Series

The Northern Series launched in December 2014.

Single sets include 1 copy each of the 8 titles in the Northern Series.

The Northern Series includes a mixture of fiction and non-fiction books that provide cultural reflections of the Inuit.

The series includes books ranging from levels 2 to 16:

LV. 2 - Look Up At the Sky!
LV. 3 - A Dog Team
LV. 6 - North and South
LV. 7 - Snow
LV. 8 - Baby Arctic Animals
LV. 11 - I Build An Igloo
LV. 15 - Birds Come and Go
LV. 16 - Polar Bear Facts

Educator Information
This resource is also available in French HERE!

Additional Information
ISBN: 9781771745895

Level 3 - Back cover book introduction: This book is about a dog team. The dog in the front is the lead dog. The dogs in the team work together to pull a sled. What do you notice about these dogs?

Educator & Series Information
This book is part of the Strong Readers Northern Series. The Northern Series includes a mixture of fiction and non-fiction books that provide cultural reflections of the Inuit.

This is a Level 3 book in the series.

This resource is also available in French: Un attelage de chiens.

Additional Information
16 Pages | Dimensions: 6in x 9in | ISBN: 9781771740593

Level 8 - Back cover book introduction: This book is about some of the animals that live in the Arctic. Look at the front cover of this book. How many animals do you see? Can you name them?

Educator & Series Information
This book is part of the Strong Readers Northern Series. The Northern Series includes a mixture of fiction and non-fiction books that provide cultural reflections of the Inuit.

This is a Level 8 book in the series.

This resource is also available in English: Les bébés animaux de l’Arctique.

Additional Information
16 Pages | Book Dimensions: 6in x 9in | ISBN: 9781771740609

Level 15 - Back cover book introduction: As the winter snow begins to melt many different kinds of birds return to the north to build their nests. During the short Arctic summer their eggs hatch. The chicks grow quickly. They must be ready to fly south with their parents in the fall. Follow the return of the birds through the seasons.

Educator & Series Information
This book is part of the Strong Readers Northern Series. The Northern Series includes a mixture of fiction and non-fiction books that provide cultural reflections of the Inuit.

This is a Level 15 book in the series.

This resource is also available in French: Les oiseaux vont et viennent.

Additional Information
16 Pages | Book Dimensions: 6in x 9in | ISBN: 9781771740616

Level 11 - Back cover book introduction: This book will show you how to build an igloo out of blocks of snow. Making the snow blocks the right size and shape is very important. The blocks are rectangular. How do you think that the author, Michael Kusugak, learned to build an igloo?

Educator & Series Information
This book is part of the Strong Readers Northern Series. The Northern Series includes a mixture of fiction and non-fiction books that provide cultural reflections of the Inuit.

This is a Level 11 book in the series.

This resource is also available in French: Je construis un iglou.

Additional Information
16 Pages | Book Dimensions: 6in x 9in | ISBN: 9781771740623

Level 2 - Back cover book introduction: This book will show you pictures of coloured lights in the northern sky. Do you know what the lights are called?

Educator & Series Information
This book is part of the Strong Readers Northern Series. The Northern Series includes a mixture of fiction and non-fiction books that provide cultural reflections of the Inuit.

This is a Level 2 book in the series.

This resource is also available in French: Regarde le ciel! 

Additional Information
16 pages | Book Dimensions: 6in x 9in | ISBN: 9781771740647

Level 6 - Back cover book introduction: Many animals live north in the Arctic. This book will introduce you to 6 animals that live there. Many animals live south in the Antarctic. Can you name an animal that lives in the south?

Educator & Series Information
This book is part of the Strong Readers Northern Series. The Northern Series includes a mixture of fiction and non-fiction books that provide cultural reflections of the Inuit.

This is a Level 6 book in the series.

This resource is also available in English: La Nord et le Sud.

