Search Results for Inuit -- Fiction.

The falcon bow : an Arctic legend

2024-06-02T04:15:09Z

Houston, James A.,
1992.
Kungo, a young Inuit, seeks to prevent a bloody feud when his people and a rival Indian tribe find themselves in competition for dwindling food supplies.
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Maata's journal : a novel

2024-06-02T04:15:09Z

Sullivan, Paul,
c2003.
1st ed.
Stranded on an island during a mapping expedition in 1924, a seventeen-year-old Inuit girl writes about her life on the tundra and the changes brought about by the Europeans who settled Canada.
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Annie Muktuk and other stories

2024-06-02T04:15:09Z

Dunning, Norma,
2017.
First edition.
"Eskimo, now that's a word. White word. White word for white people to wrap around their pink tongues. Esquimaux. Spell it any way you want and it still comes out the same, skid row and all. - from "Kabloona Red" In Annie Muktuk and Other Stories, Norma Dunning portrays the unvarnished realities of northern life through gritty characters who find themselves in difficult situations. Dunning grew up in a silenced form of Aboriginality, experiencing racism, assimilation, and colonialism; as she began exploring her Inukness, her writing bubbled up to the surface. Her stories challenge southern perceptions of the north and Inuit life through evocative, nuanced voices accented with Inuktitut words and symbolism. As with Alootook Ipellie's work, these short stories bring Inuit life into the reality of the present."--
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The orphan and the polar bear

2024-06-02T04:15:09Z

Qaunaq, Sakiasi,
c2011.
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I am the ice worm

2024-06-02T04:15:09Z

Easley, MaryAnn,
1998, c1996.
When the plane carrying her to visit her mother crashes above the Arctic Circle, fourteen-year-old Allison Atwood is rescued by an Inupiat man who takes her back to his village, where she slowly comes to admire their very different way of life.
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Caribou Girl

2024-06-02T04:15:09Z

Murphy, Claire Rudolf.
1998.
In northern Alaska an Eskimo girl is transformed into a caribou and travels with the herd in order to save her human family from starvation. The author of "Gold Star Sister" brings to life a visionary heroine, and captures the beliefs and customs of a people who are as one with the land around them. Caribou Girl is a young Inuit girl who lives with her family in the Arctic north. One day the caribou that the tribe relies on for food disappears. After she dreams about thundering herds, her grandfather sends her on a magical journey to save her people. Full color. In this authentic tale of the nomadic Inuit people, Caribou Girl relies on traditional values and her own instincts to find the Caribou herds her people depend on. Ages 4-10. A young Inuit changes into a caribou to bring the herd to her starving people.
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Kamik : an Inuit puppy story

2024-06-02T04:15:09Z

Uluadluak, Donald,
[2012]
"Inspired by the real-life recollections of an elder from Arviat, Nunavut, this book lovingly recreates the traditional dog-rearing practices that prevailed when Inuit relied on dogs for transportation and survival." -- Page 4 of cover.
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Agnaiyaaq Tuttu

2024-06-02T04:15:09Z

Murphy, Claire Rudolf.
1998.
In northern Alaska an Eskimo girl is transformed into a caribou and travels with the herd in order to save her human family from starvation.
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The transformation

2024-06-02T04:15:09Z

Newth, Mette.
2000.
1st English language ed.
On a journey to appease the Sea's Mother, Navarana saves the life of one of the Strangers who had come to Greenland to rescue the few Christians living there and together they find a way to end the suffering of Navarana's people.
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Hide and sneak

2024-06-02T04:15:09Z

Kusugak, Michael.
c1992.
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Arctic son

2024-06-02T04:15:09Z

George, Jean Craighead,
c1997.
1st ed.
A baby boy is given an Inupiat name to go with his English one and grows up learning the traditional ways of the Eskimo people living in the Arctic.
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Kayuktuk : an arctic quest

2024-06-02T04:15:09Z

Heinz, Brian J.,
c1996.
Young Aknik must prove to his tribe that he can hunt before he is accepted as a man.
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Minik's story

2024-06-02T04:15:09Z

Dewey, Jennifer.
c2003.
1st ed.
Minik, an adolescent Inuit girl, relates the conflicts brought into her tribe by the arrival of a priest from a whaling ship in the late nineteenth century.
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Tikkatoo's journey : an Inuit folk tale

2024-06-02T04:15:09Z

Loverseed, Amanda.
1990.
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Those who dwell below

2024-06-02T04:15:09Z

Johnston, Aviaq,
[2019]
Haunted by the creatures of his past, Pitu tries to return to normal life as his new role as shaman, but soon he learns he must travel to the bottom of the ocean to appease Nuliajuk, the vengeful sea goddess.
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How Nivi got her names

2024-06-02T04:15:09Z

Deal, Laura,
[2016]
"Nivi has always known that her names were special, but she does not know where they came from. So, one sunny afternoon, Nivi decides to ask her mom how she got her names. The stories of the people Nivi is named after lead her to an understanding of traditional Inuit naming practices and knowledge of what those practices mean to Inuit. How Nivi Got Her Names is an easy-to-understand introduction to traditional Inuit naming, with a story that touches on Inuit custom adoption"--Provided by publisher.
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Go home, river

2024-06-02T04:15:09Z

Magdanz, James S.
1996.
In 1875, a young Inupiat boy travels the length of the Kobuk River with his family, from its source in the mountains of northern Alaska to Kotzebue Sound, where they join others for an annual trade fair.
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Where the great bear watches

2024-06-02T04:15:09Z

Sage, James.
1993.
1st American ed.
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Tiktala

2024-06-02T04:15:09Z

Shaw-MacKinnon, Margaret.
c1996.
When the spirit guide changes her into a seal, Tiktala learns the ways of seals and how harmful humans can be.
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Under the ice

2024-06-02T04:15:09Z

Qitsualik-Tinsley, Rachel,
c2012.
Winter can be cruel in the Arctic. Food quickly grows scarce during the long winter months for those who cannot hunt. In these difficult times, the grandmother of an orphaned boy wishes aloud for the qallupaluit - strange, monstrous creatures that live under the sea ice - to take her grandson away forever.
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The gift of the Inuksuk

2024-06-02T04:15:09Z

Ulmer, Michael,
c2004.
Many lives ago, a young girl in what would become the Nunavut territory of Canada builds stone men, called Inuksuk, to direct her father and brother home when they are lost in a storm while hunting caribou.
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Sweetest Kulu

2024-06-02T04:15:09Z

Kalluk, Celina,
[2018]
"This beautiful bedtime poem, written by acclaimed Inuit throat singer Celina Kalluk, describes the gifts given to a newborn baby by all the animals of the Arctic. Lyrically and tenderly told by a mother speaking to her own little "Kulu," an Inuktitut term of endearment often bestowed upon babies and young children, this visually stunning book is infused with the traditional Inuit values of love and respect for the land and its animal inhabitants."--
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I am the ice worm

2024-06-02T04:15:09Z

Easley, MaryAnn,
c1996.
1st ed.
When the plane carrying her to visit her mother crashes above the Arctic Circle, fourteen-year-old Allison Atwood is rescued by an Inupiat man who takes her back to his village, where she slowly comes to admire their very different way of life.
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Kisimi taimaippaktut angirrarijarani

2024-06-02T04:15:09Z

Friesen, Angnakuluk,
2017.
The northern lights shine, women gather to eat raw caribou meat and everyone could be family in this ode to small-town life in Nunavut, written in English and Inuktitut. Sisters Angnakuluk Friesen and Ippiksaut Friesen collaborate on this story about what it's like to grow up in an Inuit community in Nunavut. Every line about the hometown in this book will have readers thinking about what makes their own hometowns unique. With strong social studies curriculum connections, Only in My Hometown introduces young readers to life in the Canadian North, as well as the Inuit language and culture. Angnakuluk's simple text, translated into Inuktitut and written out in syllabics and transliterated roman characters, is complemented by Ippiksaut's warm paintings of their shared hometown.
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Ice drift

2024-06-02T04:15:09Z

Taylor, Theodore,
2004.
Two Inuit brothers must fend for themselves while stranded on an ice floe that is adrift in the Greenland Strait.
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Arctic adventure : Inuit life in the 1800s

2024-06-02T04:15:09Z

Rau, Dana Meachen,
c1997.
1st ed.
While visiting the exhibit on native cultures at the National Museum of Natural History, Tomas travels back in time and becomes an Inuit boy living in the Arctic regions in the 1800s.
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The owl and the two rabbits

2024-06-02T04:15:09Z

Sammurtok, Nadia,
[2019]
"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."--
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Kumak's river : a tall tale from the Far North

2024-06-02T04:15:09Z

Bania, Michael,
c2012.
In an Arctic village, the locals welcome spring as the frozen river breaks apart, and a little boy named Kumak brings them together to rescue their supplies, toys, household goods, and, finally, his dogs.
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Ice drift

2024-06-02T04:15:09Z

Taylor, Theodore,
©2005.
In 1863, two young Inuits, fourteen-year-old Alika and his younger brother Sulu, must fend for themselves during the six months they are stranded on an ice floe drifting south from Ellesmere Island towards the Greenland Strait.
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Inuunerup inngerutaa : SEEQ

2024-06-02T04:15:09Z

Riel, Jørn,
[1987]
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The fox wife

2024-06-02T04:15:09Z

Deer, Beatrice,
[2018]
"On a cloudless summer night, a fox falls to earth and comes across a family of humans. As the seasons change and they move their camp, she follows them, growing ever more intrigued by human ways--and especially by the oldest son, Irniq. When Irniq grows older and sets out hunting on his own, he is surprised to enter his tent one day and find the lamp lit, the tea made ... and a strange woman who says she is his wife. Tired of being alone, Irniq welcomes the woman. But soon he grows curious and cannot stop himself from asking too many questions. Where did the fox pelt hanging outside their tent come from? And why did the fox that had been following him suddenly disappear? Based on award-winning musician Beatrice Deer's powerful song "Fox," this graphic novel reinterprets a traditional Inuit story for a new generation."--
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Carry me, Mama

2024-06-02T04:15:09Z

Devine, Monica.
2001.
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Top of the world

2024-06-02T04:15:09Z

Ruesch, Hans,
[1959]
Regular print

Very last first time

2024-06-02T04:15:09Z

Andrews, by Jan.
2002.
9th ed.
When the tide recedes, a young Eskimo girl living in northern Canada, journeys alone for the first time under the ice, walking on the seabed floor to gather mussels.
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The snow patrol,

2024-06-02T04:15:09Z

Drago, Harry Sinclair,
[©1925]
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Between two worlds

2024-06-02T04:15:09Z

Kirkpatrick, Katherine,
[2014]
First Edition.
In the 1890s, sixteen-year-old Eqariusaq, from the village of Itta near Ellesmere, is caught between traditional Inuit life with her lazy husband Angulluk and the world of Lieutenant Peary and his family and crew, who call her Billy Bah.
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Split tooth

2024-06-02T04:15:09Z

Tagaq,
2018.
"A girl grows up in Nunavut in the 1970s. She knows joy, and friendship, and parents' love. She knows boredom, and listlessness, and bullying. She knows the tedium of the everyday world, and the raw, amoral power of the ice and sky, the seductive energy of the animal world. She knows the ravages of alcohol, and violence at the hands of those she should be able to trust. She sees the spirits that surround her, and the immense power that dwarfs all of us. When she becomes pregnant, she must navigate all of this." -- cover description.
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The wolf in the whale

