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Phil Riggs,
Author.
Catalogue of Books
Synopsis: Joel and his classmates are learning about protecting the environment from his teacher, Mrs. Stone. His aunt teaches him a valuable lesson about the importance of bees to vegetables and flowers. ​He loves to take walks with his grandfather. Unfortunately, they often encounter litter, everywhere they walk. Each time they see litter in the environment, a lively conversation takes place. Sometimes it’s anger about the kind of plastics they find. Often, it’s about how to stop the littering. ​Come along on their adventures as we see: a big blue garbage bag cutting off a town’s water supply; man’s best friend suffer when it swallows a pizza takeout bag; a magnificent eagle nearly perish when it gets plastic drink rings trapped around its beak; and a Minkie whale fears it may end up stranded on a beach when it gets tangled up in part of a fishing net. You can even learn how they helped the Puffin and Petrel Patrol rescue young puffin seabirds when they became lost around the town of Witless Bay. ​Includes activity pages for children, to express ways they can help improve our environment. ​Publisher: Kindle Direct Publishing
Available: Hardcover - Boulder Books, Downhome, Chapters, Amazon
Synopsis: Joel and his grandpa love spending time together. Then, the Covid-19 shutdown happened, so they had to stay apart. But now they are finally able to meet again and do many of the things they enjoy. While on their first walk in a long time, they talk about the shutdown. Who are the heroes who helped everybody during this difficult time? Joel and his grandpa enjoy a beautiful summer day and talk about how important doctors, nurses, grocery store workers, truck drivers, and many others in our communities are to all of us. ​Publisher: Boulder Books
Synopsis: If you are looking for a heart warming book to read, this is a book you will enjoy. Imagine a mother meeting the person who delivered a life saving liver to her daughter, even though they lived nearly 3000 km apart from each other. When a woman is tired of the mental and physical abuse of her alcoholic husband, she travels from Boston to the most easterly city in North America, St. John's. Alone and destitute, she is taken in by a widow and her sons and cared for. A five year old girl, living in a small Labrador town, contracts tuberculosis, in the late 1950s. She is sent to a sanitarium to recover. She thinks she is going to a place to play in the 'sand' since the nickname for the institution is "The Sand." What she discovers is a far cry from what she had imagined. However, she receives kindness in a way unimaginable to her. Finally, a Santa is so caught up in delivering gifts to less fortunate children on Christmas Eve, that he forgets about time. Too late he realizes he didn't make it to the Sears catalogue outlet in time to pick up a special gift for his wife on Christmas Day. These are just a sampling of the many stories that are in this book. Stories that have not been heard on social media before. ​Publisher: Kindle Direct Publishing
Available: Paperback - Amazon
Synopsis: The little angel should be happy because she has been selected to sing in the heavenly choir at the very first Christmas. However, she is heartbroken because her singing voice is anything but heavenly. She does more SQUAWKING than singing. So, the choir tries many ways to improve her voice. All of the remedies they try have a distinct Newfoundland and Labrador flair. But they aren't helpful for her. Will the one method, which is a novel Newfoundland and Labrador greeting - especially in the time of Covid-19, be successful for her? Only the book has the answer to that. ​Publisher: Tellwell Press
Available: Paperback - Amazon
Synopsis: Clarence Riggs lived a wonderful and exciting 101 years. He was very mobile and alert right up until his demise. He experienced the death of his father at a very early age when he and all of the crew of the schooner, Mina Swim, were lost at sea. His teaching career spanned nearly four decades. During this time he taught in many places on the island of Newfoundland and then some years as a teacher in Labrador. During those years in Labrador he was also a houseparent for the Grenfell Mission dormitories. Through much of his adult life he was involved in many charitable organizations, especially where he was an Anglican lay reader for sixty five years. He traveled throughout much of Canada and the United States. Through all this time he was an avid sportsman, musician and a staunch Maple Leaf hockey fan. He never lost a zest for life. Come along and enjoy his 101 year unforgettable journey. ​Publisher: Kindle Direct Publishing
Synopsis: My book is a collection of events that I experienced as I walked along the Camino trails. First of all, it's about the relationships that were developed along the trail and many of the personal experiences that people shared with me as we were strolling along together on the Camino. Secondly, I've included some of the legends and stories that have grown up around the different villages and areas over the many years of pilgrimage. Finally, I've written down some of my musings that came to mind in moments of solitary meditation after an encounter with some interesting fellow pilgrim or it may have been when I was just communing with Mother Nature,decked out in her finest array. As an extra, in the book, I have included our little adventures that my wife, Lyla, and I may have taken before we started hiking or at the end of each hiking journey.