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www.readinga-The Inuit:Northern LivingA Reading AZ Level U Leveled BookWord Count:1,834Visit www.readinga- for thousands of books and materials.LEVELED BOOK AThe Inuit:Northern LivingWritten by David MeissnerLEVELED BOOK UWritten by David MeissnerThe Inuit:Northern LivingLevel U Leveled Book Learning AZWritten by David Meissner Illustrated by Fred VolkeAll rights reserved.www.readinga-Photo Credits:Front cover,page 8:Ton Keone/dpa/Landov;back cover,page 16:Tom Koene/age fotostock;title page:Galen Rowell/Corbis;page 5:Nigel Bean/Minden Pictures;page 6:Hinrich Baesemann/dpa/Corbis;page 9:White Fox/Tips Images/age fotostock;page 10:Ton Koene/Visuals Unlimited/Corbis;page 11(top):Layne Kennedy/Corbis;page 11(bottom):Bryan and Cherry Alexander/Photo Researchers,Inc.;page 12:Norbert Eisele-Hein/i/ 14:REUTERS/Str Old;page 15:Steven J.Kazlowski/Alamy;page 18:Camilla Hohmann/Alamywww.readinga-The Inuit:Northern LivingCorrelationLEVEL UQ4040Fountas&PinnellReading RecoveryDRA1920Explore More1 At the Library Ask your librarian where you can find books about the Inuit and the Arctic.2 On the Web A.In the address window,type: B.Then type:Inuit.Click on“Google Search.”C.Read the colored links.Click on one that looks interesting.D.When you want to explore other links,click the back arrow on the top left.E.Or try some different searches:Eskimo,Arctic,Nunavut,tundra.3 Try Inuit Storytelling!Whether its sitting around a fire or talking on the bus,people have always loved to tell stories.The Inuit used to make up stories from the pictures they drew in the dirt and snow.Try Inuit storytelling with your friends!All you need is a stick.Sit in a circle and use the stick to draw pictures in the dirt or snow.Next,make up a story about the pictures.Then hand the stick to the next person.He or she can add on to your story or make up a new one.If you let your imagination run wild,youll probably come up with some pretty interesting(and funny)stories!Glossaryancestors(n.)relatives who lived a long time ago(p.7)caribou(n.)a large North American deer with wide antlers(p.5)igloos(n.)dome-shaped houses built from blocks of snow(p.9)insulation(n.)material that holds in heat,preventing warmth from escaping or cold from entering(p.5)kayak(n.)an Intuit word for a canoelike boat that is moved by a paddle(p.11)migrate(v.)to move from one habitat or region to another at a certain time each year(p.5)parka(n.)a warm,hooded jacket(p.8)resourceful(adj.)able to find clever ways to overcome difficulties(p.13)sod(n.)the top layer of the soil,including the roots of grass (p.9)tundra(n.)flat,treeless Arctic region where the ground is always frozen(p.5)The Inuit:Northern Living Level UWritten by David MeissnerThe Inuit:Northern LivingLevel U Leveled Book Learning AZWritten by David Meissner Illustrated by Fred VolkeAll rights reserved.www.readinga-Photo Credits:Front cover,page 8:Ton Keone/dpa/Landov;back cover,page 16:Tom Koene/age fotostock;title page:Galen Rowell/Corbis;page 5:Nigel Bean/Minden Pictures;page 6:Hinrich Baesemann/dpa/Corbis;page 9:White Fox/Tips Images/age fotostock;page 10:Ton Koene/Visuals Unlimited/Corbis;page 11(top):Layne Kennedy/Corbis;page 11(bottom):Bryan and Cherry Alexander/Photo Researchers,Inc.;page 12:Norbert Eisele-Hein/i/ 14:REUTERS/Str Old;page 15:Steven J.Kazlowski/Alamy;page 18:Camilla Hohmann/Alamywww.readinga-The Inuit:Northern LivingCorrelationLEVEL UQ4040Fountas&PinnellReading RecoveryDRA1920Explore More1 At the Library Ask your librarian where you can find books about the Inuit and the Arctic.2 On the Web A.In the address window,type: B.Then type:Inuit.Click on“Google Search.”C.Read the colored links.Click on one that looks interesting.D.When you want to explore other links,click the back arrow on the top left.E.Or try some different searches:Eskimo,Arctic,Nunavut,tundra.3 Try Inuit Storytelling!Whether its sitting around a fire or talking on the bus,people have always loved to tell stories.The Inuit used to make up stories from the pictures they drew in the dirt and snow.Try Inuit storytelling with your friends!All you need is a stick.Sit in a circle and use the stick to draw pictures in the dirt or snow.Next,make up a story about the pictures.Then hand the stick to the next person.He or she can add on to your story or make up a new one.If you let your imagination run wild,youll probably come up with some pretty interesting(and funny)stories!Glossaryancestors(n.)relatives who lived a long time ago(p.7)caribou(n.)a large North American deer with wide antlers(p.5)igloos(n.)dome-shaped houses built from blocks of snow(p.9)insulation(n.)material that holds in heat,preventing warmth from escaping or cold from entering(p.5)kayak(n.)an Intuit word for a canoelike boat that is moved by a paddle(p.11)migrate(v.)to move from one habitat or region to another at a certain time each year(p.5)parka(n.)a warm,hooded jacket(p.8)resourceful(adj.)able to find clever ways to overcome difficulties(p.13)sod(n.)the