Turtle Island Voices 5: House and Home

House and Home is an expository text that describes the homes of Aboriginal peoples in the past and provides step-by-step guides to building igloos, wigwams, longhouses, tipis, pit houses, and log houses.  The book concludes with Turtle Island Circle, a feature that prompts readers to make connections.

The book has a Contents and is divided into sections.  The text is composed of a variety of sentence types.  Captioned photographs and diagrams support the text directly and add meaning.  Fact boxes and how-to sidebars add interest.  A Dig Deeper feature prompts research.

Potentially unfamiliar words are defined in context.

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.