Julia Ogina and Emily Jackson have written a storybook about a big blizzard in Cambridge Bay, Nunavut. The story is written in Inuktitut syllabics and English, with some key vocabulary (such as names) in Inuinnaqtun as well. This book is a window into winter in the Arctic tundra. Concepts such as knowing how to read the weather and learning how to pass the time indoors are explored. Students might research tools to help read the weather, from looking out the window to creating weather instruments like wind vanes, would beas a fun way to extend the story. Discussing and creating activities for “inside days” would also be of practical benefit for classrooms.

36 pp., 8 × 9", colour illustrations

Julia Ogina (Inuit) and Emily Jackson • Amiel Sandland, illus.

Source: Association of Book Publishers of BC - Canadian Indigenous Books for Schools (2021-2022)

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Emily Jackson is a teacher and educational consultant based in TKTKTK. She spent three fantastic years teaching in Nunavut and continues to visit often. She likes reading, being outside, and finding quiet places to explore.

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Amanda Sandland is an illustrator living in the Toronto area. She studied illustration at Seneca College, eventually specializing in comic arts and character design. When not drawing, she can be found studying, designing characters, creating costumes and replica props, or burying her nose in a comic. She is the illustrator of Ukaliq and Kalla Go Fishing and The Owl and the Lemming.

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