top layer of the soil,including the roots of grass (p.9)tundra(n.)flat,treeless Arctic region where the ground is always frozen(p.5)The Inuit:Northern Living Level U1718Today,land in the frozen north is divided between different countries.The Inuit live in the northern parts of Canada,Greenland,Russia,and the United States.In 1999,Canada made a territory for the Inuit called Nunavut.Nunavut means“Our Land.”Its official languages are Inuktitut,English,and French.Now there are also schools in the Arctic.Children spend their days reading and writing instead of fishing and sewing.Inuit elders sometimes visit schools to teach the children Inuit traditions.They help students carve wood,sew animal skins,and tell stories.The elders want kids to remember how their ancestors lived for thousands of years.If you visited the far north today,you would need to bundle up.Maybe youd wear a warm jacket,or two or three.If you went in the wintertime,it would be dark in the middle of the day.It would be freezing cold for days and weeks and months.A visit to the Arctic might make you wonder how people can survive in such a harsh environment.During your visit,you would meet Inuit people.You would see how they have blended traditional ways with modern living.For example,you might see an Inuit man wearing blue jeans and a caribou skin parka.You might ride on a sled that is pulled by a snowmobile instead of dogs.Or you might see seal hunters wearing sunglasses instead of wooden goggles.And before going home,you might buy a piece of Inuit art,such as a little animal carved out of stone.It would be a souvenir to help you remember your visit to the far north.Today over 100,000 Inuit people live in the northern parts of four different countries.Inuit carvingI N U I T L A N D SGreenlandNunavutRussiaAlaskaCanadaArctic CircleUnited StatesNThe Inuit:Northern Living Level U34Table of ContentsThe Frozen North .4Staying Warm .8Venturing Out for Food .11Work and Play .14The Inuit Today .16Explore More .19Glossary .20The Frozen NorthThere is a place on Earth where it is always cold.The ground is frozen and the land is flat.For much of the year,it is covered in a white blanket of snow.This land is so far north that during the winter,the sun doesnt come above the horizon.The land remains dark twenty-four hours a day.But during the summer,the Sun is always above the horizon.It is light outside twenty-four hours a day.Thats why this place,the Arctic,is sometimes called the“Land of the Midnight Sun.”If you visit the Arctic region,youll feel how cold it is.The temperature on an average winter day is about 34 Celsius(30F)!Each year,between 38 and 229 centimeters(1590 in)of snow fall.For many months,the Arctics rivers,lakes,and seas freeze over.Brrr!The Arctic is the circular area around the North Pole.Inuit Words in EnglishMany Inuit spoke a language called Inuktitut.Some of the words they used are now words that we use in English.igloo:a dome-shaped house built from blocks of snowkayak:a light and narrow boat,like a canoe but with a covered deckparka:a warm,hooded jacketArcticCircleThe Inuit:Northern Living Level U34Table of ContentsThe Frozen North .4Staying Warm .8Venturing Out for Food .11Work and Play .14The Inuit Today .16Explore More .19Glossary .20The Frozen NorthThere is a place on Earth where it is always cold.The ground is frozen and the land is flat.For much of the year,it is covered in a white blanket of snow.This land is so far north that during the winter,the sun doesnt come above the horizon.The land remains dark twenty-four hours a day.But during the summer,the Sun is always above the horizon.It is light outside twenty-four hours a day.Thats why this place,the Arctic,is sometimes called the“Land of the Midnight Sun.”If you visit the Arctic region,youll feel how cold it is.The temperature on an average winter day is about 34 Celsius(30F)!Each year,between 38 and 229 centimeters(1590 in)of snow fall.For many months,the Arctics rivers,lakes,and seas freeze over.Brrr!The Arctic is the circular area around the North Pole.Inuit Words in EnglishMany Inuit spoke a language called Inuktitut.Some of the words they used are now words that we use in English.igloo:a dome-shaped house built from blocks of snowkayak:a light and narrow boat,like a canoe but with a covered deckparka:a warm,hooded jacketArcticCircleThe Inuit:Northern Living Level U1718Today,land in the frozen north is divided between different countries.The Inuit live in the northern parts of Canada,Greenland,Russia,and the United States.In 1999,Canada made a territory for the Inuit called Nunavut.Nunavut means“Our Land.”Its official languages are Inuktitut,English,and French.Now there are also schools in the Arctic.Children spend their days reading and writing instead of fishing and sewing.Inuit elders sometimes visit schools to teach the children Inuit traditions.They help students carve wood,sew animal skins,and tell stories.The elders want kids to remember how their ancestors lived for