2024-06-02T04:15:09Z

Brodsky, Jordanna Max,
2019.
First edition.
Faced with starvation, young Inuit shaman Omat journeys across the icy landscape in search of food but instead finds a Viking warrior and his strange gods, a meeting that could either save or shatter her world
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Arctic son

2024-06-02T04:15:09Z

George, Jean Craighead,
1999.
1st Paperback ed.
A baby boy is given an Inupiat name to go with his English one and grows up learning the traditional ways of the Eskimo people living in the Arctic.
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Ice drift

2024-06-02T04:15:09Z

Taylor, Theodore,
2006, c2005.
1st Harcourt pbk. ed.
In 1863, two young Inuits, fourteen-year-old Alika and his younger brother Sulu, must fend for themselves during the six months they are stranded on an ice floe drifting south from Ellesmere Island towards the Greenland Strait.
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Akilak's adventure

2024-06-02T04:15:09Z

Webster, Deborah Kigjugalik,
[2016]
"When Akilak must travel a great distance to another camp to gather food, she's not sure she will be able to make it. But with a lile help from her grandmother's spirit, and her own imagination to keep her entertained, Akilak manages to turn a long journey into an adventure!"--
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The shaman's apprentice

2024-06-02T04:15:09Z

Kunuk, Zacharias,
[2020]
". . . tells the story of a young shaman in training who must face her first test--a trip to the underground to visit Kannaaluk, The One Below, who holds the answers to why a community member has become ill. Facing dark spirits and physical challenges, the young shaman must learn to stifle her fear and listen to what Kannaaluk has to tell her"--Provided by publisher.
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North

2024-06-02T04:15:09Z

Napoli, Donna Jo,
2004.
1st ed.
Tired of his mother's overprotectiveness and intrigued by the life of African American explorer Matthew Henson, twelve-year-old Alvin travels north and spends a season with a trapper near the Arctic Circle.
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Annie Muktuk and other stories

2024-06-02T04:15:09Z

Ce qu'il faut pour vivre [videorecording] = The necessities of life = Inuujjutiksaq

2024-06-02T04:15:09Z

c2009.
"In 1952, an Inuit hunter named Tivii with tuberculosis leaves his northern home and family to go recuperate at a sanatorium in Quebec City. Uprooted, far from his loved ones, unable to speak French and faced with a completely alien world, he becomes despondent. When he refuses to eat and expresses a wish to die, his nurse, Carole, comes to the realization that Tivii's illness is not the most serious threat to his well-being. She arranges to have a young orphan, Kaki, transferred to the institution. The boy is also sick, but has experience with both worlds and speaks both languages. By sharing his culture with Kaki and opening it up to others. Tivii rediscovers his pride and energy. Ultimately he also rediscovers hope through a plan to adopt Kaki. bring him home and make him part of his family."--Internet Movie Database.
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Mama, do you love me?

2024-06-02T04:15:09Z

Joosse, Barbara M.
c1991
A child living in the Arctic learns that a mother's love is unconditional.
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Uumajursiutik unaatuinnamut = Hunter with harpoon = Chasseur au harpon

2024-06-02T04:15:09Z

Markoosie,
[2021]
"Fifty years ago, Markoosie Patsauq, then a bush pilot in his late twenties living in the tiny, isolated High Arctic community of Resolute, spent his spare time quietly writing a story that effectively emerged as the first Indigenous novel released in Canada. Published in English under the title Harpoon of the Hunter in 1970 by McGill-Queen's University Press, that version of the story featured Patsauq's own adaptation. In the years that followed the widely acclaimed English edition was translated into many different languages, but what has remained obscured until the present day is the Inuktitut text originally produced by the author. In collaboration with Patsauq, Valerie Henitiuk and Marc-Antoine Mahieu have foregrounded the original Inuktitut text to inform their translations into both English and French. This critical edition, complete with the story in both Inuktitut syllabics and Latin script, utilizes the author's handwritten manuscript as well as interviews with Patsauq to produce a new, rigorous examination of this literary and cultural milestone. This work also includes the first comprehensive account of the critical response to his writing while underscoring the way the much-altered English adaptation from 1970 shaped that response. A momentous achievement that situates a new classic in the twenty-first century, Hunter with Harpoon brings readers back to the roots of Markoosie Patsauq's Inuit story to experience it as it was originally written."--
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Orphan Ahwak

2024-06-02T04:15:09Z

Rivera, Raquel,
2007.
Aneze, a young First Nations girl survives the brutal raid of her family's camp by an enemy tribe. Wounded and orphaned, Aneze is determined to become a hunter and take care of herself. As she struggles to survive on her own, first in the forest and then in a remote world of tundra and sea-ice, she endures cold and hunger and befriends people whose customs are completely foreign to her.
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On firm ice

2024-06-02T04:15:09Z

Wilson, Carter,
1970.
A series of tales about the life of a Netsilik Eskimo family during the long winter of northern Canada.
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Una huna? : Ukpik learns to sew

2024-06-02T04:15:09Z

Aglukark, Susan,
[2022]
"Ukpik's mother is eager to teach Ukpik how to prepare caribou skin, dry it, and use it to sew a pair of simple, useful mitts. But Ukpik can't stop thinking about the beautiful new beads her mother traded the Captain for on his last visit. They are so bright and beautiful! Anaana knows it is more important for Ukpik to learn the skills she will need to make her own clothing in the cold Arctic climate, so she insists that Ukpik sit with her and learn the basics, while having a bit of fun, too. Though Anaana won't let Ukpik sew with the new beads just yet, she does have a surprise for Ukpik that will let her enjoy the new-found treasures while also learning the skills she will need to provide for herself and her family"--
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In my anaana's amautik

2024-06-02T04:15:09Z

Sammurtok, Nadia,
[2019]
"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."--
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Inuk

2024-06-02T04:15:09Z

Kendall, Marjorie,
1979.
Children's book about a young Eskimo boy's dream to become a great hunter. Suitable grades 4 and up.
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Beyond the snowstorm

2024-06-02T04:15:09Z

Edmonds, Yvette,
1992.
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Finding jade mountain

2024-06-02T04:15:09Z

Easley, MaryAnn,
2009.
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Emily, Moonshine and Sister Goose

2024-06-02T04:15:09Z

Lansonius, Susanne.
c1997.
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Arctic dreams and nightmares

2024-06-02T04:15:09Z

Ipellie, Alootook,
[1993]
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The falcon bow : an Arctic legend

2024-06-02T04:15:09Z

Houston, James,
c1986.
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Land of tomorrow

2024-06-02T04:15:09Z

Kruger, Charlotte M.
©1947.
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Qimutsiutiliurniq : how to raise a dog team

2024-06-02T04:15:09Z

Inukpuk, Adamie,
2009.
Provides advice from an elder from Inukjuak about the best way to raise a dog team.
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Aallarussineq

2024-06-02T04:15:09Z

Newth, Mette.
1989.
The story, based on actual events, of two Inuit teenagers kidnapped in Greenland and brought to Norway in the 17th century.
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Tiktala

2024-06-02T04:15:09Z

Shaw-MacKinnon, Margaret.
1996.
When the spirit guide changes her into a seal, Tiktala learns the ways of seals and how harmful humans can be.
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Tuk and the whale

2024-06-02T04:15:09Z

Rivera, Raquel,
2008.
Tuk, a young Inuit boy, is surprised to see a large ship near Baffin Island that hunts whales.
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Black diamonds : a search for Arctic treasure

2024-06-02T04:15:09Z

Houston, James,
1983, ©1982.
Regular print

Consumption : a novel

2024-06-02T04:15:09Z

Patterson, Kevin,
2008.
1st Anchor Books ed.
In Rankin Inlet, a small town bordering the Arctic Ocean, the lives of the Inuit are gradually changing. The caribou and seals are no longer plentiful, and Western commerce has come to the community through a proposed diamond mine. Victoria Robertson wakes to a violent storm, her three children stirring in the dark. Her father, Emo, a legendary hunter who has come in off the land to work in a mine, checks to see if the family is all right. So does her Inuit lover, as Victoria's British husband is away on business. Spanning countries, generations, and cultures, Consumption is an epic novel of the Arctic, and a penetrating portrait of generational division and cultural dissonance.
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Consumption : a novel

2024-06-02T04:15:09Z

Patterson, Kevin,
c2007.
1st U.S. ed.
Born in the 1950s in the Canadian Arctic, Victoria grows up among the nomadic Inuit until, at the age of ten, diagnosed with TB, she is sent to a southern sanitarium, where she discovers the wonders of the modern world.
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The qalupalik

2024-06-02T04:15:09Z

Kilabuk, Elisha,
c2011.
Retells the Inuit story about an odd creature with fishlike skin that lives under the sea ice.
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Naya, the Inuit Cinderella

2024-06-02T04:15:09Z

Marceau-Chenkie, Brittany,
c1999.
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Atuk : a story

2024-06-02T04:15:09Z

Damjan, Mischa.
1990.
A young Inuit vows revenge when a wolf kills his dog.
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Among the Esquimaux : or adventures under the Arctic circle

2024-06-02T04:15:09Z

Ellis, Edward Sylvester,
1926.
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Skraelings

2024-06-02T04:15:09Z

Qitsualik-Tinsley, Rachel,
©2014.
The Inuit hunter Kannujag must try and protect the Tuniit camp from raiders who may have motivations other than warfare on their minds.
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Alego = Aliguq

2024-06-02T04:15:09Z

Teevee, Ningeokuluk,
c2009.
The experiences of a young child as she and her grandmother go for a walk along the shore to gather clams for the family's supper. During the experience Alego finds many new and interesting animals and creatures that live the tide pools along the shore and grandmother teaches her the names of the creatures.
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Eskimo boy;

2024-06-02T04:15:09Z

Freuchen, Pipaluk.
[1951]
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Lokoshi learns to hunt seals

2024-06-02T04:15:09Z

Creekmore, Raymond,
1946.
Lokoshi, an Eskimo boy, goes on a seal hunt with his Papa.
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Missuk's snow geese

2024-06-02T04:15:09Z

Renaud, Anne,
c2008.
When her father agrees to teach her how to carve snow geese out of soapstone upon his return from a hunting trip, Missuk is thrilled with the opportunity to learn his great skill, but when a snowstorm blasts the area and her father is nowhere in sight, Missuk begins to fear the worst, in a moving tale set in the land of the Northern lights.
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Le harpon du chasseur

2024-06-02T04:15:09Z

Markoosie.
2011.
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White heat

2024-06-02T04:15:09Z

McGrath, M. J.,
2011.
1st American ed.
Investigating the murder of an adventurist under her watch, half-Inuit Arctic guide Edie Kiglatuk teams up with police sergeant Derek Palliser when she realizes that the victim's tour group was searching for something specific.
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Carry me, Mama

2024-06-02T04:15:09Z

Devine, Monica.
2005.
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White heat

2024-06-02T04:15:09Z

McGrath, M. J.,
[2011], ?2011.
Unabridged.
Arctic guide Edie Kiglatuk is only half Inuit, so she has never commanded the full respect of the elders on Ellesmere Island. However, when a tourist is killed under her watch and the police get involved, Edie decides to begin her own investigation. But when a close friend suddenly commits suicide, Edie becomes convinced the tragedy is somehow related to the murder.
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The falcon bow : an Arctic legend

2024-06-02T04:15:09Z

Houston, James A.,
c1986.
Kungo, a young Inuit, seeks to prevent a bloody feud when his people and a rival Indian tribe find themselves in competition for dwindling food supplies.
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Orphans in the sky

2024-06-02T04:15:09Z

Bushey, Jeanne,
c2004.
Northern lights books for children
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On thin ice

2024-06-02T04:15:09Z

Bastedo, Jamie,
2006.
Ashley struggles to understand herself and her culture when her shaman-like dreams of polar bears seem to signify change in the tiny Arctic village where she lives, as villagers fear bear attacks, floods destroy homes, and unseasonal blizzards rage.
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In my anaana's amautik

2024-06-02T04:15:09Z

Sammurtok, Nadia,
[2022]
[Board book edition].
"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. Sweet and soothing, this book offers a unique perspective that will charm readers of all ages."--
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The white archer : an Eskimo legend

2024-06-02T04:15:09Z

Houston, James,
c1967.
[1st ed.]
A young Eskimo vows to avenge his parents' violent deaths, but over the years that it takes him to become a master archer, he outgrows his hatred.
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Long claws : an Arctic adventure

2024-06-02T04:15:09Z

Houston, James A.,
1981.
Followed by a huge grizzly bear, an Eskimo brother and sister make a perilous trek across the storm-swept tundra to bring back a frozen caribou to their hungry family.
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Putuguq & Kublu and the qalupalik!

