particular, leading them down the streets and through the Citadel. Kevin 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 

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Rinks and Roaming

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.

Curriculum Connection:
• writing to express personal responses to experiences
• using strategies before writing and representing

Activities:
1. Ask students to pick an event that they were present at or a place they are familiar with and brainstorm related words.
2. Have the students pick ten of the words to arrange on a blank sheet of paper that they can illustrate.
3. Have students share their story with other classmates.

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