Beaver and Porcupine is a retelling of a traditional Tlingit story in which the friends Beaver and Porcupine discover that although they are different, their friendship makes them kind, respectful, and caring of each other.  The book concludes with Teachings from Turtle Island and Turtle Island Circle, features that provide additional information and prompt reflection and extension.

All the sentences are short and simple.  Humorous illustrations support the text directly.  Quotation marks are used in dialogue. Italic type and ellipses are used to enhance meaning.  Uppercase letters are used to create the characters’ names.

The vocabulary reflects the everyday speech of children.

This title is from the Turtle Island Voices series. Pique students’ interest in learning about Aboriginal peoples and cultures with exciting stories and information texts.

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Invoice Title: TIV 1: BEAVER & PORCUPINE

ISBN-10: 1770580255

ISBN-13: 9781770580251

Buffalo Learns Respect is a retelling of a traditional Siksika story in which Napi, or Old Man, who is a trickster, teaches Buffalo and Fox the meaning of respect, and as a reminder of this lesson, Buffalo bears a hump and Fox makes his home in the ground. The book concludes with Teachings from Turtle Island and Turtle Island Circle, features that provide additional information and prompt reflection and extension.

All the sentences are short and simple.  Illustrations support the text directly.  Quotation marks are used in dialogue. Boldface and colourful display type are used for emphasis.  Uppercase letters are used to create the characters’ names.

The vocabulary reflects the everyday speech of children.

This title is from the Turtle Island Voices series. Pique students’ interest in learning about Aboriginal peoples and cultures with exciting stories and information texts.

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Invoice Title: TIV 2: BUFFALO LEARNS RESPECT

ISBN-10: 177058031X

ISBN-13: 9781770580312

Deer and Cougar is a traditional Nuu-chah-nulth tale relating how Deer saves her life by using quick thinking and problem-solving skills to outwit Cougar.  The story is told in dialogue and narrative.  The book concludes with information about the Nuu-chah-nulth, a group of First Nations from the Northwest Coast of Canada. 

The book is divided into chapters and has a Contents.  The text is composed of a variety of sentence types.  Uppercase letters create the proper names Deer, Cougar, and Creator.  Italic is used to show interior thought.  Illustrations support the text but not all scenes are illustrated.  Turtle Island Circle provides extension activities.

Some words may require clarification, such as totem, snickered, and wit. 

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Invoice Title: TIV 4: DEER & COUGAR

ISBN-10: 1770583092

ISBN-13: 9781770583092

Fawn Gets Her Spots is a retelling of a traditional Dakota story in which Wakan Tanka, the Creator, shows kindness to all the animals by giving them gifts that will protect them.  The book concludes with Teachings from Turtle Island and Turtle Island Circle, features that provide additional information and prompt reflection and extension.

All the sentences are short and simple.  Beautiful illustrations support the text directly.  Quotation marks are used in dialogue. Uppercase letters are used to create the characters’ names, such as Bear, Wolf, and Fawn.

Some words may require clarification, such as prairie, fangs, creations, and scent.

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Invoice Title: TIV 1: FAWN GETS HER SPOTS

ISBN-10: 1770580301

ISBN-13: 9781770580305

Hummingbird and the Fire is a retelling of a traditional Anishnaabe (Ojibwa) story in which Hummingbird shows bravery by fighting a forest fire with one drop of water at a time.  The book concludes with Teachings from Turtle Island and Turtle Island Circle, features that provide additional information and prompt reflection and extension.

All the sentences are short and simple.  Illustrations support the text directly.  Quotation marks are used in dialogue. Boldface is used for emphasis.  Uppercase letters are used to create the characters’ names, such as Bear, Great Fire, and Sacred River.

Some words may require clarification, such as escape, scared, and sacred.

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Invoice Title: TIV 1: HUMMINGBIRD

ISBN-10: 1770580263

ISBN-13: 9781770580268

Koluskap and the Baby is a retelling of a traditional Maliseet story in which the mighty warrior Koluskap learns humility because he cannot “win” against a baby.  Only the baby’s mother has that power.  The book concludes with Teachings from Turtle Island and Turtle Island Circle, features that provide additional information and prompt reflection and extension.

Most of the sentences are short and simple.  Illustrations support the text but not all events are illustrated. 

The vocabulary reflects the everyday speech of children.

This title is from the Turtle Island Voices series. Pique students’ interest in learning about Aboriginal peoples and cultures with exciting stories and information texts.

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Invoice Title: TIV 3: KOLUSKAP & THE BABY

ISBN-10: 1770580352

ISBN-13: 9781770580350

Little Bear is a retelling of a traditional Inuit story in which an old woman raises a motherless polar bear cub as her son and in an act of love sends the gentle, full grown bear back into the wild. The book concludes with Teachings from Turtle Island and Turtle Island Circle, features that provide additional information and prompt reflection and extension.

