Part of the Nunavummi Reading Series (Level 9), My Dear Nuakuluapik, by Clyde River author Irene Jonas, is a thoughtful story told through the eyes of a young Inuit girl about the enduring relationship she had while growing up alongside her grandmother. Through levelled text and thoughtful illustrations, this book portrays the day-to-day activities and routines of a child and caregiver living today in the Canadian Arctic. From cooking and sewing to honouring important intergenerational roles and responsibilities, Jonas’s book offers new readers an accessible way to connect with modern Inuit life. This book also provides a simple Inuktitut glossary (with link) for readers. My Dear Nuakuluapik is suitable for both guided and independent reading activities targeting learners in Grades 1–3. This book aligns with the Fountas & Pinnell Text Level System, Level: I.

Other End Matter: Nunavummi Reading Series chart - Level 9
Images: Colour illustrations
Contributor Affiliation: Author Irene Jonas (Inuit), Illustrator Tinder Peturs
Bibliography: No
Index: No

Source: Books BC - Indigenous Books for Schools

Irene Jonas and her husband live in Clyde River with their two children, Audrey aged 12 and Troy aged 9. Irene graduated from the Nunavut Teacher Education Program through the Nunavut Arctic College.

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Tindur Peturs is an animator and illustrator, born and raised in Iceland, who moved to Canada to study animation and Canadian culture. They have a love for nature, animals, and the power of storytelling.

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[A] thoughtful story told through the eyes of a young Inuit girl about the enduring relationship she had while growing up alongside her grandmother. Through levelled text and thoughtful illustrations, this book portrays the day-to-day activities and routines of a child and caregiver living today in the Canadian Arctic. From cooking and sewing to honouring important intergenerational roles and responsibilities, Jonas’s book offers new readers an accessible way to connect with modern Inuit life.

Books BC - Indigenous Books for Schools