2024-06-02T04:15:09Z

Akulukjuk, Roselynn,
[2018]
"What creatures lurk beneath the sea ice? Putuguq and Kublu-two siblings who can't seem to get along-are about to find out! On their way to the shoreline, Putuguq and Kublu run into their grandfather, who has a stern warning for the pair: always beware when playing on the shore, because you never know if a qalupalik, a mythical creature that kidnaps children, is lying in wait under the ice. Kublu is pretty sure their grandfather is just trying to spook them with a scary story from the past.?but maybe not?"--
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The woman and her bear cub

2024-06-02T04:15:09Z

Arnakak, Jaypeetee,
[2023]
"When a mother and daughter find a polar bear cub alone on the sea ice, the daughter cannot bear to leave it behind. Finding no mother bear in sight, the two adopt the cub and raise it as the girl's brother. The cub and the girl become fast friends--even if the cub's bear sense of smell always means he wins at hide-and-seek! The cub hunts for the community, and they never want for food. But the cub continues to grow, and eventually he is no longer a fuzzy little cub, but a powerful full-grown bear. Some in the community become fearful of the bear, but the girl and her mother love him just the same. That is, until one day, the bear returns from a hunt with another bear by his side. The mother soon learns that they need to let the cub go, in order for him to live the happy life they want for him."--
Book

Arctic stories

2024-06-02T04:15:09Z

Kusugak, Michael.
c1998.
Book

Dreamstones

2024-06-02T04:15:09Z

Trottier, Maxine.
1999.
Book

Lure of the arctic

2024-06-02T04:15:09Z

Chappel, Bernice M.
c1986.
Book

Niitu and Chips : childhood moments

2024-06-02T04:15:09Z

Kalluk, Babah,
[2023]
"Niitu and Chips are two best friends, one of whom just happens to be a seal. In this collection of comic strips, Niitu and Chips tackle everything from building the perfect fort to video games to how to eat only the marshmallows out of the breakfast cereal without Mom noticing. Witty and heartwarming, these strips illustrate the ups and downs of childhood as seen through the eyes of a creative kid and his seal best buddy. Written in the sweet and silly tradition of Calvin and Hobbs, this collection is sure to cheer kids and adults alike."--
Book

A sled dog for Moshi

2024-06-02T04:15:09Z

Bushey, Jeanne,
2005.
Book

Time between = Akuningini

2024-06-02T04:15:09Z

Darroch, Lois,
c1998.
Book

Hvid trolddom

2024-06-02T04:15:09Z

Scott, J. M.
1957.
Book

Dreamstones

2024-06-02T04:15:09Z

Trottier, Maxine.
2000, c1999.
A captain's son becomes separated from his ice bound ship. Can the mysterious Inukshuk help him find his way back?
Book

*Orora no himitsu = Nothern [sic] lights : the soccer trails

2024-06-02T04:15:09Z

Kusugak, Michael.
c2004.
Book

Salik arferlu

2024-06-02T04:15:09Z

Hansen, Keld,
1982.
1. udgave, 1. oplag.
Salik and his family spend the summer at summer camp and Salik goes on his first whale hunt.
Book

Making sounds with Mia and the monsters

2024-06-02T04:15:09Z

Christopher, Neil,
©2019.
In this interactive book, children can play along with Mia and her monster friends, making the sounds each character demonstrates in the book.
Regular print

Move your body with Mia and the monsters

2024-06-02T04:15:09Z

Christopher, Neil,
©2019.
In this interactive book, children can play along with Mia and her monster friends, trying out the movements shown in the book.
Regular print

Taktuk, an Arctic boy,

2024-06-02T04:15:09Z

Lomen, Helen.
1928.
Book

Kak, the copper Eskimo

2024-06-02T04:15:09Z

Stefansson, Vilhjalmur,
1924.
Juvenile novel about a Copper Eskimo boy living on Victoria Island, Northwest Territories, in the 1920s, and contact with Kabluna (southerners).
Book

The boy in the snow [sound recording] : an Edie Kiglatuk mystery

2024-06-02T04:15:09Z

McGrath, M. J.,
p2012.
Half-Inuit Edie Kiglatuk finds herself in Alaska with Sergeant Derek Palliser, helping her ex-husband Sammy in his bid to win the famous Iditarod dogsled race. The race takes a grim turn when Edie stumbles upon the body of a baby left out in the forest. The state troopers are keen to pin the death on the Dark Believers, a sinister offshoot of a Russian Orthodox sect, but Edie's instincts tell her otherwise. Her investigations take her into a world of corrupt politics.
CD
JLC Title 245h [sound recording] :

Our first caribou hunt

2024-06-02T04:15:09Z

Noah, Jennifer,
[2015]
"A sweet and simple introduction to Inuit hunting practices and the proper treatment of game. Nutaraq and Simonie are eager to go on their first hunting trip with their father. As they load up their snow machine and sled for the trip, Nutaraq hopes that she will be able to catch her first caribou that weekend, with some help from her dad. But when the trip nears its end and Nutaraq still hasn't caught her first caribou, she tries her very hardest to follow all of her father's advice about how Inuit traditionally hunted on the land."--
Book

The polar bear's gift

2024-06-02T04:15:09Z

Bushey, Jeanne,
c2000.
Book

The boy in the snow

2024-06-02T04:15:09Z

McGrath, M. J.,
2012.
"In The Boy in the Snow, half-Inuit Edie Kiglatuk finds herself in Alaska with Sergeant Derek Palliser, helping her ex-husband Sammy in his bid to win the famous Iditarod dog sled race. The race takes a grim turn when Edie stumbles upon the body of a bay left out in the forest. The state troopers are keen to pin the death on the Dark Believers--a sinister offshoot of a Russian Orthodox sect--but Edie's instincts tell her otherwise. Her investigations take her into a world of corrupt politics, religious intolerance, greed, and sex trafficking. But just as she begins to get some answers, Edie finds herself confronted by a painful secret from her past"--
Book

The boy in the snow [sound recording] : an Edie Kiglatuk mystery

2024-06-02T04:15:09Z

McGrath, M. J.,
[2012], p2012.
Unabridged.
"In The Boy in the Snow, half-Inuit Edie Kiglatuk finds herself in Alaska with Sergeant Derek Palliser, helping her ex-husband Sammy in his bid to win the famous Iditarod dog sled race. The race takes a grim turn when Edie stumbles upon the body of a bay left out in the forest. The state troopers are keen to pin the death on the Dark Believers--a sinister offshoot of a Russian Orthodox sect--but Edie's instincts tell her otherwise. Her investigations take her into a world of corrupt politics, religious intolerance, greed, and sex trafficking. But just as she begins to get some answers, Edie finds herself confronted by a painful secret from her past"--
Electronic resource
JLC Title 245h [sound recording] :

The stolen sun : a story of Native Alaska

2024-06-02T04:15:09Z

Hall, Amanda.
2002.
When Raven fills the world with creatures, a song of joy bursts from his throat and brings everything to life. But as time passes, his song is droned by shouting as people greedily capture and kill the living things around them - and with an angy shriek he hides the shining sun away, leaving the people below to freeze in darkness. How his son, Little Darkness, brings light and the Raven's song back to the world is beautifully told and illustrated in an original story woven from Native Alaskan folklore.
Book

Atuarit!

2024-06-02T04:15:09Z

Storch, Peter.
1965.
Book

TugtuaraK

2024-06-02T04:15:09Z

Kleinschmidt, Knud.
1967.
Book

Aiu

2024-06-02T04:15:09Z

Storch, Peter.
1969.
Book

A far distant place [sound recording]

2024-06-02T04:15:09Z

Thomas, Danielle.
p2001.
CD
JLC Title 245h [sound recording]

A far distant place

2024-06-02T04:15:09Z

Thomas, Danielle.
2001.
Large print ed.
Book

It's time for berries!

2024-06-02T04:15:09Z

Mearns, Ceporah,
[2023]
"Two sisters have waited all spring and summer to pick berries with their ningiuq, their grandmother. They've gone fishing, dug for clams, and by the time late summer arrives, it's finally time for berries! Ninguiq and the girls head out to pick berries, rain or shine--nothing will stop Ningiuq! Through driving rain and early autumn snow the girls and Ningiuq pick as many sweet berries as their buckets can hold. The hard work is all worth it to enjoy the delicious treats Ninguiq creates with her berries."--
Book

Very last first time

2024-06-02T04:15:09Z

Andrews, Jan.
c1985.
Book

Hundreds of fish

2024-06-02T04:15:09Z

Wood, Ellen.
1999.
Distressed that the baby ducks she enjoys watching are being eaten by a monstrous pike, an Inuit girl catches it and comes to understand the ways of nature.
Book

Nanook taxi

2024-06-02T04:15:09Z

Folger, Edward,
[p1977, 20??]
Ningiuksiak (Joanasie Salomonie), an Inuk who lives in the settlement of Cape Dorset, In the Canadian Northwest Territories, is on a hunt with his family. On his way back to Cape Dorset, Ningiuksiak's snowmobile breaks down. Since he does not have the money to fix it - and since he is tempted to try another kind of life - he decides to leave his family and fly to the town of Frobisher Bay to make some money. Ningiuksiak's cousin in Frobisher Bay, Ashoona (Mickey Turqtuq), a somewhat urbanized Inuk who makes his living as a construction worker or as a cab driver, has drifted away from hunting and the traditional way of life of the remote settlements. Ashoona takes Ningiuksiak in hand and helps him to get a job driving for the Nanook Taxi Company. Increasingly unhappy and bewildered, Ningiuksiak takes to spending his money on liquor and his time in seedy nightclubs. One night, half-heartedly trying to show that he is having a good time, he looks up and sees his wife. She has come to take him home to Cape Dorset.
DVD

Ungava : a tale of Esquimau land

2024-06-02T04:15:09Z

Ballantyne, R. M.
1901.
New edition.
Book

Ungava : a tale of Esquimau-land

2024-06-02T04:15:09Z

Ballantyne, R. M.
1875.
Book

Sons of the Arctic

2024-06-02T04:15:09Z

Wilkinson, Douglas,
1965.
Story of Eskimo life on Baffin Island based on facts. Suitable grades 6 and up.
Book