Most of the sentences are short and simple.  Illustrations support the text directly.  Quotation marks are used in dialogue.

The vocabulary reflects the everyday speech of children.

This title is from the Turtle Island Voices series. Pique students’ interest in learning about Aboriginal peoples and cultures with exciting stories and information texts.

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Invoice Title: TIV 2: LITTLE BEAR

ISBN-10: 1770580387

ISBN-13: 9781770580381

Night and Day is a retelling of a traditional Secwepemc story in which Coyote and Grizzly Bear reach a compromise about the balance of day and night, leaving Sun to control the days and Moon to control the seasons. The book concludes with Teachings from Turtle Island and Turtle Island Circle, features that provide additional information and prompt reflection and extension.

All the sentences are short and simple.  Illustrations support the text directly.  Quotation marks are used in dialogue.

The vocabulary reflects the everyday speech of children.

This title is from the Turtle Island Voices series. Pique students’ interest in learning about Aboriginal peoples and cultures with exciting stories and information texts.

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Invoice Title: TIV 2: NIGHT & DAY

ISBN-10: 1770580336

ISBN-13: 9781770580336

Nothing Scares Me! is a realistic story about two Métis boys who are terrified by traditional tales of the famous Métis character Rou Garou.  The boys are attending Back to Batouche Days and they hover in their tent at night while two old men tell tales by the fire, knowing full well that the boys are eavesdropping and making good sport of scaring them.  The story is told in narrative and dialogue. The book concludes information on traditional Métis stories and the Métis people

The book is divided into chapters and has a Contents.  The text is composed of a variety of sentence types.  Boldface, italic, and enlarged type are used for emphasis.  Illustrations support the text but not all scenes are illustrated.  Turtle Island Circle provides extension activities.

Readers can infer the meaning of a small amount of text in Métis and French.  Some words and phrases may require clarification, such as sinister, Lent, petrified, grace us with his presence, and bid good night.

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Invoice Title: TIV 6: NOTHING SCARES ME

ISBN-10: 1770583157

ISBN-13: 9781770583153

Raven and Whale is a retelling of a traditional Inuit story in which Raven learns the meaning of love.  Raven separates a whale from a woman within the creature and both woman and whale die.  The woman, Raven understands, is the whale’s heart and soul and no creature can live without these.  The book concludes with Teachings from Turtle Island and Turtle Island Circle, features that provide additional information and prompt reflection and extension.

Most of the sentences are short and simple.  Illustrations support the text but not all events are illustrated. 

The vocabulary reflects the everyday speech of children.

This title is from the Turtle Island Voices series. Pique students’ interest in learning about Aboriginal peoples and cultures with exciting stories and information texts.

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Invoice Title: TIV 3: RAVEN & WHALE

ISBN-10: 1770580417

ISBN-13: 9781770580411

Stories of Thunderbird offers two traditional tales about the magnificent bird that is central to many First Nations stories.  “Thunderbird Choses His Carver” is a tale from First Nations people living on the Northwest Coast of Canada, and “Nanaboozhoo Meets the Thunderbirds” is a story from the Anishnaabek, whose traditional lands include areas of Ontario, Manitoba, and Saskatchewan.  The stories are told in narrative and dialogue.  The book concludes with information about Thunderbird and the First Nations people who revere him.

The text is composed of a variety of sentence types.  Illustrations support the text but not all scenes are illustrated.  Turtle Island Circle provides extension activities.

Some words may require clarification, onlookers, unique, Elder, saddened, duo, assurance, and saviour. 

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Invoice Title: TIV 6: STORIES OF THUNDERBIRD

ISBN-10: 1770583149

ISBN-13: 9781770583146

The Big Dark is a retelling of a traditional Dene Tha’ creation story.  When darkness comes to the peaceful Earth of long ago, the animals find a way to save themselves, but Earth is forever changed.  The book concludes with Reflecting on the Story and Turtle Island Circle, features that provide additional information and prompt reflection and extension.

The book has a Contents and is divided into chapters.  The text is composed of a variety of sentence types.  Illustrations support the text although not all scenes are illustrated. 

The vocabulary reflects the everyday speech of children.

This title is from the Turtle Island Voices series. Pique students’ interest in learning about Aboriginal peoples and cultures with exciting stories and information texts.

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Invoice Title: TIV 5: BIG DARK

ISBN-10: 1770583076

ISBN-13: 9781770583078

The Boy Who Told Tales is a humorous, contemporary story set in Iqaluit, Nunavut.  Jonny Uqalik is well known as a storyteller, so when an alien pays him a visit, Jonny has to be very clever to prove that Nox of Kraynor is not another tall tale. The book concludes with Reflecting on the Story and Turtle Island Circle, features that provide additional information and prompt reflection and extension.

