Bang! Beigne! is a jaunty chant that plays with the pronunciation of the Métis word beigne, one of the three different kinds of bannock.  The inside front cover offers cultural background information and the inside back cover provides instructional suggestions.

Each page follows the sentence pattern “I bang on ________.   Bang!  Bang!”  The book concludes with the punchline “I eat beignes!  Yum, yum!  Bang! Beigne!”  Photographs support the text directly. 

The vocabulary reflects the speech of young children.

This title is from the Taanishi series. Support literacy learning and introduce beginning readers to Métis language, culture, values, and traditions. 

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Invoice Title: Bang! Beigne!

ISBN-10: 192679527X

ISBN-13: 9781926795270

Making Beignes with Kohkum is a realistic story about a Métis boy learning from his grandmother how to make beignes, a type of bannock.  In a dialogue with her grandson, the baker provides a step-by-step recipe.  The inside front cover offers cultural background information and the inside back cover provides instructional suggestions.

The text is composed of short and long sentences.  Photographs support the text directly.  Quotation marks are used.

Potentially unfamiliar words are defined in the glossary, such baking powder, kohkum, rolling pin, and slits.

This title is from the Taanishi series. Support literacy learning and introduce beginning readers to Métis language, culture, values, and traditions. 

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Invoice Title: Making Beignes with Kohkum

ISBN-10: 1926795296

ISBN-13: 9781926795294

Rababoo Stew for Lunch is a realistic story about a Métis girl making rabbit stew with her Mooshoom.  In a dialogue with his granddaughter, the chef provides a step-by-step recipe.  The inside front cover offers cultural background information and the inside back cover provides instructional suggestions.

The text is composed of short and long sentences.  Photographs support the text directly.  Quotation marks are used.

Potentially unfamiliar words are defined in the glossary, such onion, potatoes, stew, thicken, and traditional.

This title is from the Taanishi series. Support literacy learning and introduce beginning readers to Métis language, culture, values, and traditions. 

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Invoice Title: Rababoo Stew for Lunch

ISBN-10: 1926795350

ISBN-13: 9781926795355

What Do You Like On Your Beignes? is a realistic story about a Métis boy having a beigne lunch with his grandmother.  The inside front cover offers cultural background information and the inside back cover provides instructional suggestions.

The text follows a pattern.  On each page, the grandmother asks “Do you want ________ on your beigne?” and Hungry Harry replies, “No thanks!”  Photographs support the text directly.  Quotation and exclamation marks are used.

Potentially unfamiliar words are defined in the glossary, such cinnamon and kohkum.

This title is from the Taanishi series. Support literacy learning and introduce beginning readers to Métis language, culture, values, and traditions. 

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Invoice Title: What Do You Like on Your Beignes?

ISBN-10: 1926795288

ISBN-13: 9781926795287

What’s for Lunch? is a realistic story about Métis sisters coming home from school for lunch with mom.  The inside front cover offers cultural background information and the inside back cover provides instructional suggestions.

The text is composed of short and long sentences.  Photographs support the text directly.  Quotation marks are used.

Potentially unfamiliar words are defined in the glossary, such baking powder, lard, and onion.

This title is from the Taanishi series. Support literacy learning and introduce beginning readers to Métis language, culture, values, and traditions. 

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Invoice Title: What's For Lunch?

ISBN-10: 1926795342

ISBN-13: 9781926795348

Yummy, Yummy in My Tummy is a simple story about a hungry Métis girl enjoying favourite foods such as bannock, soup, and berries.  The inside front cover offers cultural background information and the inside back cover provides instructional suggestions.

Each page follows the sentence pattern “Mommy, mommy, mommy, I want ________ in my tummy.   It will taste so good to me.  Yummy, yummy, yummy, I got ________ in my tummy, and it tastes so good to me.”  The word “nummy” is used for “yummy” on some pages.   Photographs support the text directly.

The vocabulary reflects the speech of young children.

This title is from the Taanishi series. Support literacy learning and introduce beginning readers to Métis language, culture, values, and traditions. 

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Invoice Title: Yummy, Yummy in My Tummy

ISBN-10: 1926795334

ISBN-13: 9781926795331