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The book depicts Benny's obsession with bananas and various ways his friends and family respond to this obsession.
Published: 2024
Originally written in French
Number of pages: 32
Recommended FSL Programs and Grades
Recommended FSL Programs and Grades
Core French grade JK/SK-5
French immersion grade JK/SK-5
Race/Ethnic/Geographic Information
Race/Ethnic/Geographic Information
Author: Sarabeth is Inuit from the community of Pangnirtung, Nunavut, she was born in Halifax and raised between New Brunswick and Nunavut.
Characters: Benny - a young Inuit boy, his brother, his Anaana and his Anaanatsiaq are in a multigenerational family.
Setting: In and around Benny's home.
Notes from a teacher-reader
Notes from a teacher-reader
I really like the interaction with Benny and his Anaanatsiaq discussing why there is no specific Inuktituk word for banana. Students will reflect on language development, experience and language use.
Benny le Bananosaure a remporté le Prix Blue Spruce (Ontario Library Association - Forest of Reading) en 2023
Feel free to contact the teacher-reader, Karen Devonish-Mazzotta, at karen.devonish-mazzotta@tdsb.on.ca if you have questions about this novel.
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