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• The Owl and the Two Rabbits

  Sammurtok, Nadia,

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  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…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Bedtime in Nunatsiavut

  Brown, Raeann,

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  In Nya's dreams, she moves with the wonder and the freedom of the natural world, dancing beneath the dark Nunatsiavut skies, empowered and emboldened by her Anânak's constant love.

• Alego

  Teevee, Ningeokuluk, 1963-

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  Multi-lingual! Written in Inuktitut with English translations. 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.

• The Giant Bear

  An Inuit Folktale

  Angutinngurniq, Jose

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  Retells the legend of the nanurluk and how once a clever man defeated one. A lone hunter spots the breathing hole of a nanurluk, a bear the size of an iceberg, and hatches a plan to outsmart it.

• Under the Ice

  Qitsualik, Rachel A.

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  Winter can be cruel in the Arctic, and food quickly grows scarce 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…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Not My Girl

  Jordan-Fenton, Christy,

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  Looks at the experiences of a young Inuit girl returning from a residential religious school, where she is not recognized by her mother and is seen as an outsider.

• When I Was Eight

  Jordan-Fenton, Christy,

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  When she is eight, young Olemaun asks to be taken away from the Inuit name and life she knows because she is determined to learn to read. She does not realize the cruelty she will face at the outsiders school.

• Whale Snow

  Edwardson, Debby Dahl

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  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.

• You're Just Right

  Lethbridge, Victor, 1964-

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  Written with tenderness and great compassion, You're just right affirms the beauty and dignity that comes with unconditional love.

• Immi's Gift

  Littlewood, Karin

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  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.

• The Raven and the Loon

  Qitsualik-Tinsley, Rachel, 1953-

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  When Raven and Loon decide to change their plain white coats by adding some color, a series of mishaps leaves them with the forms and colors they have today.

• The Old Ways

  Chapman, Susan Margaret

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  Simon thinks it is ridiculous to heap oil lamps, extra fuel, tools, food, snowshoes, and caribou skins onto their sled. But when a blizzard closes in, and the snowmobile breaks down, Simon begins to understand the value of traditional ways.

• My Wounded Island

  Pasquet, Jacques, 1948-

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  In this heartbreakingly tender picture book, a young girl and her family become climate refugees as the small island they call home is slowly engulfed by rising sea levels.

• The Spirit Trackers

  Waboose, Jan Bourdeau,

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  Native telling of the Windigo, the Night Spirit of Winter, told by an uncle elder to two Aboriginal cousins, and the tracking of the feared creature into the forest.

• Una Huna

  What Is This?

  Aglukark, Susan,

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  A meaningful portrait of a young child living and loving in a unique period of North American history.

• Elisapee and Her Baby Seagull

  Mike, Nancy,

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  When Elisapee’s father brings home a baby seagull, Elisapee falls in love with the bird right away. She feeds and cares for her new friend, named Nau, and even helps Nau learn how to fly!

• In My Anaana's Amautik

  Sammurtok, Nadia,

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  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…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Nattiq and the Land of Statues

  a Story From the Arctic

  Landry, Barbara,

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  A ringed seal, known in Inuktitut as Nattiq, has returned to his Arctic home after a long journey south. His friends -- a polar bear, caribou, raven, walrus and narwhal -- gather round to hear about his trip. Includes a glossary of Inuktitut words.

• The Walrus and the Caribou

  Harper, Maika, 1986-

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  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…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Fox on the Ice

  Maageesees Maskwameek Kaapit / Tomson Highway ; Osisopéhikéwina Brian Deines

  Highway, Tomson, 1951-

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  A wonderful, lyrical story of celebration from award-winning author Tomson Highway, capturing a passing way of life for future generations.