Niitu & Chips

2024-06-02T04:15:09Z

Kalluk, Babah,
[2022]
"Niitu's best friend is Chips. It doesn't matter that Niitu is a kid and Chips is a seal, they spend every moment they can together. When Niitu and Chips head out for a day at the lake, being a seal ends up coming in very handy at the fishing hole!"--
Regular print

Ootah's lucky day

2024-06-02T04:15:09Z

Parish, Peggy.
©1970.
Although everyone thought Ootah too young to hunt, he brought home a walrus when the rest of the hunters returned empty-handed.
Regular print

Why the monster

2024-06-02T04:15:09Z

Qitsualik-Tinsley, Sean,
[2017]
"Huuq is a young Inuk boy who has never fit in to camp life. One day, fleeing yet another attack from the camp bullies, Huuq finds himself alone and far away, with only his dog Qipik as company. On a lonesome hill, Huuq and Qipik find an egg. But this is no ordinary bird's egg. It's big-and almost looks like a stone. When Huuq breaks this mysterious egg, it unleashes a series of events that turn Huuq himself into a monstrous half-human creature. As Huuq tries to figure out why he has been turned into a monster, what the egg and its contents mean, and how he can return to his natural self, he is thrust into a world of fearsome creatures, mystical powers, and an evil the likes of which Huuq has never encountered."--
Book

Ice bear : in the steps of the polar bear

2024-06-02T04:15:09Z

Davies, Nicola,
2005.
1st U.S. ed.
Describes how the polar bear, also called Nanuk, thrives in the Arctic and explains the lessons that the Inuit people have learned from watching the creature. Huge, magnificent, and solitary, a polar bear moves through the frozen Arctic. Powerful hunter, tireless swimmer, tender mother, gentle playmate, she is superbly adapted for surviving, even thriving, in this harsh and icy climate. Written in poetic language interspersed with fascinating facts, Nicola Davies' breathtaking tale of this massive, stark white animal is brought to life in striking paintings by Gary Blythe. Just as the Inuit people have watched and learned from this amazing creature for generations, readers are invited to witness the majesty of ice bear.
Book

The young ice whalers,

2024-06-02T04:15:09Z

Packard, Winthrop,
1903.
Book

The shaman's nephew : a life in the far North

2024-06-02T04:15:09Z

Oberman, Sheldon.
2000.
Book

The little Eskimo

2024-06-02T04:15:09Z

Jackson, Kathryn,
[1952]
Book

Inunguak the little Greenlander

2024-06-02T04:15:09Z

Petersen, Palle,
1993.
1st U.S. ed.
The other Inuit boys ridicule little Inunguak, who cannot hunt and spends all his time listening to his grandfather's old stories of the People, until bad times come to Greenland and the stories become useful.
Book

Journey to the winter camp

2024-06-02T04:15:09Z

MacDonald, Caleb,
[2017]
Winter is coming, and it's time for Qulaut's family to leave their summer home behind. They will need to use their land skills and work together to stay safe.
Regular print

Pikiq

2024-06-02T04:15:09Z

Yayo,
2017.
Pikiq makes an extraordinary discovery in the far North, and when he starts drawing colour later appears all over the terrain in his dreams.
Book

Raven and loon : an Inuit tale

2024-06-02T04:15:09Z

Stelson, Caren B.
[2003?]
Book

Across the tundra

2024-06-02T04:15:09Z

Vandervelde, Marjorie Mills.
©1972.
A story of the Eskimos who hunt caribou in the American Arctic.
Book

The lake of the beginning

2024-06-02T04:15:09Z

Gray, Ed.
c1998.
Book

Elements of a kill : an Inupiat Eskimo mystery

2024-06-02T04:15:09Z

Lane, Christopher.
©1998.
In the Arctic, Eskimo detective Ray Attla braves racism and insults to investigate a murder on an oil rig. The oil company refuses assistance, but with the help of a spiritual leader Attla cracks the case.
Book

Me quieres, mamá?

2024-06-02T04:15:09Z

Joosse, Barbara M.
2004.
1st Spanish board book ed.
A child living in the Arctic learns that a mother's love is unconditional.
Book

Immi's gift

2024-06-02T04:15:09Z

Littlewood, Karin.
2010.
Day after day in the frozen north, a young Inuit girl catches brightly-colored objects while ice fishing and uses them to decorate her igloo, until the ice begins to melt and she drops in a gift of her own before leaving for the season.
Book

Uliipika aqiggiriuqtuq

2024-06-02T04:15:09Z

Ryan, Elizabeth,
[2020]
"Oleepeeka is from Panniqtuuq, Nunavut. It's time for her first hunting trip! Oleepeeka is excited to spend the day with Ataata and learn about catching ptarmigans. Join Oleepeeka and Ataata as they set off on the land and bring home a special feast for their family."--
Regular print

The orphan & the Qallupilluit

2024-06-02T04:15:09Z

Christopher, Neil,
[2020]
"Follow the orphan on another adventure! After saving the children at his camp from an ogress, the orphan goes in search of a home. But he meets some scary creatures along the way!"--
Book

Simonie and the dance contest

2024-06-02T04:15:09Z

Matthews, Gail,
[2018]
"Simonie loves to dance! When he sees a sign for Taloyoak's annual Christmas Jigging Dance Contest, he can't wait to enter. But practising is hard work, and Simonie starts to worry that he won't do a good job in front of all his friends and neighbours. Luckily, with a little advice from his anaana and ataata, and some help from his friends Dana and David, Simonie learns how to listen to the music and dance the way it makes him feel. When the time comes for the contest, he's ready to dance his very best. Based on the annual Christmas dance contest in the community of Taloyoak, Nunavut, this heartwarming picture book shows how a lot of hard work-and a little inspiration-can go a long way."--
Book

Kamik takes the lead

2024-06-02T04:15:09Z

Baker, Darryl,
[2019]
"Jake and Kamik are finally ready to run their first dog sled race with a full team! But there is a lot to do to prepare, and Jake must follow his uncle's lead if he and his dogs are going to be ready for the early spring race. Kamik Takes the Lead is the fourth installment in the Kamik series of books following Kamik: An Inuit Puppy Story, Kamik's First Sled, and Kamik Joins the Pack. Books in this series share traditional dog-rearing practices and dog-training techniques from the remote community of Arviat, Nunavut, through the life memories of community members. These books preserve the rich history of working dogs in Nunavut and celebrate the traditional bond between Inuit and their sled dogs. Building on the dog-training practices outlined in Kamik Joins the Pack, Arviat, Nunavut, author and dog musher Darryl Baker shares with young readers the basic information needed to prepare a dog team for a race."--
Book

Aiviit namunnggarnirmata?

2024-06-02T04:15:09Z

Laisa, Tooma,
2020.
"Naullaq loves spending time outdoors at his family's summer camp in Peterhead Inlet. One day during a walk on the shoreline, his ataata shares an exciting discovery with him: a walrus skull! But Naullaq never sees walruses there. Where did they go? Naullaq's ataata tells Naullaq a traditional story about why all the walruses disappeared from Peterheard Inlet."--
Book

Ice bear : in the steps of the polar bear

2024-06-02T04:15:09Z

Davies, Nicola.
[2008], c2005.
1st U.S. Paperback ed.
Describes how the polar bear, also called Nanuk, thrives in the Arctic and explains the lessons that the Inuit people have learned from watching the creature.
Manuscript

Sweetest Kulu

2024-06-02T04:15:09Z

Kalluk, Celina,
[2014]
An Inuit mother sings to her Kulu--or baby--about animals and other elements in their Arctic world and the gifts they bring to the child, from the summer sun's warm light to Arctic hare's love, muskox's power, and caribou's patience.
Book

Ukua kisut? Kamiik!

2024-06-02T04:15:09Z

Hinch, Ali,
[2020]
"Nanuq and Nuka are on a walk when they find some strange objects. What could they be? The two polar bear brothers take turns guessing what the objects are. Do you know what they are?"--
Book

Moe & Malaya visit the nurse

2024-06-02T04:15:09Z

Nelson, Odile,
©2010.
The adventures of two cousins who visit the nurse's office.
Book

Ukaliq inuktitut anauligaarnirmik ilittijuq

2024-06-02T04:15:09Z

Sammurtok, Nadia,
[2023]
"Team Tuktu and Friends is up to bat! Ukaliq is excited to spend the day with his friends, but he's nervous about playing Inuktitut baseball. What if he isn't any good at it? Tiri is fast, Nanuq is strong, and Tuktu has good aim. What if Ukaliq can't even hit the ball? As the game ramps up and Ukaliq steps up to the plate, will he be able to discover his own unique baseball talent?"--
Book

The abduction

2024-06-02T04:15:09Z

Newth, Mette.
1989.
1st American ed.
Book

Ukaliq : puppies!

2024-06-02T04:15:09Z

[2013]
Activity book which includes pictures, games, a comic, and The fox and the wolf, a traditional story,
Book

Mama, do you love me?

2024-06-02T04:15:09Z

Joosse, Barbara M.
[1998], c1991.
A child living in the Arctic learns that a mother's love is unconditional. On board pages.
Book

Siku & Kamik are hungry

2024-06-02T04:15:09Z

[2018]
Siku and Kamik are ready for a snack! This humorous story describes how Siku and Kamik show they are hungry, and what they will do to get a treat.
Regular print

Frozen treasure

2024-06-02T04:15:09Z

Bechdolt, Jack,
1931.
"It was a strange and thrilling quest that sent the Barrow brothers, Bob and Paul and their Eskimo friend Ooganik into the Arctic seas, far to the north of all northernmost Alaska. A rich heritage waited for the boys, but one they had to win against the jealousy of the grim polar region which had locked in ice the fleet of old time whalers long given up for lost."--P.[4] of cover.
Book

Sweetest Kulu

2024-06-02T04:15:09Z

Kalluk, Celina,
[2016]
"This beautiful bedtime poem, written by acclaimed Inuit throat singer Celina Kalluk, describes the gifts given to a newborn baby by all the animals of the Arctic. Lyrically and tenderly told by a mother speaking to her own little "Kulu," an Inuktitut term of endearment often bestowed upon babies and young children, this visually stunning book is infused with the traditional Inuit values of love and respect for the land and its animal inhabitants"--
Book

Taaqtumi : an anthology of Arctic horror stories

2024-06-02T04:15:09Z

[2019]
"'Taaqtumi' is an Inuktitut word that means 'in the dark'--and these spine-tingling horror stories by Northern writers show just how dangerous darkness can be. A family clinging to survival out on the tundra after a vicious zombie virus. A door that beckons, waiting to unleash the terror behind it. A post-apocalyptic community in the far North where things aren't quite what they seem. These chilling tales from award-winning authors Richard Van Camp, Rachel and Sean Qitsualik-Tinsley, Aviaq Johnston, and others will thrill and entertain even the most seasoned horror fan."--
Book

The curse of the Viking grave

2024-06-02T04:15:09Z

Mowat, Farley.
©1966.
1st ed.
A group of Canadian Northland natives and a trapper stumble on a Viking cache and tomb. They plan to return the following summer, but the trapper becomes ill, and the project almost flounders.
Book

The big dark

2024-06-02T04:15:09Z

Prater, John.
2007.
When Little Chinoo and his parents leave their igloo near the Arctic Circle one morning and embark on a journey to the sea, the young boy is eager to find out what is at the end of the long winter night which is known as the Big Dark.
Book