Additional Information
16 Pages | Book Dimensions: 6in x 9in | ISBN: 9781771740654

Level 16 - Back cover book introduction: This book is about polar bears. Polar bears live in the Arctic. Sometimes they are called sea bears because they spend so much time out on the sea ice. What do you know about polar bears?

Educator & Series Information
This book is part of the Strong Readers Northern Series. The Northern Series includes a mixture of fiction and non-fiction books that provide cultural reflections of the Inuit.

This is a Level 16 book in the series.

This resource is also available in French: Les ours polaires.

Additional Information
16 Pages | Book Dimensions: 6in x 9in | ISBN: 9781771740661

Level 7 - Back cover book introduction: This book is about snow. There are many different kinds of snow in the north. What do you know about snow? What are some of the things that you can do in the snow?

Educator & Series Information
This book is part of the Strong Readers Northern Series. The Northern Series includes a mixture of fiction and non-fiction books that provide cultural reflections of the Inuit.

This is a Level 7 book in the series.

This resource is also available in French: La neige.

Additional Information
16 Pages | Book Dimensions: 6in x 9in | ISBN: 9781771740630

Our Primary Strong Readers Tool poster is written in a casual language register that supports early learners.

Each comprehension strategy has been written using a sentence stem so that each one can be used across the curriculum when introducing any new learning.

Each comprehension strategy has also been visually coded to all of our lesson extensions and Reading Posters so that there is an easy association for both educators and students. Everyone will know what the focus reading/learning strategy is!

Additional Information
Size: 2' x 3' | ISBN: 208309700052

This set of 4 posters supports both self regulation and building community in the classroom.

Heavy stock quality paper with a matte finish.
Size: 18" x 24"

Additional Information
ISBN: 459312866024

These four posters support the first four reading strategies from our Strong Reader Tools poster:

1. What I know for sure...(accessing prior knowledge)
2. What it reminds me of...(making connections)
3. What I wonder...(questioning)
4. What I can now predict...(predicting)

Heavy stock quality paper with a matte finish.
Size: 18" x 24"

Additional Information
ISBN: 459312866031

The Strong Readers Educator Resource Guide is a supporting guide for the Strong Readers (Levels 1 - 20, Sets A & B).

The Educators Resource Guide is organized in a binder with each section tabbed (373 pages total).

The comprehensive guide provides the following:

• Strong Readers Overview
• Correlation Chart
• Title List
• Titles Supporting Specific Areas
• Introduction to Guided Reading
• Guided Reading Lesson Plan Overview
• Guided Reading Lesson Planning
• Data Sheet and Thinking Sheets, Levels 1 - 20
• Tools to Support Guided Reading Lesson Planning
• Coaching Records/Running Records
• How to Use the Coaching Records

The Strong Readers Educator Resource Guide offers a range of tools and resources designed to assist educators in utilizing the Strong Readers with students. Please note that this resource does not contain lesson plans or coaching records for the Northern Series and the Métis Series.

Click here to download a: Strong Readers Correlation Chart 

Additional Information
373 pages | Binder | ISBN: 9781771741057

This Guided Reading Bundle for the Strong Readers: Set B includes all 40 titles (Levels 11 - 20) in 6 packs. You will receive 240 books total.

Strong Readers are embedded with connections to science, numeracy, social responsibility, language arts and oral language teachings. You will also find throughout our books connections to scaffolded text features and reading comprehension strategies.

Books have been illustrated by Bill Helin, Tsimshian Nation. Beautiful photographs throughout.

Educator Information
This resource is also available in French HERE!

Additional Information
ISBN: 9781771740548

Strong Readers Single Set: Set B includes 1 copy of each of all 40 titles (Levels 11 - 20) in Set B of the Strong Readers (40 books total).

Strong Readers are embedded with connections to science, numeracy,social responsibility, language arts and oral language teachings. You will also find throughout our books connections to scaffolded text features and reading comprehension strategies.

Books have been illustrated by Bill Helin, Tsimshian Nation. Beautiful photographs throughout.

Educator Information
This resource is also available in French HERE!

Additional Information
ISBN: 9781771740531