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Nature & the Natural World

Books & Accompanying Learning Resources

Designed to intrigue, engage and inspire, this collection of books and related learning resources investigate the incredible diversity of our planet’s natural world. As their understanding grows, so will their appreciation for what we have and the necessity to protect it.

Kisimi Taimaippaktut Angirrarijarani / Only in My Hometown Written by Angnakuluk Friesen Illustrated by ppiksaut Friesen Translated by Jean Kusugak

Only In My Hometown

The northern lights shine, women gather to eat raw caribou meat and everyone could be family in this ode to small-town life in Nunavut, written in English and Inuktitut.

Resource Skills & Subjects: Key Ideas & Details, Comprehension Strategies, Critical Thinking in Literacy, Vocabulary Acquisition, Integrated Learning, Developing & Creating Texts

Topics: Indigenous Voices, Nature & the Natural World

Audience: ages 3 to 7 / grades P to 2

Idaa Trail Written by. Wendy Stephenson Illustrated by Autumn Downey

Idaa Trail

This is a fictional story of a modern-day canoe trip along the Idaa trail, a traditional route that the Dogrib people traveled from Great Slave Lake to Great Bear Lake.

Resource Skills & Subjects: Key Ideas & Details, Vocabulary Acquisition, Comprehension Strategies, Critical Thinking in Literacy, Integrated Learning

Topics: Indigenous Voices, Nature & the Natural World

Audience: ages 7 to 10 / grades 2 to 5

How to Bee Written by Bren MacDibble

How to Bee

A story about family, loyalty, kindness and bravery, set against an all-too-possible future where climate change has forever changed the way we live.

Resource Skills & Subjects: Key Ideas & Details, Comprehension Strategies, Critical Thinking in Literacy, Integrated Learning, Developing & Creating Texts, Further Research

Topics: Environment & Climate Change, Nature & the Natural World

Audience: ages 9 to 12 / grades 4 to 7

A Forest in the City Written by Andrea Curtis Illustrated by Pierre Pratt

A Forest in the City

This beautiful book of narrative non-fiction looks at the urban forest and dives into the question of how we can live in harmony with city trees.

Resource Skills & Subjects: Key Ideas & Details, Comprehension Strategies, Vocabulary Acquisition, Integrated Learning, Developing & Creating Texts, Further Research

Topics: Environment & Climate Change, Nature & the Natural World

Audience: ages 8 to 12 / grades 3 to 7

The Camel in the Sun Written by Griffin Ondaatje and Illustrated by Linda Wolfsgruber

Camel In the Sun

A moving story, inspired by a traditional Muslim hadith, beautifully written by Griffin Ondaatje and illustrated by world-renowned Linda Wolfsgruber.

Resource Skills & Subjects: Key Ideas & Details, Vocabulary Acquisition, Comprehension Strategies, Integrated Learning, Critical Thinking in Literacy, Developing & Creating Texts, Further Research

Topics: Mental Health, Nature & the Natural World

Audience: ages 2 to 5 / grades P to K