A fun storybook about exploring what the land has to offer in Springtime: Through a playful story about a girl looking for bugs, finding a wolf spider, caterpillar, arctic white butterfly, bumblebee, and minnows! Activities for Parents and Educators: At the back of the book, there are Discussion Questions, Cut and Colour the Minnows Activity, and Scavenger Hunt Bingo with Christine! Written by an Indigenous author: Author Becky Tootoo currently lives Baker Lake, where the story takes place. Showcasing Arctic life: The reader is shown Baker Lake, a community in Nunavut, through the eyes of a community member. All the community storybooks feature familiar landmarks and features of the landscape in the community. Bilingual Inuktitut and English: Includes Inuktitut Syllabics and English text on each page. Useful for those who can read Inuktitut or to expose children to Indigenous languages. Inuktitut Syllabics are used to closely follow the teaching recommendations of the Department of Education in Nunavut. Educationally reviewed: All our publications are reviewed intensively by a team of Northern educators and language experts to ensure they are culturally authentic and that stories and information are considered in an educational context. This book was also reviewed specifically to accurately depict life in Resolute Bay, both through the text and illustrations.

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