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How can you be a good friend?This book features characters from the Emotional Literacy series and shows what it means to be a good friend.

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Best friends Ukaliq and Kalla are going hunting! This illustrated book teaches the names of different hunting tools used in the North.

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p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica; min-height: 14.0px} p.p2 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; text-align: center; line-height: 12.1px; font: 20.0px Helvetica; color: #2c2728} p.p3 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; text-align: center; line-height: 12.6px; font: 12.5px Helvetica; color: #2c2728} Best friends Ukaliq and Kalla love looking for bugs! Find out what kinds of insects and spiders live in the North by following Ukaliq and Kalla on their search for bugs.

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Can you guess what the animal is?This book shows close-up illustrations of parts of an animal and asks readers to guess what the animal is.

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What does it mean to be a good friend? Uka is excited for his biking trip with Sissi. When Sissi accidentally forgets their plans, Uka is upset. See how Uka learns about forgiveness and other qualities that make a good friend.

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Jayden lives in Arviat, Nunavut. He is excited for the Sila Rainbow Dance Competition! Jayden’s older brother and sister are working hard to plan their dance routine for the competition. Jayden wishes he could join in on the fun. How will he help his siblings prepare for their performance?

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What are some jobs people have in the North? This book features different jobs people have in Nunavut, such as a hunter and a teacher.

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As Owl swoops down and blocks the entrance to a lemming den, he is sure that he has a tasty meal in the little animal he has cornered. But this lemming is not about to be eaten! This smart little rodent will need to appeal to the boastful owl's sense of pride to get away.

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Ukaliq and Kalla are two friends who could not be more different. Ukaliq is loud, excited, and always looking for adventure. Kalla on the other hand, is calm, quiet, and knows it's best to be well prepared before travelling out on the land or sea ice. When the two friends head out for a day of fishing, Ukaliq can barely wait to get his line in the water?but his eagerness to catch a fish may just leave him empty handed in the end. There is a lot Kalla could teach Ukaliq about a successful fishing trip, if only Ukaliq would sit still long enough to listen!

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Uliaq loves animals! One of his favourite animals is the wolf spider. In this book, Uliaq gives facts about wolf spider, where they live, how they hunt, and why they are amazing!

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Ukaliq can't wait to go on his first trip to the city, but his best friend Kalla isn't so sure! This humorous story uses a repeating sentence structure to help children follow Ukaliq and Kalla on their adventure.

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We use water for a lot of things. This book describes the different ways people use water in the Arctic.

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What do you need to wear to keep warm in the winter? In this book, a child puts on different winter clothing to get ready to play outside.

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While digging for clams, Joannie finds a strange artifact made of whale bone. Suddenly, he finds himself transported a thousand years in the past, when Vikings visited Nunavut!This time-travel story will introduce readers to the science fiction genre and teach them about ancient Northern history.

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What do you do when you feel angry? This book shows different activities a child does to help her feel better when she is angry.

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What do you do at home? This book uses simple action words to describe what a child does at home.

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What do you do at school? This book uses simple action words to describe what a child does at school.

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Who is in your family? This book introduces children to the names of people in a family. Colourful illustrations guide children to practise reading the single word on each page.

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Follow Joannie on another adventure! Joannie is enjoying his new life in Ottawa, but he soon finds himself on another time-travelling adventure with Hannah and Maghnild! This time, they go back too far, to when Nunavut was a big forest. Will Joannie and his friends find a way to get back home?

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Ukaliq and Kalla are going camping! Can you help find things for their trip? In this search-and-find book, children are encouraged to find objects hidden in different scenes.

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Ptarmigan is so excited to go berry picking with Muskox. But when it starts to snow, her plans are ruined, and she becomes sad!See how Muskox helps Ptarmigan imagine all of the fun activities they can do in the snow in order to cheer Ptarmigan up.

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Ptarmigan feels sad and lonely. She just moved to a new community and doesn't have any friends yet.Follow along as Walrus helps Ptarmigan see how she can be a little less lonely, and see how Walrus and Ptarmigan become good friends in the process!

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Uliaq loves animals! One of his favourite animals is the caribou. In this book, Uliaq gives facts about caribou, where they live, what they eat, and why they are amazing!

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What is in your community? This book features the names of different places in a Northern community, such as the church and the school.

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The air is cold, the nights are long, and Halloween is just around the corner. This is the time of year when pumpkins fly! In the remote, fly-in community of Sanikiluaq, Nunavut, the last cargo flight of October brings some strange orange guests for the children. Seeing a pumpkin for the first time, the local kids eagerly carve and light their first jack-o-lantern. But when everyone adjourns to the community hall for the Halloween dance, the pumpkin is left alone outside. The land around Sanikiluaq is home to many spirits who love to cause mischief, especially this time of year. But what would a land spirit do with a pumpkin? This adorable book gives young readers a window into how Halloween is celebrated in an Arctic Inuit community, incorporating contemporary celebrations and Inuit folklore.

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Tuka likes to help his friends, but he does not always like hugs. Natti loves hugs! Tuka wants to let Natti know how her hugs make him feel, but he doesn't want to hurt her feelings. Will Tuka be able to help Natti find other ways to show she cares?

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Can you help Ukaliq and Kalla find things on their camping trip? In this search-and-Find book, children are encouraged to find objects hidden in different scenes.

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Ukpik’s mother is eager to teach Ukpik how to prepare caribou skin, dry it, and use it to sew a pair of simple, useful mitts. But Ukpik can’t stop thinking about the beautiful new beads her mother traded the Captain for on his last visit. They are so bright and beautiful! Anaana knows it is more important for Ukpik to learn the skills she will need to make her own clothing in the cold Arctic climate, so she insists that Ukpik sit with her and learn the basics, while having a bit of fun, too. Though Anaana won’t let Ukpik sew with the new beads just yet, she does have a surprise for Ukpik that will let her enjoy the new-found treasures while also learning the skills she will need to provide for herself and her family.

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"A meaningful portrait of a young child living and loving in a unique period of North American history." — ★ Kirkus Ukpik loves living in her camp in the North with her family and she especially loves thinking up names for her brand new puppy. When a captain from the south arrives to trade with Ukpik's father, she's excited to learn how to use forks, knives, and spoons. At first, Ukpik enjoys teaching the other children how to use these new tools. But soon, she starts to wonder if they'll need to use the new tools all the time, and if that means that everything in camp will change. After a conversation with her grandmother, Ukpik realizes that even though she will learn many new things, her love for her family and camp will never change - and it even inspires her to find a name for her puppy!

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Animals Illustrated mixes fun-filled animal facts suitable for the youngest of readers with intricately detailed illustrations to create a unique and beautiful collection of children’s non-fiction books on Arctic animals. Each volume contains first-hand accounts from authors who live in the Arctic, along with interesting facts on the behaviours and biology of each animal. In this book, kids will learn how caribou raise their babies, where they live, what they eat, and other interesting information, like how fast caribou can run—up to 50 miles per hour!

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