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Ukpik loves living in her camp in the North with her family. When a captain from the south arrives to trade with Ukpik's father, Ukpik is excited to learn how to use the forks, knives, and spoons he brings with him. At first, Ukpik enjoys teaching the other children how to use thses new tools. But soon, she starts to wonder if they'll need to use the new tools all the time, and if that means that everything in camp will change.
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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...
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Nunavummi
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
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"Lena and Ruby are best friends. They love to have sleepovers, bake cookies, and make up dance routines. They are also both adopted. Learn about how the two girls met as they talk about their own unique adoption experiences, including Inuit custom adoption."--
5) North
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Publisher
Greenwillow Books
Pub. Date
2004
Language
English
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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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Series
Animal ark volume 36
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
©2002
Language
English
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While staying on Baffin Island, Mandy and her parents enjoy the thrill of a dogsled ride. But the trip is plunged into disaster when wolves attack one of the Husky teams. The lead dog, Nanook, is badly injured. Mandy helps move her to a secluded hut, but can she get the rescue party to Nanook in time?
7) The bee
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Publisher
Inhabit Media Inc
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
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"When the narrator of this fun and silly book is startled by the buzzing of a bee, she sets off on an adventure that sees her running from community to community, trying to lose her buzzing companion. When she has run clear across Nunavut, she finally realizes that perhaps this little bee isn't such a fearsome foe after all!"--
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Publisher
Arvaaq Books
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"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."--
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Groundwood Books / House of Anansi Press
Pub. Date
2017.
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English
Description
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...
10) The amajurjuk
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Inhabit Media Inc
Pub. Date
[2022]
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English
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"In this faithful retelling of a traditional story from the Kugaaruk region, told by Elder Levi Illuitok, a father must save his infant child from an amajurjuk, an ogress known to steal children. When the ogress takes advantage of the child's mother being blind to trick her into giving away her child, the child's father embarks on a quest to save his infant from certain death."--
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