The Inuk Mountie Adventure (Novel Study)

The Inuk Mountie Adventure takes Tom Austen on a school trip to Gjoa Haven in the high Arctic. Between drum dances and snowmobile chases across the tundra, Tom must find a micro-cassette that holds the truth about the sinister conspiracy code-named CanSell that threatens Canada. Appealing to children’s inherent keen interest in mystery, Eric Wilson has skillfully woven accurate Canadian geographic and historic information into his writing. As such, these novels lend themselves to the integrated study of the mystery genre with Canadian geography topics in social studies, and investigation units in science. The Inuk Mountie Adventure provides rich material for the study of setting, characterization and plot development. This Novel Study provides a teacher and student section with a variety of activities, chapter questions, crossword, and answer key to create a well-rounded lesson plan.