Theme: Inuit

A Stranger at Home

By Book Importer | Published: December 21, 2011

The powerful memoir of an Inuvialuit girl searching for her true self when she returns from residential school. Traveling to be reunited with her family in the Arctic, 10-year-old Margaret Pokiak can hardly contain her excitement. It’s been two years since her parents delivered her to the school run by the dark-cloakednuns and brothers. Coming [...]

Descriptors: Americas, Biography, Canada, Intermediate (ages 9-14) » Other Themes: , , , , » Leave a comment

The Snow Bear

By Book Importer | Published: September 30, 2010

“The bear came into town in the Autumn to feed at the dump. Her cubs had been killed by hunters and she was weary. Only Bruun saw her plight…” So begins a friendship between two unlikely companions ­ Bruun, an Inuit Eskimo boy, and a snow bear from the wild. As they spend the winter [...]

Descriptors: Australia, Oceania, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9), Realistic Fiction » Other Themes: , , , , » Leave a comment

Alego

By Book Importer | Published: March 29, 2010

It’s almost time for supper, and Alego goes with her grandmother to the shore to collect clams. Along the way, the girl discovers tide pools brimming with life — a bright orange starfish, a creepy crawly ugjurnaq, sea snails, and a sculpin. A rising star of the famed Cape Breton Inuit art scene, author and [...]

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Trick of the Tale: A Collection of Trickster Tales

By auraenid | Published: December 1, 2008

An illustrated collection of tales featuring notable trickster characters such as Raven and Hare, from the folk traditions of many countries.

Descriptors: Africa, Europe, Folklore, Intermediate (ages 9-14), International, Japan, Tibet (China), Young Adult (ages 14-18) » Other Themes: , , , , » Leave a comment