The book has a Contents and is divided into chapters.  A variety of sentence types is used.  Illustrations support the text but most scenes are not illustrated.

The vocabulary reflects the everyday speech of children.

This title is from the Turtle Island Voices series. Pique students’ interest in learning about Aboriginal peoples and cultures with exciting stories and information texts.

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Invoice Title: TIV 6: BOY WHO TOLD TALES

ISBN-10: 1770583238

ISBN-13: 9781770583238

The First Corn is a retelling of a traditional Lakota story about how corn came to the Lakota people as a gift from the Creator.  The concluding chapter of the book explains the importance of corn to Indigenous and First Nations peoples historically.  The book concludes with Reflecting on the Story and Turtle Island Circle, features that provide additional information and prompt reflection and extension.

The book has a Contents and is divided into chapters.  The text is composed of a variety of sentence types.  Illustrations support the text although not all scenes are illustrated.  Photographs and historical paintings support the informational text in the concluding chapter. 

Some words may require clarification, such as preached, caution, lodge, saddened, counsel, and mocks.

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Invoice Title: TIV 4: FIRST CORN

ISBN-10: 1770583106

ISBN-13: 9781770583108

The Gift of the Red River Jig is a traditional tale offering one version of the origin of the famous Métis Red River Jig.  When Ambroise goes on his first fur trading trip with his father, the Red River serves up a melody.  As Ambroise’s father plays the fiddle, the men compete with an array of dance steps, from Orkney to French to Scottish to Anishnaabe to Métis.  Young Ambroise blends what he learns and a tradition is born.  The story is told in narrative and dialogue.  The book concludes with information about this traditional tale and the Métis people.

The book is divided into chapters and has a Contents.  The text is composed of a variety of sentence types.  Uppercase letters are used to create proper nouns out of the words My Boy and Brown Bear.  Illustrations support the text but not all scenes are illustrated.  Turtle Island Circle provides extension activities.

Some words may require clarification, such as encounter, bedrolls, scurrying, factor, savoured, and agile.  Some French and Métis words may require research, such as Ma Cherie, Pa Père, ceinture fléchée, Rugaboo, and galet. 

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Invoice Title: TIV 4: GIFT OF RED RIVER JIG

ISBN-10: 1770583114

ISBN-13: 9781770583115

The Great Flood is a retelling of a traditional Nehiyaw story in which the Creator sends a great flood in anger over the loss of respect of the two-leggeds.  Only the determination of little muskrat enables Wesakechak to rebuild Turtle Island.  The book concludes with Teachings from Turtle Island and Turtle Island Circle, features that provide additional information and prompt reflection and extension.

Most of the sentences are short and simple.  Illustrations support the text but not all events are illustrated. 

Potentially unfamiliar words are defined in the glossary.

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Invoice Title: TIV 3: GREAT FLOOD

ISBN-10: 1770580425

ISBN-13: 9781770580428

The One Who Watches Over is a retelling by two Inuvialuit authors that introduces readers to significant figures in Inuit culture, including the good and selfless Kublualuk and the beautiful and selfish Sedna.  The book concludes with Reflecting on the Story and Turtle Island Circle, features that provide additional information and prompt reflection and extension.

The book has a Contents and is divided into chapters.  The text is composed of a variety of sentence types.  Illustrations support the text although not all scenes are illustrated. 

The vocabulary reflects the everyday speech of children.

This title is from the Turtle Island Voices series. Pique students’ interest in learning about Aboriginal peoples and cultures with exciting stories and information texts.

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Invoice Title: TIV 5: ONE WHO WATCHES OVER

ISBN-10: 1770583122

ISBN-13: 9781770583122

The White Deer is a traditional Aboriginal tale told by peoples from the Eastern Woodlands of Turtle Island to the Plains and the foothills of the Rocky Mountains.  The story tells of a hunter’s tragic mistake and of the origin of the Aboriginal value never to take more from nature than you need.  The story is told in narrative and dialogue.  The book concludes with information about the Aboriginal peoples who tell versions of this traditional tale.

The book is divided into chapters and has a Contents.  The text is composed of a variety of sentence types.  Uppercase letters are used to create proper nouns out of the words Deer, Husband, and Creator.  Illustrations support the text but not all scenes are illustrated.  Turtle Island Circle provides extension activities.

Some words may require clarification, such as hosts, request, tore, and transformed.

This title is from the Turtle Island Voices series. Pique students’ interest in learning about Aboriginal peoples and cultures with exciting stories and information texts.

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Invoice Title: TIV 5: WHITE DEER

ISBN-10: 1770583130

ISBN-13: 9781770583139