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Books in Nunavummi series

  • Journey to the Winter Camp

    Caleb MacDonald, Sean Bigham

    Paperback (Inhabit Education Books Inc., May 19, 2017)
    Winter is coming, and it's time for Qulaut's family to leave their summer home behind. They will need to use their land skills and work together to stay safe.This book introduces the historical fiction genre and features a pre-contact Inuit family travelling to their winter camp by dogsled.
  • Inuit Games

    Thomas Anguti Johnston, Sigmundur Thorgeirsson

    Hardcover (Inhabit Education Books Inc., June 2, 2020)
    Inuit games have been played as long as anyone can remember!Learn all about Inuit games and why they are important for staying healthy and strong for life in the Arctic.
  • Grandma, What's an Ulu For?

    Jeanie Natanine Joanasie, Amanda Sandland

    Paperback (Inhabit Education Books Inc., May 31, 2018)
    Ulus are used for a lot of things!In this book, a grandmother demonstrates how to use an ulu to her grandchild and talks about its history, traditional uses, and stories about it.
  • Inukpak and His Son

    Neil Christopher, Germaine Arnaktauyok

    Hardcover (Inhabit Education Books Inc., June 2, 2020)
    Discover this gigantic Northern tale.This book introduces children to a traditional Inuit legend. Learn how the great giant Inukpak adopted a human hunter as his son.
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  • On the Shoulder of a Giant Big Book

    Neil Christopher, Jim Nelson

    Paperback (Inhabit Education Books Inc., April 18, 2016)
    This pan-Arctic Inuit legend, which tells the story of a friendly giant, is lightheartedly retold, featuring sweeping illustrations. Inukpak was big, even for a giant. He loved to walk across the tundra, striding over the widest rivers and wading through the deepest lakes. He could walk across the Arctic in just a few days. But being so big, and travelling so far, Inukpak was often alone. Until one day when he came across a little hunter on the tundra. Thinking that the hunter was a little boy alone on the land, Inukpak decided to adopt him. And so, from the shoulder of one of the biggest giants to ever roam the Arctic, this hunter experiences the world from Inukpak's perspective.
  • What We See on the Land

    Inhabit Education, Megan Kyak-Monteith

    Paperback (Inhabit Education Books Inc., March 5, 2019)
    We can see a lot of interesting things on the land.This book describes what you might see while walking on the land in Nunavut.
  • On the Arctic Shoreline

    Lenny Lishchenko

    Hardcover (Inhabit Education Books Inc., May 31, 2018)
    You can see a lot of things on the Arctic shoreline!This illustrated book describes interesting items that can be found along the Arctic shoreline.
  • Lena's Day

    Emily Jackson, Charlene Chua

    Paperback (Inhabit Education Books Inc., Sept. 15, 2020)
    Find out what Lena does on her busy day!Follow Lena as she goes to school, plays with her friends, and spends time with her family. She learns important lessons about being responsible, honest, and respectful.
  • Weather Words

    Inhabit Education

    Paperback (Inhabit Education Books Inc., March 5, 2019)
    Whatโ€™s the weather like in Nunavut?This book features simple nouns related to the weather. Beautiful photographs of Nunavut guide children to practise reading the single word on each page.
  • Big Animals in the Arctic

    Inhabit Education

    Paperback (Inhabit Education Books Inc., March 5, 2019)
    There are some really big animals in the Arctic!This book features big animals that live in the North, such as the polar bear and muskox.
  • Land Skills Big Book

    Maren Vsetula

    Paperback (Inhabit Education Books Inc., April 18, 2016)
    Learn some of the ways people in the North use the outdoors for travel, gathering food, and having fun!This non-fiction book uses a friendly child narrator to introduce readers to some of the traditional skills used by people living in the Arctic.
  • Happy Mosquito

    Nadia Sammurtok, Luke Coleman

    Paperback (Inhabit Education Books Inc., June 1, 2020)
    Follow along with a very happy mosquito as she enjoys a beautiful day, and finds a few surprises!This humorous book will expose children to expressive language and dialogue, and help them learn to read text and illustrations together to follow a story.