North to Amaroqvik

2024-06-02T04:15:09Z

Ufkin, Cheryl M.
c2000.
Book

Putuguq & Kublu

2024-06-02T04:15:09Z

Christopher, Danny,
[2017]
"Putuguq and Kublu are a sister and brother who cannot get along. They love to pull pranks and one-up each other every chance they get! When one of Putuguq's pranks does not go as planned, the feuding siblings find themselves on the land with their grandfather, learning a bit about Inuit history--between throwing snowballs, that is."--
Book

Ituku's Christmas journey

2024-06-02T04:15:09Z

Pasquali, Elena.
2005.
North American ed.
An Inuit child and his dog set out on the sea in a kayak to find and worship the newborn King of Heaven, guided along the way by shepherds and other friends, as well as a bright new star.
Book

The other ones

2024-06-02T04:15:09Z

Fournier, Jamesie,
[2022]
"In "The Net," a girl and her mother arrive at their secluded cabin on a frozen lake to find their fishing net has been attacked, a massive hole ripped through the middle. After the net has been mended and the night's catch eaten, the daughter sits awake playing with a bit of leftover netting string. When she was a girl, her grandmother taught her to make string figures--just as her mother had taught her--a game played by Inuit for generations, but a game not to be taken lightly . . . as the daughter plays late into the night, and the mother sleeps, other monstrous forces are soon awakened from beneath the frozen lake. In "Before Dawn" a young boy runs out onto the tundra to play with his new friend by his side, venturing far beyond his mother's rule that he not stray past the inuksuk on the horizon. The boy's friend beckons him farther and farther, and the farther they get from home, the more the friend seems to change . . . until he is no longer human at all. Horrified, the boy listens to the creature's proposition: return home before dawn, or be lost forever to the other side . . . Complemented by haunting illustrations from Toma Feizo Gas, The Other Ones is a fresh take on modern horror by an exciting new Inuit voice."--
Book

[The rifles]

2024-06-02T04:15:09Z

Vollmann, William T.
[1994]
Book

Sweetest Kulu

2024-06-02T04:15:09Z

Kalluk, Celina,
[2019]
5th Anniversary edition.
"This beautiful bedtime poem, written by acclaimed Inuit throat singer Celina Kalluk, describes the gifts given to a newborn baby by all the animals of the Arctic. Lyrically and tenderly told by a mother speaking to her own little "Kulu," an Inuktitut term of endearment often bestowed upon babies and young children, this visually stunning book is infused with the traditional Inuit values of love and respect for the land and its animal inhabitants"--
Book

The people of the sea

2024-06-02T04:15:09Z

Uluadluak, Donald,
[2017]
While playing at the beach, Donald and his friends see a woman in the water and learn about the arnajuinnaq from their parents and grandparents.
Book

Wild like the foxes : the true story of an Inuit girl

2024-06-02T04:15:09Z

Anauta,
[2020]
At the age of ten, Inuit child Alea lost her mother and grew up with only the influence of her father and older brother. She became an excellent hunter, fisher, and trapper.
Book

Me quieres, mamá?

2024-06-02T04:15:09Z

Joosse, Barbara M.
©1991.
Spanish ed.
A child living in the Arctic learns that a mother's love is unconditional.
Book

Akavak; an Eskimo journey.

2024-06-02T04:15:09Z

Houston, James,
[1968]
[1st ed.].
Akavak and his grandfather make an exciting journey to see the old man's brother once more before his death.
Book

The snow whale : a novel

2024-06-02T04:15:09Z

Minichillo, John.
c2011.
Book

A North Pole tale

2024-06-02T04:15:09Z

Godfrey, Phoebe,
2018.
It is the day after Christmas when Santa realized the Earth's climate is changing. He sets out on a mystical journey to find a solution.
Book

The littlest sled dog

2024-06-02T04:15:09Z

Kusugak, Michael.
2008.
"A little dog named Igvillu dreams of being a sled dog in the North."--T.p. verso.
Book

Sometimes we're always real same-same

2024-06-02T04:15:09Z

Roesch, Mattox,
c2009.
Troubled Cesar is stuck in nowhere Alaska because his Eskimo mother has moved home where she hopes both of them can carve out a fresh start. He's just biding his time until he can return to L.A., but his off-beat cousin Go-boy is convinced Cesar will stay, so they make a wager. If Cesar is still in Unalakleet in a year, he has to get a copy of Go-Boy's Eskimo Jesus tattoo. Gradually Cesar discovers the power of friendship and the potential positive strength that springs from a tight-knit community.
Book

Hundreds of fish

2024-06-02T04:15:09Z

Wood, Ellen.
2000.
1st ed.
Distressed that the baby ducks she enjoys watching are being eaten by a monstrous pike, an Inuit girl catches it and comes to understand the ways of nature.
Book

Kumak's fish : a tall tale from the far north

2024-06-02T04:15:09Z

Bania, Michael,
2004.
On a beautiful Arctic morning when Kumak and his family go ice fishing, Kumak hooks what seems like an enormous fish, and the entire village gets involved.
Book

The most amazing bird [audio-enabled book]

2024-06-02T04:15:09Z

Kusugak, Michael,
[2022]
[VOX edition].
A young girl discovers nature's surprising beauty in this tale from a renowned Inuit storyteller. When Aggataa goes for a cold winter walk with her grandmother, she's surprised by a sudden CRAH! All the birds have flown south for the winter except one kind-the tulugarguat, the ravens. They're the ugliest birds that Aggaataa has ever seen. They look like they slept in their coats-coats that don't even fit! However, as the winter slowly moves towards spring, Aggataa connects with one small raven in particular. As the seasons change in full, the ravens leave and are replaced by seagulls, cranes, geese, ducks, and swans-all of them far more elegant than the "Ugly Bird." But where Aggataa once thought the ravens odd for visiting during the harshest part of the year, she now finds herself watching the horizon, waiting for the return of the most amazing bird. This touching story by award-winning author Michael Arvaarluk Kusugak reminds us of our lasting connection to nature, while art by celebrated illustrator Andrew Qappik, CM, illuminates the enduring magic of the changing seasons.
Other
JLC Title 245h [audio-enabled book]

Never say die

2024-06-02T04:15:09Z

Hobbs, Will,
2014.
First paperback edition.
Fifteen-year-old half-Inuit Nick and his white brother, Ryan, meet and share an adventure on the Firth River in the Canadian Arctic, facing white water, wild animals, and fierce weather as Ryan documents the effects of climate change on caribou for National Geographic magazine.
Book

Tanna's lemming

2024-06-02T04:15:09Z

Qitsualik-Tinsley, Rachel,
[2022]
"In this follow-up to the critically acclaimed Tanna's Owl, Tanna finds a small, grey lemming, far too cute to turn over to the scientist who has sent the children out to gather lemmings for his research. Instead, Tanna deems Fluffi to be a family member and attempts to raise the lemming in her home. But when the lemming strays from its cozy bed behind the stove and into Tanna's mother's things, Tanna is forced to consider whether she has really done what is best for Fluffi. Is it possible to treat something poorly by trying to treat it well?"--
Book

Never say die [sound recording]

2024-06-02T04:15:09Z

Hobbs, Will.
p2013.
Unabridged.
Fifteen-year-old half-Inuit Nick and his white brother, Ryan, meet and share an adventure on the Firth River in the Canadian Arctic, facing white water, wild animals, and fierce weather as Ryan documents the effects of climate change on caribou for National Geographic magazine.
CD
JLC Title 245h [sound recording]

Noel, an unforgettable night!

2024-06-02T04:15:09Z

Dumont, C.
2017.
"Reimagines the familiar story of Jesus' birth if it occurred in the snowy Canadian Arctic, among the Inuit people"--
Book

The snowstorm

2024-06-02T04:15:09Z

Riel, Jørn.
2012.
In the time of the Vikings, when four friends journey from their Inuit settlement near the Arctic Circle to Helluland (modern Baffin Island) with two dogsled teams, their adventure is disrupted by a terrible blizzard and a shocking kidnapping.
Book

The monsters learn to share

2024-06-02T04:15:09Z

Christopher, Neil,
2020.
"Mia is hoping to spend time with her monster friends, but they are being difficult and don’t want to share! Follow along with Mia as she tries to bring her monster friends together to teach them about the importance of sharing."--
Regular print

Tainna = The unseen ones : short stories

2024-06-02T04:15:09Z

Dunning, Norma,
[2021]
"Drawing on both lived experience and cultural memory, Norma Dunning brings together six powerful new short stories centred on modern-day Inuk characters in Tainna. Ranging from homeless to extravagantly wealthy, from spiritual to jaded, young to elderly, and even from alive to deceased, Dunning's characters are united by shared feelings of alienation, displacement and loneliness resulting from their experiences in southern Canada. In Tainna--meaning 'the unseen ones' and pronounced Da e nn a--a fraught reunion between sisters Sila and Amak ends in an uneasy understanding. From the spirit realm, Chevy Bass watches over his imperilled grandson, Kunak. And in the title story, the broken-hearted Bunny wanders onto a golf course on a freezing night, when a flock of geese stand vigil until her body is discovered by a kind stranger. Norma Dunning's masterful storytelling uses humour and incisive detail to create compelling characters who discover themselves in a hostile land where prejudice, misogyny and inequity are most often found hidden in plain sight. There, they must rely on their wits, artistic talent, senses of humour and spirituality¬ for survival; and there, too, they find solace in shining moments of reconnection with their families and communities."--
Book

Nala's magical mitsiaq : a story of Inuit adoption

2024-06-02T04:15:09Z

Noah, Jennifer,
[2013]
When a blizzard prevents sisters Nala and Qiatsuk from going sledding, they end up staying home and hearing the story of Nala's adoption and learning about Inuit custom adoption instead.
Book

A journey to the Mother of the Sea

2024-06-02T04:15:09Z

Vebæk, Mâliâraq,
[2019]
English edition.
"The sea animals have disappeared, and people are starving. An old couple, once great shamans, are asked to journey to the Mother of the Sea to find out what happened to the animals. But the journey is dangerous..."--
Book

To my panik : to my daughter

2024-06-02T04:15:09Z

Sammurtok, Nadia,
[2022]
"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 all readers."--
Book

Kamik joins the pack

2024-06-02T04:15:09Z

Baker, Darryl,
[2016]
"Jake cannot wait for his uncle to meet Kamik, and to see what an obedient puppy he is becoming! Jake's uncle is a great musher, who has won many dogsledding races, and if Kamik is good enough Jake hopes today might be the day that Kamik finally gets to run with a dog team!"--Back cover
Book

Kamik's first sled

2024-06-02T04:15:09Z

Sulurayok, Matilda,
[2015]
"Jake's puppy Kamik is growing quickly, but the dog isn't becoming any easier to handle. All Jake wants is to raise his puppy into a strong, fast sled dog, but Kamik is far from ready to pull a sled with a dog team. With some advice and a little help from his grandmother, Jake learns basic principles of how to begin training a dog to pull. Kamik finally has his first sled, and he and Jake can finally begin exploring the tundra together. But Jake and Kamik are still inexperienced, and when a blizzard starts blowing in across the tundra, Jake has to rely on his knowledge to get home. Inspired by the life memories of the author, an Inuit elder, this book lovingly presents basic dog-rearing practices that even the youngest dog lover can try."--
Book

North [sound recording]

2024-06-02T04:15:09Z

Napoli, Donna Jo,
p2004.
Tired of his mother's overprotectiveness and intrigued by the life of African American explorer Matthew Henson, twelve-year-old Alvin travels north and spends a season with a trapper near the Arctic Circle.
CD
JLC Title 245h [sound recording]

Harpoon of the hunter

2024-06-02T04:15:09Z

Markoosie.
1970.
Presents the story of Kamik, a young hero who comes to manhood while on a treacherous hunt for a wounded polar bear.
Book

Kalla

2024-06-02T04:15:09Z

Ward, Kelly.
©2011.
Join Kalla as he visits the circus and discovers the many fun-filled ways that numbers, shapes, and patterns exist in the world around us.
Book

Kah?-da : life of a North Greenland Eskimo boy

2024-06-02T04:15:09Z

MacMillan, Donald Baxter,
1930.
Book

I am loved

2024-06-02T04:15:09Z

Qamaniq-Mason, Mary,
[2020]
"Pakak is in a new foster home, with new people, new food, and new smells. Feeling alone and uncertain, Pakak finds comfort in a secret shared with him by his anaanattiaq, his grandmother, and in the knowledge that he is loved no matter how far away his family may be. Written as a gift for Inuit children in care by foster parents Kevin and Mary Qamaniq-Mason, this book is lovingly imbued with cultural familiarities that will resonate with children who, like Pakak, are navigating the unknown."--
Book

Julie of the wolves

2024-06-02T04:15:09Z

George, Jean Craighead,
[1972]
While running away from home and an unwanted marriage, a thirteen-year-old Eskimo girl becomes lost on the North Slope of Alaska and is befriended by a wolf pack.
Book

Mama, do you love me?

