Levelled Books

  • Taanishi: Squeak Squawk

    Taanishi: Squeak Squawk

    Squeak Squawk! is a humorous story about a Métis boy learning to play the notes he needs to play “Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star” on the fiddle.  The inside front cover offers cultural background information and the inside back...

  • Taanishi: We Are Metis!

    Taanishi: We Are Metis!

    We Are Métis! is an informational story about the activities Métis children enjoy.  The inside front cover offers cultural background information and the inside back cover provides instructional suggestions. Each page follows the...

  • Taanishi: Where is the Metis Flag

    Taanishi: Where is the Metis Flag

    Where is the Métis flag? is a simple text with photographs of the Métis flag in various locations.  The inside front cover offers cultural background information and the inside back cover provides instructional suggestions. Each page...

  • Taanishi: Where's the Roogaroo?

    Taanishi: Where's the Roogaroo?

    Where’s the Roogaroo? is a realistic fiction story about the traditional werewolf of Métis stories. Roogaroo is hiding on, in, between, and around different things. The story is narrated with photographs. Where’s the Roogaroo? is a...

  • Taanishi: Yummy Yummy in My Tummy

    Taanishi: Yummy Yummy in My Tummy

    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...

  • Tails

    Tails

    Tails is an expository text that explores the different kinds of tails that animals have. A picture of animals with tails is depicted on a two-page spread. Animals’ tails are labeled. The text is composed of a few high-frequency words such as here...

  • The Animal Show

    The Animal Show

    The Animal Show is a humorous, animal fantasy about animals in the jungle who show off the interesting things about them. Illustrations support the text. To conclude, a two-page spread labels the interesting body parts of each animal introduced in the...

  • The Animals

    The Animals

    The Animals is a fictional animal fantasy story about what different animals can do to stop a burglar. In the end, the burglar ran away screaming! Readers gain information from the text, illustrations, illustrative text, and speech bubble. The Animals...

  • The Ants

    The Ants

    The Ants is a humorous and fictional animal fantasy story about a bunch of ants getting into different foods around the kitchen. They are having fun until the woman sees ants in her ice cream! Readers gain information from the text, illustrations, and...

  • The Balloon Ride

    The Balloon Ride

    The Balloon Ride is a realistic, humorous story about a woman in a hot air balloon looking at the world below through a spy glass.  When a bird punctures her balloon, she gets a very close view of a picnic!  The book focuses on the sentence...

  • The Balloons

    The Balloons

    The Balloons is a humorous and realistic fiction story about different coloured hot air balloons going down and landing in the middle of funny places! Readers gain information from the text, illustrations, storyboard, and thought bubble. The Balloons...

  • The Bears

    The Bears

    The Bears is a fictional animal fantasy story about bears swimming, playing, and camping. When they return to the cave, the little bears made a mess of cookies and milk! Readers gain information from the text, illustrations, and speech bubble. The Bears...