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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. Animals in this book are fun. I've never seen a weasel in a board box. I really liked that.. In English, French and Cree. -KL ( ) Cree artist Neepin Auger, a member of the Bigstone Cree Nation of Alberta, Canada, presents this third trilingual board book, following upon her Discovering Words and Discovering Numbers. Here, twenty-two animals are depicted, with their names in English, French and Cree. The artwork is bright and vibrantly colorful, the animals all species one would expect to see in northern Canada. A pronunciation guide is provided for the French and Cree words, in a table at the rear. I did wonder, with a few of the animals in Discovering Animals - insect, whale - why the general term was used, rather than the specific one - ladybug, orca - referring to the creature depicted in the artwork. Leaving that aside, this was a lovely little book, a perfect companion to the other two titles from Auger, which I now own, thanks to a generous gift from my friend Gundula. Many thanks to her, for introducing me to these titles - I will have to get my act together and review the other two. Recommended to anyone who has enjoyed the earlier Auger titles, to anyone looking for Native-content baby books, and to those searching for multilingual word books. no reviews | add a review
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A new format for young readers transforms Neepin Auger's bestselling board books into playful and colourful resources for elementary school children. Neepin Auger's colourful board books for infants have collectively sold well over 20,000 copies since they first appeared on the market. With more and more parents and educators looking for Indigenous resources, this paperback edition of Discovering Animals will bring the experience of learning French and Cree to a whole new group of early elementary school-aged kids. In addition to the English words presented, the French and Cree equivalents are also given, along with pronunciation support, making these some of the most dynamic and useful picture books on the market, perfectly suitable for the classroom, library, and playroom. No library descriptions found. |
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