2024-06-02T04:15:09Z

Joosse, Barbara M.,
2014.
First paperback edition.
A child living in the Arctic learns that a mother's love is unconditional.
Book

Me quieres, mamá?

2024-06-02T04:15:09Z

Joosse, Barbara M.
[1998]
Spanish ed.
A child living in the Arctic learns that a mother's love is unconditional.
Book

The rifles

2024-06-02T04:15:09Z

Vollmann, William T.
[1994]
A novel about Sir John Franklin's 19th-century Arctic expedition and about modern Inuit life.
Book

Dream weaver

2024-06-02T04:15:09Z

Spinka, Penina Keen.
2003.
"In the four years since Picture Maker and her loved ones were driven north, many changes have come to a people and a land. The long, arduous journey that took Picture Maker from a young Indian separated from her tribe to a bride of Halvard has come to an end."--Jacket.
Book

The snow bear

2024-06-02T04:15:09Z

Stafford, Liliana.
c2000.
1st American ed.
A lifelong friendship develops between a polar bear and Bruun, an Inuit boy. After Bruun saves her from starvation and she, in turn, saves him from a blizzard, eventually they are separated and don't meet again until Bruun is a man. This poignant tale of a lifelong frienship between an Inuit Eskimo boy and a polar bear follows the two as they spend their winter out on the sea-ice together where the boy learns the way of the polar bear. But when spring comes, the boy must return home to his own people. What will happen, years later when the boy has grown into a hunter?
Book

Whale snow

2024-06-02T04:15:09Z

Edwardson, Debby Dahl.
c2003.
At the first whaling feast of the season, a young Inupiat boy learns about the importance of the bowhead whale to his people and their culture. Includes facts about the Inupiat and the bowhead whale.
Book

Arctic adventures : tales from the lives of Inuit artists

2024-06-02T04:15:09Z

Rivera, Raquel,
©2007.
Steeped in the Inuit culture of the far north, this picture book draws on memoir, legend, art, and history to tell true dramatized events in the lives of four modern Inuit artists.
Book

Nanuk, lord of the ice

2024-06-02T04:15:09Z

Heinz, Brian J.,
c1998.
1st ed.
As a huge polar bear hunts seals and a walrus for food to keep itself alive, it is in turn hunted by a young human.
Book

The shipwreck

2024-06-02T04:15:09Z

Riel, Jørn.
2011.
Shipwrecked off the coast of Greenland, Leiv Steinursson, a young Viking boy, is helped by two Inuit children, twelve-year-old Apuluk and his eleven-year-old sister Narva, and is accepted into their community, gladly leaving his violent lifestyle behind.
Book

Ukaliq and Kalla travel on the ice

2024-06-02T04:15:09Z

[2019]
Can you help Ukaliq and Kalla find things on their camping trip? In this Search-and-Find book, children are encouraged to find objects hidden in different scenes. This playful book helps children develop their observational skills and reinforces early literacy skills and language development.
Book

On Arctic ice

2024-06-02T04:15:09Z

Machetanz, Fred,
c1940.
Andy learns to hunt for seal and whale.
Book

Northern lights : the soccer trails

2024-06-02T04:15:09Z

Kusugak, Michael.
c1993.
Book

Spencer and Gary help their elders : pijitsirniq : serving

2024-06-02T04:15:09Z

Thomson, Shawna,
[2022]
"Spencer the Siksik can't wait for the first snowfall. He is going to build a snow fort with Gary the Snow Goose! When Spencer's mom tells him he must first shovel his grandma's steps, he doesn't understand why she has to ruin his fun. He just wants to play out! But when Spencer sees that his grandma and her neighbours can't leave their houses, he remembers what his mom taught him about taking care of Elders in his community. Follow along as Spencer learns the importance of one of the eight guiding Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit principles: serving others. Explore more books in the Spencer the Siksik series to see how Spencer and his friend Gary learn about the other principles!"--
Book

Mama, do you love me? [DVD]

2024-06-02T04:15:09Z

The bone seeker : an Edie Kiglatuk mystery

2024-06-02T04:15:09Z

McGrath, M. J.,
[2014]
"In the third novel in this highly praised mystery series, Edie Kiglatuk works as a summer school teacher in the Canadian arctic. When one of her female students is found dead in nearby Lake Turngaluk, Edie enlists the help of Sergeant Derek Palliser to pursue the case, promising the girl's Inuit family that they will uncover the truth. Meanwhile, lawyer Sonia Gutierrez investigates the toxicity of the lake and suspects that there might be a larger conspiracy involved. As the three clamber over rocky terrain under twenty-four-hour daylight they start to unearth secrets long frozen over--risking their own lives in the process. With stunning prose, M. J. McGrath delivers another thrill ride through a hauntingly beautiful landscape"--
Book

Mahahaa

2024-06-02T04:15:09Z

Palluq-Cloutier, Jeela,
[2022]
"Aulaja must stay alone in camp with only her dog to protect her. She has heard about dangerous land spirits from her father, but she has no idea she will soon encounter one--Mahaha the Tickler. Retold from traditional Inuit stories from the North Baffin region, and illustrated by celebrated Inuit artist Babah Kalluk. This story is a haunting introduction to the dark folktales from the Arctic."--
Book

Taiksumanialuk

2024-06-02T04:15:09Z

Christopher, Neil,
[2015]
"Kudlu's children will not go to sleep until he tells them a story of long ago. Before they will shut their eyes, they want to hear about a time long before Kudlu was born, a time when the world was magic. Before they can sleep, they want to hear about giants, animals disguised as humans, little people the size of lemmings, and all of the other wonderful things that existed way back then."--
Book

The polar bear son : an Inuit tale

2024-06-02T04:15:09Z

Dabcovich, Lydia.
©1997.
An old woman adopts and raises a polar bear cub which grows up and provides for her even after she has had to send it away to save it from the jealous men of the village.
Book

When pumpkins fly

2024-06-02T04:15:09Z

Lawrence, Margaret (Educator and artist),
2019, 2020.
"The air is cold, the nights are long, and Halloween is just around the corner. This is the time of year when pumpkins fly! In the remote, fly-in community of Sanikiluaq, Nunavut, the last cargo flight of October brings some strange orange guests for the children. Seeing a pumpkin for the first time, the local kids eagerly carve and light their first jack-o-lantern. But when everyone adjourns to the community hall for the Halloween dance, the pumpkin is left alone outside. The land around Sanikiluaq is home to many spirits who love to cause mischief, especially this time of year. But what would a land spirits do with a pumpkin? This adorable book gives young readers a window into how Halloween is celebrated in an Arctic Inuit community, incorporating contemporary celebrations and Inuit folklore."--
Book

Ice Bear and Little Fox

2024-06-02T04:15:09Z

London, Jonathan,
c1998.
1st ed.
Describes how a polar bear and the little fox that follows it survive over the course of a year in the Arctic. Includes afterword with facts about Arctic animals and Inuit peoples.
Book

Mama, do you love me? [videorecording].

2024-06-02T04:15:09Z

c1999.
Child living in the Arctic learns that a mother's love is unconditional.
Videocassette
JLC Title 245h [videorecording].

Those who run in the sky

2024-06-02T04:15:09Z

Johnston, Aviaq,
[2017]
"After a strange and violent blizzard leaves young shaman-in-training Pitu stranded on the sea ice--without his dog team or any weapons to defend himself--he soon realizes that he is no longer in the word that he once knew. The storm has carried him into the world of the spirits, a world populated by terrifying creatures. As he tries to find his way back home, Pitu is plagued by black wolves with red eyes, ravenous and constantly stalking him, water-dwelling creatures that want nothing more than to snatch him and pull him into the frigid ocean through an ice crack, as well as beings less frightening, but equally as incredible, such as a lone giant who can carry Pitu in the palm of her hand and keeps caribou and polar bears as pets. After stumbling upon a fellow shaman who has been trapped in the spirit world for many years, Pitu must master all of his shamanic powers to make his way back to the world of the living, to his family and to the girl that he loves."--
Book

Kayoo, the Eskimo boy

2024-06-02T04:15:09Z

Swenson, Margaret C.
©1939.
This is the true story of one of the author's pupils in her school in Unalakleet, Alaska.
Book

Ice whale

2024-06-02T04:15:09Z

George, Jean Craighead,
[2014]
In 1848, ten-year-old Toozak, a Yupik Eskimo, sees a whale being born and is told by a shaman that he and his descendants must protect that whale, which Toozak names Siku, as long as it lives.
Book

The most amazing bird

2024-06-02T04:15:09Z

Kusugak, Michael,
2020.
"A young girl discovers nature's surprising beauty in this tale from a renowned Inuit storyteller. When Aggataa goes for a cold winter walk with her grandmother, she's surprised by a sudden CRAH! All the birds have flown south for the winter except one kind--the tulugarguat, the ravens. They're the ugliest birds that Aggaataa has ever seen. They look like they slept in their coats--coats that don't even fit! However, as the winter slowly moves towards spring, Aggataa connects with one small raven in particular. As the seasons change in full, the ravens leave and are replaced by seagulls, cranes, geese, ducks, and swans--all of them far more elegant than the "Ugly Bird." But where Aggataa once thought the ravens odd for visiting during the harshest part of the year, she now finds herself watching the horizon, waiting for the return of the most amazing bird. This touching story by award-winning author Michael Arvaarluk Kusugak reminds us of our lasting connection to nature, while art by celebrated illustrator Andrew Qappik, CM, illuminates the enduring magic of the changing seasons."--
Book

Julie of the wolves

2024-06-02T04:15:09Z

George, Jean Craighead,
?1993.
While running away from home and an unwanted marriage, a thirteen-year-old Eskimo girl becomes lost on the North Slope of Alaska and is befriended by a wolf pack.
CD

Qaqavii : a novel

2024-06-02T04:15:09Z

Körner, Miriam,
[2019]
"Coming-of-age adventure story set in the North featuring a strong female lead, her Indigenous friend, and a cast of diverse dogs all in training for the daring Arctic Quest dog-sledding competition."--
Book

