Discovering Numbers: English * French * Cree

by Neepin Auger

Neepin Auger's books for children contain original, brightly coloured images and early education level concepts familiar to everyone. Playful and bold, this dynamic series will educate and entertain preschoolers, parents, and teachers alike.


In addition to the English words presented, the French and Cree equivalents are also given, making these some of the most dynamic and useful board books on the market, perfectly suitable for the classroom, library, and nursery.


Neepin Auger is a Cree artist, educator, and mother. Originally from the Bigstone Cree Nation in northern Alberta, she has been painting for over ten years, having studied art under her father, Dale Auger, a renowned First Nations artist and author of the award-winning children's book Mwâkwa Talks to the Loon: A Cree Story for Children.




1 one un peyak 
6 six six nikotwâsik 

2 two deux nîso 
7 seven sept têpakohp 

3 three trois nisto 
8 eight huit ayinânêw 

4 four quatre nêwo 
9 nine neuf kekâymitâht 

5 five cinq nîyânan 
10 ten dix mitâtaht 

Genres: Picture Books

Kindle Edition

First published September 23, 2013

Reviews

[Manybooks · Rating 5 out of 5]

Now Discovering Numbers is basically a triple-language counting board book (English, French and Cree) for very young children (covering the numbers one through ten, simply, basically, but beautifully). The accompanying illustrations by Cree author/illustrator Neepin Auger (who is the daughter of renowned First Nations artist Dale Auger) are bright, colourful, delightfully uncluttered (and Auger also for the most part depicts countable objects that have cultual sigificance to and for First Nations children, such as feathers, sweetgrass braids, teepees and the like). And while personally, I definitely would have liked and appreciated a pronunciation key for especially the Cree numbers (as well as perhaps also a bit of supplemental information on the Cree language and Cree cultural practices) this is really just my scholarly self talking and is actually rather above and beyond the scope of this book (since first and foremost Discovering Numbers is just a board book introducing the numbers one to ten, which it achieves most successfully I might add). Very highly recommended and truly a perfect first picture book of numbers for toddlers (and of course, Discovering Numbers is also a perfect language teaching vehicle and tool to introduce toddlers to counting from one to ten in English, Cree and French).

[KaitandMaddie · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book works for really young children, or also children new to a second language. We read these with Kait doing the French and Maddie the English. And I like that they are exposed to indigenous-focused vocabulary.