Lecrivain roch carrier ny echappa point et il nous livre ici les impressions et les sentiments dune enfance empreinte des modeles du temps. Of particular emphasis was the childrens fascination with maurice richard. Dec 25, 2012 its christmas dayso we present to our readers the first page of roch carriers classic 1979 childrens story, the hockey sweater, here translated from french into english by sheila fischman. In the days of rochs childhood, winters in the village of ste. Lecrivain roch carrier ny echappa point et il nous livre ici, avec humour et nostalgie, les impressions et les sentiments dune enfance empreinte des modeles du temps. It was adapted into an animated short called the sweater le chandail by the national film board of canada nfb in 1980 and illustrated. I havent posted it before because, for some unfathomable reason, the french version of film was unavailable on our national film boards site. His muchloved childrens story, the hockey sweater, remains a timeless favorite.
The hockey sweater as canadian identity lsu digital commons. Life centered around school, church, and the hockey rink, and every boys hero was montreal canadiens hockey legend maurice richard. It was developed in part at the university of calgary and produced by 3d courseware. The hockey sweater by roch carrier in chm, doc, rtf download ebook.
From the hockey sweater by roch carrier, illustrated by. Life centered around school, church, and the hockey rink, and every boys he. Avec mon chandail des maple leafs, jme rendis a leglise. May 01, 20 ce court metrage danimation, avec humour et nostalgie, ressuscite lepoque des annees 1940 ou tous les jeunes etaient subjugues par leur idole, maurice richard. In this animated short, roch carrier recounts the most mortifying moment of his childhood. Based on an incident from author roch carrier s childhood, it is the story of a young french canadian boy whose hockey sweater wears out. Ce court metrage danimation ressuscite lepoque des annees 1940, ou tous les jeunes etaient subjugues par leur idole, maurice richard. The hockey sweater is a short story by canadian author roch carrier and translated to english. This is a resource for fle classes who use the hockey sweater, a popular childrens story about quebec small town life for a boy in the 50s. Roch carrier centrediscs cmccd 26619 who would we canadians be without our favourite winter sport. At a time when all his friends worshipped maurice rocket richard and wore his number 9 canadiens hockey jersey, the boy was mistakenly sent a toronto maple leafs jersey from eatons.
Dec 11, 2002 several of his works have become classics and are used in schools and universities around the world. The storys theme is utterly relatable for my middle school students here in red sox nation. Roch carriers story, the hockey sweater, is a tale of childhood, hockey, and a very disappointing mailorder mixup. An abominable maple leaf on the ice is a short story published in 1979 by canadian author roch carrier. In 1991, roch carrier was awarded the stephen leacock award for humour for prayers of a very wise child. Roch carrier et le chandail d hockey by chevon gilzene on prezi. Roch carrier s story, the hockey sweater, is a tale of childhood, hockey, and a very disappointing mailorder mixup. Oct 20, 2015 the hockey sweater by roch carrier in chm, doc, rtf download ebook. All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by us and international laws. It was adapted into an animated short called the sweater le chandail by the national film. Ce court metrage danimation, avec humour et nostalgie, ressuscite lepoque des annees 1940 ou tous les jeunes etaient subjugues par leur idole, maurice richard. In the days of rochs childhood, winters in the village of st. His mother sends away through a catalogue to get him a new one, and instead of a replacement for his beloved montreal canadiens sweater, a dreaded this book is, at once, both completely universal and uniquely.
Notable quebec author roch carrier wrote the hockey sweater during the. The winters of my childhood were long, long seasons. No wonder roch carriers popular 1979 short story the hockey sweater is such a hit. Explorations into childrens literature, deakin university, 12 2, p.
It was originally published in 1979 under the title an abominable maple leaf on the ice. Several of his works have become classics and are used in schools and universities around the world. Carrier is so angry that lee smashes his stick on the ice in frustration, for which the carried scolds him. Set in 1946 saintjustine quebec, life revolves around school, church and most importantly boys playing hockey, each wearing the montreal canadiens maurice richard number 9 hockey sweater. What was it like to be a fan of maurice richard and the montreal canadiens in the winter of 1946, and why did roch carrier write about this period of his life. Canadas ol time religion religious fanaticism is rare in canada, except for our devotion to the icehot god of. Apr 27, 2010 bestselling author roch carrier narrates a mortifying boyhood experience in this animated adaptation of his beloved story, the hockey sweater. Formerly a coordinator of library and information services for sd38 i have taught courses in library administration and aboriginal issues for ubc and have a masters in educational technology and learning design. Gordon kwe aq pjilasi, i am a district principal aboriginal education for surrey schools in bc, canada. Discover the story behind this account of life in the small village of saintejustine, quebec, in 1946.