thousands of years.If you visited the far north today,you would need to bundle up.Maybe youd wear a warm jacket,or two or three.If you went in the wintertime,it would be dark in the middle of the day.It would be freezing cold for days and weeks and months.A visit to the Arctic might make you wonder how people can survive in such a harsh environment.During your visit,you would meet Inuit people.You would see how they have blended traditional ways with modern living.For example,you might see an Inuit man wearing blue jeans and a caribou skin parka.You might ride on a sled that is pulled by a snowmobile instead of dogs.Or you might see seal hunters wearing sunglasses instead of wooden goggles.And before going home,you might buy a piece of Inuit art,such as a little animal carved out of stone.It would be a souvenir to help you remember your visit to the far north.Today over 100,000 Inuit people live in the northern parts of four different countries.Inuit carvingI N U I T L A N D SGreenlandNunavutRussiaAlaskaCanadaArctic CircleUnited StatesNThe Inuit:Northern Living Level U1516Kids played with dolls,bows and arrows,and leather balls.They also decorated pins,combs,and goggles with carvings that looked like animals.Fathers often made“story knives”for their daughters.Girls used these story knives to draw pictures in the snow and dirt.They sat in circles with friends and made up stories based on the pictures.Surely one of the favorite games for kids was the“blanket toss.”In this game,one person lay on a blanket made from walrus hides.Then all at once,everybody pulled the blanket tight.This was like a trampoline that sent people flying into the air!Sometimes they landed on their feet,and other times they did flips.The Inuit TodayIn the last three sections,you read about traditional Inuit ways of living.This is how many of them lived for thousands of years.Yet over the last few hundred years,things have changed.Today there are airports,TVs,and computers in the Arctic.Now the Inuit are trying to find a balance between the modern world and traditional ways.Many Inuit prefer houses with electricity instead of dark igloos.But modern houses cost money.And to make money,Inuit people have to find jobs.This means that many Inuit spend their days at jobs other than hunting and fishing.There are also fewer wild animals than before.This makes it harder to hunt.A girl is tossed high into the air in a traditional blanket toss.The Inuit still eat seal,caribou,and whale meat,but they also buy food at the store.They pay money for things like fruits,vegetables,and potato chips.The Inuit:Northern Living Level U56So if its that cold and snowy,how can anything survive in the Arctic?The land is mostly barren tundra where even trees cannot grow.But some plants can take root in the far north.These are low-growing mosses,shrubs,and tiny flowering plants.Animals have also found ways to live in the Arctic.Salmon,lake trout,and Arctic cod are fish that swim in the cold waters.Whales,seals,walruses,and polar bears live in and around the sea.Layers of fat beneath their skin serve as warm insulation.Wolves,foxes,and caribou roam the tundra.Their thick coats of fur help keep them warm.In the summertime,ducks and geese migrate to the Arctic to build nests and raise their young.So if plants and animals can survive in the far north,what about people?How would you stay warm during the cold,dark winters?How would you stay protected from the icy winds and snowstorms?How would you find food?People have lived in and near the Arctic for thousands of years.Before there were stores,fancy jackets,or electricity,these people survived in the frozen north.They built houses from driftwood,earth,whalebones,and snow.They burned whale fat to heat their homes.And they wore animal skins and fur to brave the harsh cold.The hearty people of the far north of North America used to be commonly known as the Eskimo,but we now know them by their preferred name,the Inuit(IN-yoo-it).An Inuit womanCaribou are a type of wild reindeer that live in North America.The Inuit:Northern Living Level U56So if its that cold and snowy,how can anything survive in the Arctic?The land is mostly barren tundra where even trees cannot grow.But some plants can take root in the far north.These are low-growing mosses,shrubs,and tiny flowering plants.Animals have also found ways to live in the Arctic.Salmon,lake trout,and Arctic cod are fish that swim in the cold waters.Whales,seals,walruses,and polar bears live in and around the sea.Layers of fat beneath their skin serve as warm insulation.Wolves,foxes,and caribou roam the tundra.Their thick coats of fur help keep them warm.In the summertime,ducks and geese migrate to the Arctic to build nests and raise their young.So if plants and animals can survive in the far north,what about people?How would you stay warm during the cold,dark winters?How would you stay protected from the icy winds and snowstorms?How would you find food?People have lived in and near the Arctic for t
