Taanishi: Making Beignes with Kohkum

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.