Ibi Kaslik
Ibi Kaslik is an internationally published novelist and freelance writer. Her novel The Angel Riots was nominated for Ontario’s Trillium award (2009). Her first novel, Skinny, was a New York Times bestseller. Ibi teaches creative writing at the University of Toronto’s School of Continuing Studies.
Kids Books (2)
Synopsis:
Learn about the different structures you can see every day in the North!
This non-fiction book introduces children to the features of manmade structures commonly seen in the North, like igloos and inukshuks, and structures familiar throughout Canada, like airports and houses.
Educator Information
This book is part of the Nunavummi Reading Series, a Nunavut-developed series that supports literacy learning while teaching readers about the people, traditions, and environment of the Canadian Arctic. Structures in the Arctic is a Level 7 book in the series.
Nunavummi Reading Series books have also been officially levelled using the Fountas & Pinnell Text Level Gradient™ Levelling System. Structures in the Arctic's F&P Level is I.
Recommended for ages 4-6.
Additional Information
16 pages | 8.00" x 8.00"
Synopsis:
Apprenez des choses sur quatre espèces de phoques qui vivent dans l’Arctique canadien. Ce livre informatif enseigne aux enfants l’apparence, le comportement et la diète de différentes espèces de phoques arctiques. Il les introduit aussi au concept de la chasse au phoque traditionnelle chez les Inuits, en leur expliquant les usages pratiques de chaque espèce de phoque.
Learn about four kinds of seals that live in the Canadian Arctic. This non-fiction book will teach children about the appearance, behaviours, and diets of different Arctic seal species. It also introduces the concept of traditional Inuit seal hunting, including the practical uses of each type of seal.
Educator Information
This book is part of the Nunavummi Reading Series, a Nunavut-developed series that supports literacy learning while teaching readers about the people, traditions, and environment of the Canadian Arctic. Tout sur les phoques is a Level 9 book in the series.
Recommended for ages 5-7.
This resource is also available in English: All About Seals
Additional Information
20 pages | 8.00" x 8.00"
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