Books with author Christopher Hearn

A major city can be intimidating for adults, but for kids, it’s an adventure. Just imagine coming home and finding your child gone. Hundreds of kids go missing every day without a happy ending in sight. But for Ted, his happy ending is somewhere lingering over Manhattan. Who knows what will happen to us if mom catches us away from home? What kind of punishment will it be? Well, one little guy didn’t seem to care. Lost over the Bridge is a short read about a young kids dream to leave Brooklyn and visit Manhattan. And on his journey, he meets some of New York's craziest characters. But Ted was up for a great time no matter what challenges he was about to face.

"The Actors Success In The Making" will empower you on to separate your- self from the pack, work hard towards your dreams, navigate your way through the Status Quo and play the game really smart.Chapter One is about the business of show-business. Remember, talent is what you start with, and you are going need to know the business of show-businessif you are going to propel yourself forward and leave the pack behind.Chapter Two is complied portion from my books “Life Lessons From An Acting Class” and “What’s So Special About You?” In this chapter you’ll get the top advice on performing and presentation, along with unique perspective from the private journals of 17–21 year old students who were courageous enough to go through my 9 week course that pushed the students beyond their limits and into discovering true insights that would change their lives forever and can empower youto change yours. Their personal insights on performing, auditions and how to separate yourself from the pack will provide you an edge to change everything.Chapter Three covers what’s not so readily available (except in full-time acting schools where students pay up to $30,000 plus) and that’s the process of what you do when you get a screenplay or script or even a scene? The reader may have their acting talents down but most have no real idea on how to breakdown that screenplay or script. This is GOLD!Chapter Four – The Winners Circle. You will learn how to take 7 detailed steps that will take you from where you are right now and get you out into getting auditions for real, and you don’t even need an agent to start with, but you will need to work hard, learn lots and take the 7 steps one step at a time.Here’s the bottom line: there is more real actionable information in this book than you will find in reading twenty books on “the biz”. Add to that, thousands than you will find in reading twenty books on “the biz”. Add to that, the dollars saved in not taking expensive courses and getting scammed.There is more real actionable information in this book than you will find in reading twenty books on "the biz". Add to that, thousands of dollars saved in not taking expensive courses and getting scammed.The information, and strategies offered here have helped most of my students to find their "voice" and inspire others to hire them. This book is about training and preparing you for real, so get excited!Christopher's clients include Prem Singh Hollywood film Star of the movie "TIGER" with legendary star Mickey Rourke, Begum Walji -Vice-Chair for the Arts Council for Ontario, Environmental Hero Rachel Parent, Jordan Clark star of the TV series The Next Step, Ana Golja TVstar in Degrassi - The Next generation, three time Guinness World record Champion Theresa Dugwell, 1992 Olympic Gold medalist Mark Mckoy, North York YMCA staff, Toronto Catholic school board's educational initiative"Entrepreneurial Adventure Program," Elesh Parujanwala - Bollywood TV Star, Miss Teen Canada World pageants and his own son William, who with Chris' coaching became the new voice of the world famous cartoon Turtle - Franklin and Arthur in the cartoon series ArthurMeet Christopher at www.ChristopherHealy.ca

[Read by Bronson Pinchot] The League of Princes is back in the sequel to the breakout hit ''The Hero's Guide to Saving Your Kingdom''. - - Prince Liam. Prince Frederic. Prince Duncan. Prince Gustav. You remember them, don't you? They're the Princes Charming, who finally got some credit after they stepped out of the shadows of their princesses--Cinderella, Rapunzel, Snow White, and Briar Rose--to defeat an evil witch bent on destroying all their kingdoms. - - But alas, such fame and recognition only last so long. And when the princes discover that an object of great power might fall into any number of wrong hands, they are going to have to once again band together to stop it from happening--even if no one will ever know it was they who did it. - - Christopher Healy, author of the acclaimed ''The Hero's Guide to Saving Your Kingdom'', takes us back to the hilariously fractured fairy-tale world he created for another tale of medieval mischief. Magical gemstones, bladejaw eels, a mysterious Gray Phantom, and two maniacal warlords bent on world domination--it's all in a day's work for the League of Princes.

What kid doesn’t love to draw dinosaurs? Dinosaurs remain hugely popular, starring in many animated films and cartoons. And awesome creatures of all shapes and sizes—from the fearsome T-rex to the gentle apatosaurus—fill the pages of this lively how-to for kids. Kids Draw Dinosaurs is a fantastic treasury of easy-to-do, age-appropriate lessons for drawing all sorts of wild and wacky creatures. First, master cartoonist Christopher Hart demonstrates basic drawing techniques like how to use simple ovals to build dinosaur bodies. Kids also learn the basic proportions of the dinosaur head, how a dinosaur stands, and a wide range of action poses. Next, engaging text and easy-to-follow step-by-step exercises show kids how to bring their dinosaurs to life. Soon, they’ll be experts at drawing the meat-eating megalosaurus, baby dinosaurs, flying dinosaurs, early lizards, the massive wooly mammoth, the saber-toothed tiger, wacky cartoon dinosaurs, and much more. Each dazzling spread is easy to follow, fun to look at, and guaranteed to charm a new generation of cartoonists!• Another drawing book for kids by a best-selling master cartoonist and teacher• Engaging text: fun, colorful spreads and easy-to-follow lessons make it easy for kids to learn solid drawing techniques• Dinosaurs are hotter than ever with kids, many starring in hit animated films• Please visit us at www.kidsdraw.com!

