| Alego Contributor(s): Teevee, Ningeokuluk (Author) |
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ISBN: 0888999437 ISBN-13: 9780888999436 Publisher: Groundwood Books OUR PRICE: $16.19 Product Type: Hardcover Language: Inuktitut Published: August 2009 Annotation: It's almost time for supper, and Alego goes with her grandmother to the shore to collect clams. Along the way, the girl discovers tide pools brimming with life -- a bright orange starfish, a creepy crawly "ugjurnaq, " sea snails, and a sculpin. A rising star of the famed Cape Breton Inuit art scene, author and illustrator Ningeokuluk Teevee draws on her own childhood experiences in the Arctic for this enchanting introduction to the life of an Inuit girl and her world. Printed in both Inuktitut and English, the book includes an illustrated glossary of the sea creatures in the story as well as a map of Baffin Island. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Family - Multigenerational - Juvenile Fiction | Science & Nature - General - Juvenile Fiction | People & Places - Canada - Native Canadian |
| Dewey: E |
| Series: Groundwood Books |
| Physical Information: 0.4" H x 7.3" W x 9.3" (0.66 lbs) 24 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Canadian - Topical - Family - Ethnic Orientation - Native American - Cultural Region - Arctic/Antarctic |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 134393 Reading Level: 2.9 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: It's almost time for supper, and Alego goes with her grandmother to the shore to collect clams. Along the way, the girl discovers tide pools brimming with life -- a bright orange starfish, a creepy crawly ugjurnaq, sea snails, and a sculpin. A rising star of the famed Cape Breton Inuit art scene, author and illustrator Ningeokuluk Teevee draws on her own childhood experiences in the Arctic for this enchanting introduction to the life of an Inuit girl and her world. Printed in both Inuktitut and English, the book includes an illustrated glossary of the sea creatures in the story as well as a map of Baffin Island. |