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Arctic stories
From Arctic Stories © 1998 Michael Arvaarlak Kusugak (text), © 1998 Vladyana Krykorka (art), published by Annick Press Ltd. All rights reserved. Reproduced by permission.

Arctic stories
Xwi7xwa Library, University of British Columbia

1998
Book > Children's Book
Related School
Turquetil Hall
Creators
Kusugak, Michael
Contributors
Krykorka, Vladyana
Description
"Acclaimed Inuit storyteller Michael Kusugak weaves a tapestry of tales about ten-year-old Agatha and her accidental heroism in the high Arctic of 1958. The first of Agatha's stories is based on one of Kusugak's real life experiences, when an eerie, black airship flew over Chesterfield Inlet in 1958. A sleepy Agatha 'saves' the community from the monstrous flying object.

In the second story, Agatha notices the playful antics of the winter ravens and takes an interest in the many migrating birds. As the seasons change, she begins to favor more beautiful and peaceful birds of spring, until the ravens return.

The third of Agatha's stories takes place in the fall when Agatha is sent to school in Chesterfield Inlet, an English-speaking community south of her home. During an afternoon of skating, Agatha rescues a show-off priest, who has inadvertently demonstrated the danger of thin ice.

The three Agatha stories resonate with the nostalgia and affection of Kusugak's childhood memories"--publisher's website.

More Information

ISBN
1550374532; 1550374524
Statement of Responsibility
Michael Arvaarluk Kusugak ; [illustrated by] Vladyana Langer Krykorka.
Publication Information
Toronto : Annick Press
Physical Description
40 p. : col. ill. ; 28 cm
Notes
First Nations author.
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