Livres de lecture Nunavummi

Le Nord regorge d’adorables animaux et de leurs bébés! Ce livre simple introduit les enfants aux noms des différents animaux de l’Arctique (comme le boeuf musqué, le harfang des neiges et l’ours polaire) et de leurs petits.

The North is full of adorable animals and their babies! This simple nature book introduces children to the terms for different Arctic animals (including the muskox, snowy owl, and polar bear) and their young.

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. Les animaux et leurs bébés is a Level 6 book in the series.

Recommended for ages 4-6.

This book is also available in English: Adult and Baby Animals

Additional Information
8 pages | 6.00" x 8.00"

Apprenez comment les gens demeurent au chaud durant les longs hivers arctiques!

Dans ce livre, des phrases simples décrivent des objets communs à toutes les régions du Canada, comme la parka, et d’autres typiquement nordiques, comme le qulliq (lampe à l’huile traditionnelle).

Learn how people stay warm during the long Arctic winters!

This book uses simple sentences to describe items common throughout Canada, like the parka, and some items that are uniquely Northern, like the qulliq (oil lamp).

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. Les choses qui nous tiennent au chaud is a Level 4 book in the series.

Recommended for ages 3-5.

This resource is also available in English: Things That Keep Us Warm

Additional Information
8 pages | 7.00" x 7.00"

Pour tout savoir sur les différents oiseaux que tu peux voir dans le Nord! Ce livre informatif renseigne les enfants sur l’apparence, le comportement et les habitudes alimentaires de différents oiseaux arctiques.

Learn all about the different birds you might see in the North! This non-fiction book teaches children about the appearance, behaviour, and diets of different Arctic birds.

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 oiseaux is a Level 8 book in the series.

Recommended for ages 4-6.

This resource is also available in English: All About Birds

Additional Information
24 pages | 8.00" x 8.00"

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"

Joins-toi aux amis Ukaliq et Kalla dans leur aventure de camping! Cette histoire introduit l’enfant à la tradition nordique du camping dans la toundra.

Join best friends Ukaliq and Kalla on a camping adventure! This story introduces children to the Northern tradition of camping on the land.

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. Ukaliq et Kalla vont camper is a Level 7 book in the series.

Recommended for ages 4-6.

This resource is also available in English: Ukaliq and Kalla Go Camping

Additional Information
16 pages | 8.00" x 8.00"

Ce livre séquentiel sans mot met en vedette un garçon qui se rend au terrain de jeux, joue dans différents modules et retourne très fatigué à la maison!

This wordless sequence book features a girl going to the playground, trying out all the different equipment and going home very tired!

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. Une randonnée au terrain de jeux is a Level 1 book in the series. It is a wordless picture book.

Recommended for ages 3-5.

Additional Information
12 pages | 6.00" x 6.00"

Text Content Note: Becuase this book is wordless, it features no Text Content Territory. As the story is told through images, though, the depictions of a child at the playground in the Canadian north would relate to studies of modern Inuit life.