Celebrate Canada: Brilliant Beadwork (Gr 2)

Brilliant Beadwork is a description of the traditional Métis art called beadwork.  The book concludes with a procedure readers can follow to create their own flower beadwork.  Fact boxes titled “Brilliant fact” provide additional information.  The style in conversational and informative.

Mostly simple sentences are used, some with descriptive phrases.  A Contents lists the four sections in the book.  The text is supported directly by headings and captioned and labelled photographs.  Words in boldface are defined in a glossary at the end of the book.

Interest words include generations, ancestors, treasure, regalia, culture, decorating, mukluks, moccasins, geometric, and designs.  The verbs practised, connects, and bead are used.  The adjectives brilliant, bright, beautiful, glass, and long-lasting are used.