Travels with Gannon & Wyatt. Greenland

2024-06-02T04:15:09Z

Wheeler, Patti,
2016.
Second edition.
Upon arriving in Ilulissat, Greenland, Gannon and Wyatt prepare for a dogsled expedition in the Arctic. But before the explorers even crack a whip, they receive a desperate mayday call from an Inuit family that is stranded in the far north. Suddenly, Gannon and Wyatt's expedition to study climate change and Greenlandic culture turns into something far more dangerous--a mission to save lives.
Book

Uqsruagnaq = Whale snow

2024-06-02T04:15:09Z

Edwardson, Debby Dahl.
c2004.
At the first whaling feast of the season, a young Inupiat boy learns about the importance of the bowhead whale to his people and their culture. Includes facts about the Inupiat and the bowhead whale.
Book

Never say die [electronic resource]

2024-06-02T04:15:09Z

Hobbs, Will.
[2013], ?2013.
Unabridged.
Fifteen-year-old half-Inuit Nick and his white brother, Ryan, meet and share an adventure on the Firth River in far northern Canada, facing white water, wild animals, and fierce weather as Ryan documents the effects of climate change on caribou for National Geographic magazine.
Electronic resource
JLC Title 245h [electronic resource]

Never say die

2024-06-02T04:15:09Z

Hobbs, Will.
c2013.
1st ed.
Fifteen-year-old half-Inuit Nick and his white brother, Ryan, meet and share an adventure on the Firth River in the Canadian Arctic, facing white water, wild animals, and fierce weather as Ryan documents the effects of climate change on caribou for National Geographic magazine.
Book

Soonchild

2024-06-02T04:15:09Z

Hoban, Russell.
2012.
1st U.S. ed.
In the cold north, when Sixteen-Face John, a shaman, learns that his first child, a soonchild, cannot hear the World Songs that inspire all newborns from their mother's wombs, he sets out on a quest that takes him through many lifetimes and many shape-shifts, as well as encounters with beasts, demons and a mysterious benevolent owl spirit, Ukpika, who is linked to John's past.
Book

Eagle drums

2024-06-02T04:15:09Z

Hopson, Nasug?raq Rainey,
2023.
First edition.
"Winter approaches, and there's much to do if Pi?a's family wants to be prepared: hunting, fishing, gathering, and more. Now, Pi?a must travel up the mountain to collect obsidian for knapping - the same mountain where his two older brothers disappeared. As he leaves, Pi?a reassures his parents that he will not succumb to the same fate as his brothers. He will return. But when he reaches the mountaintop, he is confronted by a terrifying eagle god named Savik, who gives the boy a choice: Follow me, or die like your brothers. What follows is a harrowing journey to the home of the eagle gods, where Pi?a faces unexpected trials that teach him lessons on the natural world, the past that shapes us, and the community that binds us. With beautiful full-color art, this vivid retelling of the first Messenger Feast - still celebrated today - brings to life the origin myth of how the eagle gods bestowed the Iñupiat with the gifts of music, song, dance, community, and everlasting tradition."--
Book

Wild eggs : a tale of Arctic egg collecting

2024-06-02T04:15:09Z

Napayok-Short, Suzie,
[2015]
Akuluk is not excited about visiting her grandparents in Nunavut. She would rather head south for summer vacation, somewhere with roller coasters and cotton candy. There can't be much to do way up there, Akuluk figures. But as soon as she steps off the plane and sees all the exciting animals that the tundra has to offer, Akuluk forgets all about her dreams of going south. On her first full day in Nunavut, she can't wait to travel out on the land with her grandfather to hunt for wild eggs. As she learns about the different types of eggs, how to collect them properly, and the delicious meals that can be prepared with them, Akuluk knows that this is just the beginning of the exciting things she'll learn about the Arctic.
Regular print

The court of better fiction : three trials, two executions, and Arctic sovereignty

2024-06-02T04:15:09Z

Komar, Debra,
[2019]
"In 1921, the RCMP arrested two Copper Inuit men under suspicion that the two had murdered their uncle. Both men confessed to the crime through a police interpreter, though the "confession" was highly questionable. The Canadian government used the case to plant their flag in the north, but the trial quickly became a master class in judicial error. Correspondence among the key players reveals that the trial's outcome was decided months before the court was even convened. Authorities were so certain of a conviction that the executioner and gallows were sent north before the trial began. The precedent established Canada's legal relationship with the Inuit, who would spend the next seventy-seven years fighting to regain their autonomy and Indigenous rule of law. Drawing on documents long buried in restricted files in the National Archives, The Court of Better Fiction reveals the disgraceful incident and its fallout in unprecedented detail."--
Book

Inuit akornanni

2024-06-02T04:15:09Z

Olsen, Kristian,
1992.
Book

Painted skies

2024-06-02T04:15:09Z

Mallory, Carolyn,
2015.
Leslie and her friend, Oolipika learn about the northern lights.
Book

The Netsilik Eskimos on the sea ice

2024-06-02T04:15:09Z

1970,c1968.
1st Commercial ed.
Book

Maata's Journal a novel

2024-06-02T04:15:09Z

Sullivan, Paul
2003
Book

Akavak : an Inuit-Eskimo legend

2024-06-02T04:15:09Z

Houston, James A.,
[1990], c1968.
Akavak and his grandfather make an exciting journey to see the old man's brother once more before his death.
Book

The Girl Who Dreamed Only Geese and other Tales of the Far North

2024-06-02T04:15:09Z

Norman, Howard
1997.
Book

Canadian Eskimo in fact and fiction : a discursive bibliography

2024-06-02T04:15:09Z

Carter, James L.
1975.
A selective compilation intended to represent a basic collection for an English speaking high school library (grades 7-12).
Book

A kayak full of ghosts : Eskimo folk tales

2024-06-02T04:15:09Z

Millman, Lawrence.
2004, c1987.
Book

Tales from the igloo

2024-06-02T04:15:09Z

©1972.
Twenty two legends of the Copper Eskimos (Inuit) of the Northwest Territories, originally oral, translated into English from the Inuktitut. Colour illustrations by Agnes Nanogak and Helen Kalvak of the Holman Island Cooperative.
Book

The raven and the loon

2024-06-02T04:15:09Z

Qitsualik-Tinsley, Rachel,
[2013]
In the time before animals were as they are today, Raven and Loon were both white. Their feathers had no colour at all. Raven spent his days swooping through the sky trying to fight off his incessant boredom, while loon spent her days in her iglu working away on her sewing. One day, too bored to even fly, Raven visited Loon and suggested a sewing game that would give their feathers some much-needed colour. The results--not at all what the two birds expected--led to Raven and Loon acquiring their now-familiar coats.
Book

Nattiq and the land of statues : a story from the Arctic

2024-06-02T04:15:09Z

Landry, Barbara,
2020.
Book

Those that cause fear

2024-06-02T04:15:09Z

Christopher, Neil,
[2016]
"From Mahahaa, a fearsom creature that tickles people to death, to the palraijuq, a reptilian creature said to have six legs and the body of a snake, this book introduces kids to all the creepy, spooky, and downright scary creatures told about in Inuit traditional myths."--Back cover.
Book

Sweetest Kulu

2024-06-02T04:15:09Z

Kalluk, Celina,
[2014]
"This beautiful bedtime poem, written by acclaimed Inuit throat singer Celina Kalluk, describes the gifts given to a newborn baby by all the animals of the Arctic. Lyrically and tenderly told by a mother speaking to her own little "Kulu," an Inuktitut term of endearment often bestowed upon babies and young children, this visually stunning book is infused with the traditional Inuit values of love and respect for the land and its animal inhabitants."--
Regular print

The walrus and the caribou

2024-06-02T04:15:09Z

Harper, Maika,
[2019]
"When the earth was new, words had the power to breathe life into the world. But when creating animals from breath, sometimes one does not get everything right on the first try! Based on a traditional Inuit story passed forward orally for generations in the South Baffin region of Nunavut, this book shares with young readers the origin of the caribou and the walrus--and tells of how very different these animals looked when they were first conceived."--
Book

Sukaq and the raven

2024-06-02T04:15:09Z

Goose, Roy,
[2017]
"Sukaq loves to drift off to sleep listening to his mother tell him stories. His favorite story is the tale of how a raven created the world. But this time, as his mother begins to tell the story and his eyelids become heavy, he is suddenly whisked away on the wings of the raven to ride along as the entire world is formed! This traditional legend from Inuit storyteller Roy Goose is brought to life through co-author Kerry McCluskey's jubilant retelling."--
Regular print

Grandmother ptarmigan

2024-06-02T04:15:09Z

Mikkigak, Qaunak,
[2013]
Baby ptarmigan will not go to sleep, so his grandmother tells him a bedtime story.
Book

El mejor truco de Zorro

2024-06-02T04:15:09Z

Ross, Dev.
c2006.
Retells an Inuit story about how Fox tricks Bear and Chipmunk out of their food until Eagle catches him and teaches him a lesson.
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Berry magic

2024-06-02T04:15:09Z

Sloat, Teri.
2004.
Long ago, the only berries on the tundra were hard, tasteless, little crowberries. When Anana sings, she turns four dolls into little girls who run and tumble over the tundra creating patches of fat, juicy berries: blueberries, cranberries, salmonberries, and raspberries.
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Kiviuq and the mermaids

2024-06-02T04:15:09Z

McDermott, Noel,
[2016]
"Kiviuq, one of the greatest and most important characters in Inuit mythology, is said to have travelled over land and sea overcoming obstacles and successfully defeating fearsome foes. In Kiviuq and the Mermaids, young readers experience one of Kiviuq's most heart-pounding adventures: an encounter with a group of frightening mermaids. With only his qayaq to keep him out of their clutches, Kiviuq must think fast to defeat these angry creatures of the deep!"--
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Issaittuq ; 407.

2024-06-02T04:15:09Z

©2007.
Issaittuq: This is a story about a young Inuk who lost his love. Using alcohol, he is trying to put the reality and the past behind, but the past keeps hunting him. One day he loses control of himself and starts beating a man who's walking on a street beside ...
DVD

We love you as much as the fox loves its tail

2024-06-02T04:15:09Z

Kelly, Masiana,
[2023]
"This loving bedtime poem shares all the ways in which a family will welcome their long-awaited new member. Sharing love as deep as the beluga dives and as warm as the shaggy hair of the muskox, this poem envelopes a new baby in the embrace of their new home in all its forms--the Arctic landscape and the welcoming arms of family. Written by Inuk/Dene writer Masiana Kelly, and illustrated with warmth and softness by Tamara Campeau, this sweet and simple narrative celebrates the beauty of creating a family and the unbounding love waiting to be shared with a new little soul."--
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Paper stays put : a collection of Inuit writing

2024-06-02T04:15:09Z

[1980]
Selection of stories, poems, essays, plays, memoirs and songs written by Canadian Eskimos.
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First man : reimagining Matthew Henson

2024-06-02T04:15:09Z

Schwartz, Simon,
2015.
In this graphic novel, Simon Schwartz weaves biography and fiction together to explore the life of Arctic adventurer Matthew Henson. Moving between different time periods and incorporating Inuit mythology, Schwartz offers fresh perspective on the many challenges Henson confronted during his life. As a member of early missions to reach the North Pole, Henson braved subzero temperatures and shifting sea ice. As an African American at the turn of the twentieth century, he also faced harassment and prejudice. Henson won a place on Arctic expeditions through skill and determination--though he didn't receive the same credit as his teammates. He also won the respect of the native peoples he met during his journeys--though he couldn't prevent the harm that the expeditions caused them. More than a biography, First Man: Reimagining Matthew Henson is an artistic homage to Henson's accomplishments and the complicated realities of being a trailblazer in a society that didn't recognize black men as equals.
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The grizzlies

