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Series: Where the Sea Kuniks the Land Paperback Ashley Qilavaq-Savard 9781772274448 $21.95 POETRY Nov 01, 2022

This is the debut poetry collection from Inuk writer, artist, and filmmaker Ashley Qilavaq-Savard. The importance of land, culture, and identity play key roles in these poems, and the collection will move readers to think deeply on colonization, inherited trauma, and grief. It also paints beautiful pictures of Arctic landscapes, love stories, and growth. It will take readers on a journey through the seasons, from fierce snowstorms to a warm field of Labrador tea flowers.
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Series: Weird Rules to Follow Paperback Kim Spencer 9781459835580 $12.95 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 9 - 12 Oct 18, 2022

Mia knows her family is very different than her best friend's. In the 1980s, the coastal fishing town of Prince Rupert is booming. There is plenty of sockeye salmon in the nearby ocean, which means the fishermen are happy and there is plenty of work at the cannery. Eleven-year-old Mia and her best friend, Lara, have known each other since kindergarten. Like most tweens, they like to hang out and compare notes on their crushes and dream about their futures. But even though they both live in the same cul-de-sac, Mia’s life is very different from ... + Read More
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Series: To My Panik: To My Daughter English Edition Hardcover Nadia Sammurtok 9781772274486 $18.95 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 3 - 5 Oct 11, 2022

“Panik, do you know how much I love you? When I look at the horizon, past the vast tundra, I see no end. That is how much I love you.” 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 glisten 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 ... + Read More
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Series: The Other Ones Hardcover Jamesie Fournier 9781772274219 $19.95 FICTION Oct 04, 2022

A girl and her mother, known only as the mother and the daughter, 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 up playing with a bit of leftover netting string. When she was a girl, her grandmother taught her to make string figures, as her mother had taught her—a game played for generations by Inuit, but a game not to be taken lightly . . . as the daughter plays on, late into the ... + Read More
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Series: Benny the Bananasaurus Rex Hardcover Sarabeth Holden 9781772274424 $18.95 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 3 - 5 Sep 20, 2022

Benny loves bananas. He eats them morning, noon, and night. He even rides a bike with a yellow banana seat. In fact, Benny has a secret, he hopes one day he will turn into a banana! And if there is one thing Benny knows, it’s that with a little imagination anything is possible. A funny and relatable story of a little boy who can be anything he wants to be (whether it’s a dinosaur, or a banana, or both!) with a big imagination and a bit of help from his anaana.
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Series: Niitu and Chips Hardcover Babah Kalluk 9781772274462 $15.95 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 3 - 5 Sep 13, 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!
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Series: I Hope Hardcover Monique Gray Smith 9781459825932 $21.95 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 3 - 5 Sep 13, 2022

Poignant words from award-winning Indigenous author Monique Gray Smith about all the hopes adults have for the young people in their lives. The hopes we have for the children in our lives are endless. We want our young people to thrive and experience all that life has to offer, but we also feel protective of them. Using simple but powerful statements, Monique Gray Smith delivers a touching message about loving, nurturing and wishing the best for our children. Paired with Gabrielle Grimard's warm and enchanting illustrations, the message in I Ho... + Read More
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Series: I Hope / nipakosêyimon Dual language (English & Plains Cree) Hardcover Monique Gray Smith 9781459833258 $21.95 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 3 - 5 Sep 13, 2022

Poignant words from award-winning Indigenous author Monique Gray Smith about all the hopes adults have for the young people in their lives. The hopes we have for the children in our lives are endless. We want our young people to thrive and experience all that life has to offer, but we also feel protective of them. Using simple but powerful statements, Monique Gray Smith delivers a touching message about loving, nurturing and wishing the best for our children. Paired with Gabrielle Grimard's warm and enchanting illustrations, the message in I Ho... + Read More
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Series: J’espère Hardcover Monique Gray Smith 9781459831933 $21.95 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 3 - 5 Sep 13, 2022