The first in a cutting-edge series for tomorrow’s illustrators, Xtreme Art: Draw Manga! offers a fun-filled tutorial on the hottest art form out there: the Japanese style of manga—the runaway favorite in the kids’ cartoon industry!Geared for eager young artists ages 8 and up, Xtreme Art: Draw Manga! is an easy-to-follow guide to drawing manga-style heroes, villains, faeries, and monsters. Dozens of eye-popping renderings are broken down into only four simple steps—in each step, new lines are highlighted in a bright second color, making it easy to progress through the steps and build the final drawing. Best-selling author Christopher Hart packs the pages with images and techniques kids can use to start drawing right away.• Launch of a new series for readers ages 8 and up• An excellent precursor to Kids Draw, targeted at younger, less- experienced artists• Proven author with over a million books sold• An affordable, fun-filled introduction to an exciting new art form• Teaches without intimidating, motivating kids with immediate results

Keeping My Hope, a historical fiction graphic novel written by 14 year old Christopher Huh, talks about the life of a young teenage boy named Ari Kolodiejski, who is caught in the horrors of the Final Solution. Now as a parent and grandparent, he tells his life story to his grandchildren. After surviving the world's most deadliest camp, he hopes to pass on his life legacy to his family. Ari is a strong and courageous teen who must battle for his life throughout the second world war. Ari is forever scarred from his deep past. Despite being kept prisoner at the Auschwitz Birkenau concentration camp, seeing the untimely death of hundreds, and forced to endure unbearable conditions in lice infested clothing, Ari keeps his friends close and struggles to live. Throughout his stay in the camp, he meets two inmates who both stand along with him, trying to help as often as they can. Friendship and belief is all they have left, in which the Nazis and the war strip away from the trio and ultimately brings the devastating disaster that awaits. When Ari and his two friends are slowing down in a death march during a blizzard and his friend has frostbite, Ari still helps his friend despite an SS guard approaching them with a pistol. He even claims that "carrying Saul was a challenge" (page 149), but does not want to leave him in the snow, knowing the fate his friend would face. He tries to help and aid his fellow camp inmates whenever possible. During at his stay at Auschwitz III, everyone fears one Kapo guard who is known for being a sadist on the prisoners with a rubber truncheon. Ari not only stands up against the Kapo, he even goes to the point of scaring him too. The guard showed "in his eyes...he was confused, maybe even fearful. Almost as if he was the beaten victim" (page 104). No matter what consequences are to come, he always gives his best effort in order to make a situation better. Throwing himself into the line of fire while no one else would is the shocking reality that made those like Ari from ordinary people to heroes. A true friend and strong Samaritan, Ari Kolodiejski is a person who is stuck with the ability to make anyone into being a friend with him. After his liberation of six years of terror, he tries to rebuild his life to replace the one he lost a lifetime ago. With his family's history stored safely in the minds of his grandchildren, he can now preserve his memories for his great-grandchildren and their children to remember. Keeping My Hope is an excellent book, and an even better one with the character of Ari.

One moment you have a triangle—something any child can draw—and the next, look what happened! It’s turned into a fantastic piece of art. Following Chris Hart’s ingenious system, kids will confidently create a spaceship, an astronaut, a dragon, a dinosaur, a circus-full of animals, and many other fun and fanciful drawings. Where can they go from there? Wherever their artistic imagination will take them!

"My system has changed - no more war, no more conquests," Napoleon announced after his escape from Elba in 1815. In the space of what is now known as the Hundred Days, the deposed French emperor was to demonstrate that nothing had changed. Only forty-six, he still possessed the ambition that made Europe quake at the news of his return to France, the magnetism that made men offering undying devotion swarm to his side, and the military genius that could plan, execute, and very nearly win a brilliant campaign against vastly superior odds. The battle that ended the career of the greatest conqueror of modern times was Waterloo. National Book Award winner J. Christopher Herold, a lifelong Napoleon scholar, tells the story of Waterloo with special emphasis on the emperor's role. But it is also the story of the Duke of Wellington, who led a mixed force of British, Belgian, Dutch, and Hanoverian troops in a masterly defensive operation. Like all military contests, Waterloo was a series of blunders and misunderstandings mixed with acts of heroism, timidity, and endurance. But because it permanently shattered Napoleon's dreams of conquest, Waterloo has a special place as one of the decisive battles in world history.