Nadia Sammurtok
Author
Publisher
Inhabit Media Inc
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
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Description
"When two rabbit sisters ignore their parents' warnings and decide to play outside on the open tundra, a hungry owl soon spots them and decides they will make a delicious meal. As a chase ensues, the sisters must act quickly, using the owl's own greed against him in order to get away. A traditional Inuit story and cautionary tale, this book presents a centuries-old narrative for a new generation of readers."--
Author
Publisher
Inhabit Media Inc
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
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Description
"Nadia Sammurtok lovingly invites the reader into the amautik--the pouch in the back of a mother's parka used to carry a child--to experience everything through the eyes of the baby nestled inside, from the cloudlike softness of the pouch to the glistening sound of Anaana's laughter."--
Author
Publisher
Inhabit Media Inc
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
"Piujuq is a kind young woman who loves to take long walks on the tundra and dance by her favourite lake surrounded by butterflies. But one day, she encounters a stranger on her walk. When this person asks a favour of Piujuq, she happily obliges, and that kindness leaves Piujuq stuck in the body of a caterpillar. Alone, and thinking that no one could ever love her because of how she looks, Piujuq does not return to her camp. Instead, she lives a lonely...
Author
Publisher
Inhabit Media Inc
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"In this lovingly told book, a mother recounts for her daughter all the things she loves about her, connecting each attribute to an element of the Arctic landscape or Inuit traditional life. As her daughter's eyes glistens like the fire of a seal oil lamp, and her courage shines bright like buds of purple saxifrage fighting through a thick blanket of snow, the mother weaves a beautiful narrative of connection and love that will warm the hearts of...
Author
Publisher
Arvaaq Books
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"Nanuq is so excited when she finds out she is going to be a big sister! She thinks about all the fun things she will do with her new sibling. But when her baby brother is born, he cries all the time. Her parents are so busy with the baby, they don't have time for her anymore. Nanuq feels lonely. Is this really what being a big sister is like? See how Nanuq's friends help her understand that there are good things about being a big sister, too."--
Author
Publisher
Inhabit Education
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
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Description
Kyle lives in Rankin Inlet, Nunavut. He is excited for the miniature boat race on Williamson Lake!. As Kyle gets ready to go to the race, the chain falls of his bike. Kyle hopes his ataata can fix it when he comes home. He knows his ataata can fix a lot of things, but will he be able to fix Kyle's bike?