The Boy Who Lived Beneath The Sea

Zachary Losness was born on September 12, 1992. He enjoys hanging out, watching movies, reading books and playing football. He is currently attending Rosemont Ridge Middle School and is in the Douglas Fir House with Mister Snook as his wonderfi.il advisory teacher. After publication of this book, Zachary hopes to take his writing even farther in the future. This is his first childrens book and he hopes that it is enjoyable to who ever reads it. The illustrations are by his Great Uncle and friend, Howard Losness

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.

In this trip to the world of the future under the sea, a visitor, in diving vehicle or diving gear, will glimpse undersea miners, ranchers, and farmers at work, and swim among mysterious plants, animals, and friendly fish.

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Sparrow is a young Indian boy who lives in a small village near a lake. One day he decided that he would like to visit his cousin, Running Bear, who lived in the city. After obtaining permission from his parents and the chief of the tribe, he boarded a bus for the city. When he arrived he was shocked to see how the people had such little regard for their environment, marking up buildings and throwing refuse on the ground with vehicles that burped soot into the air. He soon tired of the conditions there and returned home, happy to breathe clean air, free of smog and the noise of the city.

Zachary has always dreamt of riding in a hot air balloon. Then, one day his dream comes true when he finds a balloon sitting all by itself in the middle of a field. He climbs in and has the ride of his life! The balloon takes him high into the heavens where he is so close to the stars that he can almost reach out and touch them, and then he drops down to mountains and valleys, to the pyramids of Egypt and then suddenly drops in to the ocean. There he encounters colorful fish, sea turtles and whales and then ... a school of sharks.

Here are quotations--from C.S. Lewis to Martin Luther to William Shakespeare to Ann Landers. Here are anecodotes from history--and from the contemporary world. Here are the great and the famous--and some "little people" whose stories can inspire or amuse audiences. Here are wisdom and laughter, insight and diversion.i