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Don Sawyer has published more than 12 books in genres ranging from adult non-fiction to young adult novels and children's books. He has also published in periodicals, and his Op-Eds have appeared in most major Canadian daily newspapers. He has presented readings and writing workshops to students across Canada and the U.S. and has pioneered the use of “virtual readings” of his books via Skype with classrooms, many in remote areas.
To learn more and schedule a Skype book reading with Don Sawyer, click here.
NEW! BC Bookworld names Where the Rivers Meet a "classic" (July 2016): "First published by Pemmican Publications back in 1988, Don Sawyer’s Where the Rivers Meet is perhaps the first Canadian book for young readers that realistically portrays racial prejudice and teen suicide in a First Nations community." (To read full article, click here: bcbooklook.com/2016/07/08/a-little-heralded-classic-from-lytton/)
Don Sawyer has published more than 12 books in genres ranging from adult non-fiction to young adult novels and children's books. He has also published in periodicals, and his Op-Eds have appeared in most major Canadian daily newspapers. He has presented readings and writing workshops to students across Canada and the U.S. and has pioneered the use of “virtual readings” of his books via Skype with classrooms, many in remote areas.
To learn more and schedule a Skype book reading with Don Sawyer, click here.
NEW! BC Bookworld names Where the Rivers Meet a "classic" (July 2016): "First published by Pemmican Publications back in 1988, Don Sawyer’s Where the Rivers Meet is perhaps the first Canadian book for young readers that realistically portrays racial prejudice and teen suicide in a First Nations community." (To read full article, click here: bcbooklook.com/2016/07/08/a-little-heralded-classic-from-lytton/)
Books Authored by Don Sawyer, NESA Principal
New! Designed to support instructors using the novels with adult learners, the handbook contains more than 25 classroom-tested strategies. The activities develop language skills while creating classrooms of discovery, dialogue, critical enquiry and enjoyment that honour the experiences and insights of adult students.
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Now Back in Print! Grampa and the Four Brothers is a contemporary adaptation of a traditional Salish Indian story. A perfect first "chapter book" for primary and intermediate readers, the book tells an entertaining -- and important -- story about a quest undertaken by four brothers to find the perfect walking stick for Grampa. But there is magic and adventure in the forest. And who is the mysterious woman they meet in the firelight? Who will win Grampa's beautiful hunting knife? And what lessons will they all learn? Illustrated by the late, brilliant Bob Muirhead.
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From Playfort Publishing, also available on Amazon:
Also available from NESA:
- Running (Midway Press, 2011).
- Saving Farley’s Bog (Highgate Press, 2010).
- Hurricane on Grimm’s Island (Highgate Press, 2010).
- The Lunch Bag Chronicles (Playfort Publishing, 2010).
- Miss Flint Meets the Great Kweskin (Chestnut Publications, 2007).
- Tomorrow Is School and I Am Sick to the Heart Thinking About It (Douglas & McIntyre, 1979; Bendall Books, 1998). Special Tomorrow Is School case study on the book's use in Lakehead University's teacher training program is available here.
- New! Hurricane on Grimm's Island and Saving Farley's Bog Teacher's Guide (NESA/Highgate, 2016).
- Where the Rivers Meet 10th edition (Pemmican , 2016).
- Where the Rivers Meet Teacher’s Guide (Pemmican Publications, 2010).
- Grampa and the Four Brothers Illustrations by Bob Muirhead. (NESA Publications, 2016).
Also available from NESA:
- Novels for Adult Readers Series: Crocodiles and Rivers; Frozen Tears; The Buckle (BC Ministry of Education,1997).
- Adventures with Miss Flint (Thistledown, 1993).
- Donna Meets Coyote Illustrations by Jeff Burgess.(Secwepemc Cultural Education Society, 1988).
- Back in Print! Grampa and the Four Brothers Illustrations by Bob Muirhead. (NESA Publications, 2016).
Manuals Authored by NESASawyer, Don. Africa: Communities in Action. (Global Classroom Initiative, 2008)
Sawyer, Don and Lundeberg, Wayne. NESA Activities Handbook for Native and Multicultural Classrooms, vol. 3. (Arsenal Pulp, The Tillacum Library, 1993). Sawyer, Don and Napoleon, Art. The NESA Activities Handbook for Native and Multicultural Classrooms, vol 2. (Arsenal Pulp, The Tillacum Library, 1991). Sawyer, Don and Green, Howard. The NESA Activities Handbook for Native and Multicultural Classrooms, vol. 1. (Arsenal Pulp, The Tillacum Library, 1984). To learn more or to purchase these manuals please contact us. You can also download the brochure for Africa: Communities in Action here. |
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Published Op-EdsWhat I Learned While Traveling. Ottawa Citizen, 2009.
Hope and Hopelessness - The Roots of Immigration. North of 50, 2009. The Shadows of Residential Schools. Ottawa Citizen, 2008. Too Smart to Teach. Vancouver Sun, 2008. The Low-Tax Past Was No Golden Age. Toronto Star, 2007. View from the Wato. Ottawa Citizen, 2006. Canada Needs an Africa Policy. Globe & Mail, 2006. The People of New Orleans Didn't Make Bad Choices. Calgary Herald, 2005. |
