Most Popular Books by David Bouchard

Lists of children''s books for all ages: four experts on literacy share their favourite titles and their best ideas.

"An intergenerational picture book about a young Native American boy and his grandmother (Nokum) who offers traditional Aboriginal knowledge and wisdom to help the child better understand the world, with text in English and Cree, and downloadable music."--

Set during the dramatic Red River Resistance of 1869-1870 and the birth of Manitoba. The novel is told through the perspective of a young Irish-Canadian journalist, Conor O''Dea. Under mysterious circumstances, after working for the assassinated politician D''Arcy McGee, O''Dea is sent West, and to Sir John A. Macdonald''s horror befriends Louis Riel. Macdonald never understood Louis Riel and never really tried to. The story also includes the little known Fenian attack in Manitoba. If Louis Riel had supported his fellow Catholics, it could have been what the lieutenant governor called "a rough time of it." But he didn''t. He supported Canada. Equal parts spy thriller and love triangle and, in a time of reconciliation, this poignant novel contributes to the complicated story of Canada. Henderson and Bouchard have managed the magnificent feat of starting a very important conversation about this great land for all of those who call it home.

David Bouchard is a best selling author, speaker and educator. He is Canada''s most sought after public speaker. We Learn from the Sun is an Indigenous rhyming poem based on his best selling book Seven Sacred Teachings.An Indigenous rhyming poem with colorful illustrations about the seven sacred teachings that can be learned from the sun. This richly illustrated book by Metis writer David Bouchard and Metis illustrator Kristy Cameron, weaves together Woodland style paintings with a rhythmic poem about the spiritual lessons that we can learn from the Sun and the seven sacred teachings.

Wakan Tanka shows kindness to his creations by giving them gifts that they can use to protect themselves. He listens carefully to Deer''s request and finds a way to help Fawn.

Distributed systems and the emergent properties that can arise out of simple localized interactions have fascinated scientists and artists alike for the last century. They challenge the notions of control and creativity, producing outcomes that can be beautiful, engaging and surprising at the same time. While extensive work has been done using computer simulations of such systems in fields like artificial life and generative art, their physically embodied counterparts are still in their infancy, in part due to the complexity of building and deploying such systems. In this thesis, I will discuss how simple tangible nodes can enable playful and creative experimentation with the concept of emergent behavior. Specifically, I will address how embodied interaction scenarios involving parallel systems can be implemented and how a range of sensing and actuating possibilities can be leveraged to generate novel and engaging experiences for the end users. In particular, the use of sound will be explored as a medium for representation. Finally, I will argue that there is value in making the transition from software simulations to a situated and manipulable instantiation of these concepts, both for the designer of a system and its users.

Turtle Island Voices honours the histories, cultures, worldviews, and knowledge of Canada''s Aboriginal communities with exciting stories, information, and graphics that will pique student''s interest in learning about Aboriginal peoples and cultures. (publisher)