GLORIOUS GROTESQUES FROM AROUND THE GLOBE! Following 2018's collection of Ken Reid's Creepy Creations, World Wide Weirdies collects the almost weekly run of Reid's beautifully bizarre illustrations from IPC's Whoopee! and Shiver and Shake. Usually displayed in colour on the back cover, they are among the most striking images to have appeared in British comics. Based on ideas submitted by readers, they need to be seen to be believed!
Brand-new softcover edition of the sold out edition of the long lost classic from the hugely popular and long running Buster comic.Ken Reid is consistently name-checked by the greats of comics from Alan Moore to Kevin O Neill, John Wagner to Pat Mills for his unique art that is matched only by his enduring sense of humour.In a new printing befitting his status as one of the all-too-forgotten greats of British comics, Rebellion presents his timeless Faceache the humorous adventures of Ricky Rubberneck, the boy with a "bendable bonce"; whose skin stretches like rubber. At will, he could scrunge his face into anything, whether it's mimicing others or turning into grotesque creatures but always coming a cropper!
Successful intervention strategies for reducing truancy
The book explores the critical issue of school attendance, highlighting that approximately ten percent of secondary students miss school daily. Despite widespread agreement among educators and policymakers on the importance of attendance for raising educational standards, attempts to improve the situation have yielded minimal results. It delves into the challenges and complexities surrounding this persistent problem, emphasizing the need for effective strategies to enhance student attendance and, consequently, educational outcomes.
"From Sportsnet Central host and broadcaster Ken Reid comes an inspiring and entertaining new collection of hockey stories about local legends who define the game and its values in communities across Canada. In many communities across Canada, hockey lives in the nearby arenas and leagues that forge both decades-long rivalries and unbreakable friendships. Fans show up to cheer not for distant NHL superstars, but for the homegrown heroes who define their town. These players don’t always make it to the big leagues, but they inevitably become legends. In this entertaining collection, Canadian broadcaster and Sportsnet Central host Ken Reid tells their uplifting stories, from Pictou, Nova Scotia, to Kimberley, British Columbia—and everywhere in between. There’s Robbie Forbes, who arrived in Newfoundland in the mid-eighties still dreaming of the pros and ended up giving the town a dream of its own when he led the Corner Brook Royals to a Canadian Senior Hockey title. He also happens to be Sidney Crosby’s uncle. In a legendary Ontario community, the name Paul Polillo is spoken in the same reverential breath as Wayne Gretzky in their shared hometown of Brantford. There’s also the tragic story of George Pelawa, who may have been the inspiration for Tom Cochrane & Red Rider’s famous song “Big League.” And Tyson Wuttunee, an Indigenous player in Saskatchewan who, through hockey, found the family and home he’d always longed for. Featuring heartwarming stories of grit, leadership, and life-long bonds, Ken Reid’s Hometown Hockey Heroes celebrates how hockey, and the values the game teaches, can shape our communities for the better."-- Provided by publisher
From the national bestselling author of One Night Only comes 39 new stories about what a big-league goal can mean to an NHLerIf you've ever picked up a hockey stick, chances are you've dreamed of scoring in the National Hockey League. Ken Reid interviews and profiles 39 men who did just that: they bulged the twine in the best hockey league in the world . . . but only once. From minor league call-ups to season-long mainstays and even a Hall of Famer, One to Remember brings you the stories of 39 men who scored just a single NHL goal.What did that one tally mean? Was it enough to satisfy a lifelong ambition, or was it just the smallest taste of success? Is the achievement still cherished years later? Or is it bittersweet, a distant reminder of what could have been? This follow-up to Reid's national bestseller One Night Only: Conversations with the NHL's One-Game Wonders unearths the blood, sweat, tears, and laughs of the journey to and from a single big-league goal.