2024-06-02T04:15:09Z

Schnetzer, Ben
[2021]
In an Arctic town that is known for having the highest suicide rate in North America, a group of Inuit students see their lives transformed when they are introduced to the game of lacrosse.
DVD

Chloe & Theo [videorecording]

2024-06-02T04:15:09Z

[2015]
A homeless girl befriends an Inuit who has traveled to New York City from his tiny Arctic hometown with a message for world leaders.
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JLC Title 245h [videorecording]

New perspectives on environmental justice : gender, sexuality, and activism

2024-06-02T04:15:09Z

©2004.
Women make up the vast majority of activists and organizers of grassroots movements fighting against environmental ills that threaten poor and people of color communities. [This] collection of essays ... pays tribute to the ... contributions women have made in these endeavors. The writers offer varied examples of environmental justice issues such as children's environmental-health campaigns, cancer research, AIDS/HIV activism, the Environmental Genome Project, and popular culture, among many others. Each one focuses on gender and sexuality as crucial factors in women's or gay men's activism and applies environmental justice principles to related struggles for sexual justice. Drawing on a wide variety of disciplinary perspectives, the contributors offer multiple vantage points on gender, sexuality, and activism.-Back cover.
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Ahiahia : the orphan

2024-06-02T04:15:09Z

Illuitok, Levi,
[2022]
"After his parents are brutally murdered, Ahiahia is raised by his grandmother in a camp surrounded by enemies. His grandmother knows that eventually the camp will turn on Ahiahia, just as it did his parents, so she chants a protection chant over the clothing that she lovingly sews for him, over the amulet and necklace she gives him, even over the dog that is his companion. When he is attacked, Ahiahia must use his agility, hunting skills, and the protection imparted by his grandmother to stay alive. This traditional story is retold by Kugaaruk Elder Levi Illuitok, and illustrated in a comic book style by Nate Wells, giving life to an ancient story for new generations to enjoy."--Provided by publisher.
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Agi Nunagpenun, Kuik

2024-06-02T04:15:09Z

Magdanz, James S.,
[2019]
In 1875, a young Inupiat boy travels the length of the Kobuk River with his family, from its source in the mountains of northern Alaska to Kotzebue Sound, where they join others for an annual trade fair.
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The white dawn [videorecording]

2024-06-02T04:15:09Z

2013.
The story of three sailors who are separated from their ship during an Artic hunt for polar bear and walrus. Eskimos save their lives, but one angry sailor brings fear and violence to all.
DVD
JLC Title 245h [videorecording]

Smilla's sense of snow

2024-06-02T04:15:09Z

Høeg, Peter,
©1993.
"Smilla's Sense of Snow presents one of the toughest heroines in modern fiction. Smilla Qaavigaaq Jaspersen is part Inuit, but she lives in Copenhagen. She is thirty-seven, single, childless, moody, and she refuses to fit in. Smilla's six-year-old Inuit neighbor, Isaiah, manages only with a stubbornness that matches her own to befriend her." "When Isaiah falls off a roof and is killed, Smilla doesn't believe it's an accident. She has seen his tracks in the snow, and she knows about snow. She decides to investigate and discovers that even the police don't want her to get involved. But opposition appeals to Smilla." "As all of Copenhagen settles down for a quiet Christmas, Smilla's investigation takes her from a fervently religious accountant to a tough-talking pathologist and an alcoholic shipping magnate and into the secret files of the Danish company responsible for extracting most of Greenland's mineral wealth - and finally onto a ship with an international cast of villains bound for a mysterious mission on an uninhabitable island off Greenland." "To read Smilla's Sense of Snow is to be taken on a magical, nerve-shattering journey - from the snow-covered streets of Copenhagen to the awesome beauty of the Arctic ice caps. A mystery, a love story, and an elegy for a vanishing way of life, Smilla's Sense of Snow is a breathtaking achievement, an exceptional feat of storytelling."--Jacket.
Regular print

Stories in a new skin : approaches to Inuit literature

2024-06-02T04:15:09Z

Martin, Keavy.
©2012.
In an age where southern power-holders look north and see only vacant polar landscapes, isolated communities, and exploitable resources, it is important to note that the Inuit homeland encompasses extensive philosophical, political, and literary traditions. Stories in a New Skin is a seminal text that explores these Arctic literary traditions and, in the process, reveals a pathway into Inuit literary criticism. Author Keavy Martin considers writing, storytelling, and performance from a range of genres and historical periods--the classic stories and songs of Inuit oral traditions, life writing, oral histories, and contemporary fiction, poetry and film--and discusses the ways in which these texts constitute an autonomous literary tradition. She draws attention to the interconnection between language, form and context and illustrates the capacity of Inuit writers, singers and storytellers to instruct diverse audiences in the appreciation of Inuit texts. Although Eurowestern academic contexts and literary terminology are a relatively foreign presence in Inuit territory, Martin builds on the inherent adaptability and resilience of Inuit genres in order to foster greater southern awareness of a tradition whose audience has remained primarily northern.
Electronic resource

The challenges of Native American studies : essays in celebration of the Twenty-fifth American Indian Workshop

2024-06-02T04:15:09Z

2004.
Studia anthropologica
"The essays gathered in this volume celebrate the founding of the American Indian Workshop (AIW) twenty-five years ago as a European forum for Native American studies. We present this collection of ongoing debates on the interlaced and interlocking arena of Native American studies and its complicated relation with Native Americans themselves . These debates tie in with such questions as: Can Native American studies shake off its past and deal with the complexity of political and academic issues in the present? Why, by whom and for whom is research conducted within this domain and who decides what the next step should be? This volume is a modest response to these questions, to the validation and substantiation of the cat's cradle of practices of the many disciplines that comprise Native American studies, and an attempt to ask the right questions, to get past the imperial categories, and to thoughtfully mediate and reorientate perspectives."--BOOK JACKET.
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Marooned in the Arctic : the true story of Ada Blackjack, the "female Robinson Crusoe"

2024-06-02T04:15:09Z

Caravantes, Peggy,
2016.
In 1921, four men ventured into the ARctic for a top-secret expedition: an attempt to claim an uninhabited island in Siberia for Great Britain. With the men was a 23-year-old Inuit woman named Ada Balckjack, who had signed on as a seamstress to earn money to care for her sick son. Conditions soon turned dire for the team when they were unable to kill enough game to survive. Three of the men tried to cross the frozen sea for help but were never seen again, leaving Ada with one ill team member who soon died of scurvey. Marooned in the Arctic details Ada's gradual transformation from a lonely, frightened young woman whose erratic behavior distrubed the expedition to a calm, hard-working, and integral member of the team who served not only as seamstress but also cook, dishwasher, look-out, and eventually nurse to her dying companion. Though it all Ada sometimes despairing but never gave up. She learned to survive in the icy world, teaching herself to trap and shoot animals, building a crude boat that allowered her to seal-hunt among the icy floes, and crafting a stove from old cans she cut and hammered togehter. Finally rescue3d in August 1923, after two months alone and two years total on the island, Ada became a celebrity, with newspapers calling her a "female Robinson Crusoe." As it turns out, however, rescue only brought new travails as she was unfairly vilified and had to fight to clear her name. Packed with sidebars on relevant topics such as cats on ships, Arctic hysteria, and Inuit culture and beliefs; excerpts from diaries, letters, and telegrams; historic photos; a map; source notes; and a bibliography, Marooned in the Arctic is an indispensable resource for any young adventure lover, classroom, or library. --
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New perspectives on environmental justice : gender, sexuality, and activism

2024-06-02T04:15:09Z

2004.
Women make up the vast majority of activists and organizers of grassroots movements fighting against environmental ills that threaten poor and people of color communities. New Perspectives on Environmental Justice is the first collection of essays that pays tribute to the enormous contributions women have made in these endeavors. The writers offer varied examples of environmental justice issues such as children & amp;rsquo;s environmental health campaigns, cancer research, AIDS/HIV activism, the Environmental Genome Project, and popular culture, among many others. Each one focuses on gender.
Electronic resource

Molly of Denali. Molly's awesome Alaskan adventures

2024-06-02T04:15:09Z

[2020]
An action-adventure comedy that follows the adventures of feisty and resourceful ten-year-old Molly Mabray, an Alaska Native girl, her dog Suki, and friends Tooey and Trini on their adventures in epically beautiful Alaska.
DVD

Atanarjuat [DVD] = The fast runner

2024-06-02T04:15:09Z

[2003]
A small nomadic community is cursed by an unknown shaman. When Atanarjuat falls in love with a woman already promised to the son of the clan's leader, he has to fight for her. She is won by Atanarjuat and the leader plots to attack him in his sleep. Escaping, he sets off running across the ice, embarking on a harrowing adventure of survival in the brutal wilderness. He returns stronger and wiser to reclaim his life and stop the curse that has divided his people.
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JLC Title 245h [DVD] =

Northern voices : Inuit writing in English

2024-06-02T04:15:09Z

1992, ©1988.
Inuit of northern Canada have a rich oral tradition in their ancient languages and a more recent tradition of written English. Penny Petrone traces the two paths that link the cultural past of arctic peoples with its expression in the present day. The book's first section includes traditional legends, myths, folk history told by native story-tellers, and poetry sung by Inuit composers. The second presents statements and observations by some of the first Inuit to come into contact with European newcomers, including official reports, interviews, letters, and diaries. Next are early poetry and prose in translation, much of it autobiographical. The final section includes contemporary Inuit writing, from essays and speeches to fiction, poetry, and other genres of imaginative literature. The editor has provided an introduction for each item and arranged the material chronologically to give historical perspective and continuity to the whole.
Electronic resource

Maïna : an unusual love story

2024-06-02T04:15:09Z

[2014]
"Following a bloody conflict between her clan and that of the "men from the land of ice", Maïna (Roseanne Supernault) the daughter of Grand Chief Mishtenapuu (Graham Greene), sets off on a mission to rescue a captured boy - little knowing her actions will result in the poignant meeting of two of America's founding nations. A truly epic tale of adventure and romance in a time before European contact. Maïna is a thrilling tale of Inuit and Innu culture that is not be missed."--Container.
DVD

Slash/Back [DVD]

2024-06-02T04:15:09Z

[2022]
In Pangnirtung, Canada, just 31 miles south of the Arctic Circle, it's just a typical summer day with no school, no cool boys (well... except one), and 24-hour sunlight. But for Maika and her friends, everything changes when they discover an alien invasion threatening their small village. These teenagers have been underestimated their whole lives but, using makeshift weapons and their horror movie knowledge, they fight to show the aliens that you don't mess with the girls from Pang.
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JLC Title 245h [DVD]

XO Orpheus : fifty new myths

2024-06-02T04:15:09Z

Bernheimer, Kate,
2013.
Fifty leading writers retell myths from around the world in this follow-up to the bestselling My mother she killed me, my father he ate me. "Icarus flies once more. Aztec jaguar gods again stalk the earth. An American soldier designs a new kind of Trojan horse--his cremains in a bullet. Here ... are your favorite mythological figures--Daedalus and Icarus, Narcissus and Echo, Orpheus and Eurydice, Pygmalion and Galatea, even Argos, Odysseus's faithful dog--alongside characters from Indian, Punjabi, Inuit, Aztec, and other traditions"--Page 4 of cover.
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