An enchanting and utterly authentic introduction to the life of an Inuit child and her world.

Written and illustrated by Ningeokuluk Teevee, one of the most interesting young artists in Cape Dorset, home to the great tradition of Inuit art, this is a beautifully simple story, written in Inuktitut and English, about a young Inuit girl who goes to the shore with her grandmother to collect clams for supper. Along the way she discovers tide pools brimming with life - a bright orange starfish, a creepy-crawly thing with many legs called an ugjunnaq, a hornshaped sea snail and a sculpin. This is an enchanting and utterly authentic introduction to the life of an Inuit child and her world.

Correlates to the Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.K.1
With prompting and support, ask and answer questions about key details in a text.

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.K.3
With prompting and support, identify characters, settings, and major events in a story.

About the Author
NINGEOKULUK TEEVEE, an exceptionally gifted artist, is one of the major contributors to the Cape Dorset Annual Print Collection, which is distributed to art galleries across North America. Much of her art draws on the Inuit stories and legends that she heard as a child, although this book recalls her childhood experiences of digging for clams with her grandmother. She lives with her family in Kinnigait (Cape Dorset), Nunavut.

Reviews
Graphite and color pencil illustrations lend an innocence and simplicity to this unique tale. * School Library Journal *
The drawings by the author are delightfully expressive... -- Marlene Atleo * Multicultural Review *
...[The] English translation [of the Inuktitut] is sprinkled with musical words from the original...a harmonious universally recognizable shared time between a child and her affectionate grandparents. * Kirkus Reviews *
Complementary in both forms of language, and accompanied by exquisite drawings, this book introduces the Canadian north and Inuit culture through a reading experience that will bridge to more conversation and understanding of places and cultures that seem far away. -- Anne Burke * Resource Links *


Awards
Commended for USBBY Outstanding International Books 2010 (United States) and Resource Link's Year's Best 2010 (Canada). Short-listed for Governor General's Literary Award: Illustration 2009 (Canada).



Book Information
ISBN 9780888999436
Author Ningeokuluk Teevee
Format Hardback
Page Count 24
Imprint Groundwood Books Ltd ,Canada
Publisher Groundwood Books Ltd ,Canada
Weight(grams) 297g
Dimensions(mm) 234mm * 181mm * 10mm