Message émouvant de l’autrice autochtone primée Monique Gray Smith au sujet de tous les espoirs que les adultes nourrissent pour les enfants de leur vie. Nous nourrissons pour nos jeunes des espoirs immenses. Nous voulons qu’ils et elles s’épanouissent et puissent profiter de toutes les expériences que la vie leur offre, mais nous tenons aussi à les protéger. Dans des mots simples, mais évocateurs, Monique Gray Smith nous communique un message touchant sur l’importance d’aimer nos enfants, d’en prendre soin et de faire ce qu’il y a de mieux pou... + Read More
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Series: We Sang You Home / kikî-kîwê-nikamôstamâtinân Dual language (English & Plains Cree) Hardcover Richard Van Camp 9781459836365 $19.95 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 3 - 5 Sep 13, 2022

“A beautiful welcome and a thank you to the Indigenous child who brings joy into the parents’ lives.”—School Library Journal In this sweet and lyrical picture book from the creators of the bestselling Little You, gentle rhythmic text captures the wonder new parents feel as they welcome baby into the world. Internationally renowned storyteller and bestselling author Richard Van Camp teams up with award-winning illustrator Julie Flett for a second time to create a stunning book for young readers. A celebration of the bond between parent and child... + Read More
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Series: Counting Arctic Animals Board book Coco Apunnguaq Lynge 9781772274479 $14.95 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 0 - 2 Aug 16, 2022

One bowhead whale! Two polar bears! Three orcas! Join Kuluk and Asa as they count all the animals they see! This introduction to counting and to Arctic animals helps young children develop their counting skills through short rhymes. It also introduces interesting collective nouns, like a blessing of narwhals and a bob of seals.
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Series: Little You / kiya kâ-apisîsisiyan Dual language (English & Plains Cree) Hardcover Richard Van Camp 9781459835931 $19.95 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 3 - 5 Aug 16, 2022

? "Van Camp composes a lyrical ode to a newborn child, which is matched in its loveliness by Flett's exquisite, collage-like images of a young one with his or her parents.”—Publishers Weekly, starred review Richard Van Camp, internationally renowned storyteller and bestselling author of Welcome Song for Baby and We Sang You Home, has partnered with award-winning illustrator Julie Flett to create a tender book that honors the child in everyone. With its delightful contemporary illustrations, Little You is perfect to be shared, read or sung to al... + Read More
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Series: Tú me sostienes Hardcover Monique Gray Smith 9781459835269 $19.95 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 3 - 5 Aug 16, 2022

Alentar a los niños a ofrecerse amor y apoyo entre ellos y a tener en cuenta su bienestar mutuo en sus acciones cotidianas. Asesora, conferencista internacional y autora premiada, Monique Gray Smith escribió Tú me sostienes para fomentar el diálogo entre los jóvenes, sus cuidadores y sus educadores sobre la reconciliación y la importancia de las conexiones que fraguan los niños entre ellos. Con ilustraciones vibrantes de la renombrada artista Danielle Daniel, este es un libro fundacional sobre construir relaciones, promover la empatía y alenta... + Read More
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Series: Ahiahia the Orphan English Edition Hardcover Levi Illuitok 9781772274431 $19.95 YOUNG ADULT FICTION Age (years) from 12 Aug 02, 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 Kugaaru... + Read More
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Series: Akpa's Journey Hardcover Mia Pelletier 9781772274295 $18.95 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 6 - 8 Jul 26, 2022

After thick-billed murre Akpa emerges from his egg, high on an Arctic cliff, he soon learns that he must embark on a long migration before he is even able to fly. Flinging himself into the icy water with his father to guide him, Akpa must swim 1,000 kilometres of his journey south before he is able to finally fly the final leg of his journey. Adult male murres are also unable to fly during this time of the year, due to their changing feathers, so father and son must navigate south on the choppy ocean waves, meeting new and unfamiliar creatures ... + Read More
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Series: The Three Hunters Paperback Raymond Gianfrancesco 9781772274288 $13.95 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 6 - 8 Jul 19, 2022

Akagaq, the youngest brother of three, is confident but forgetful. When he gets caught in a blizzard he makes a tent, but it is no match for the powerful winds. Trapped in the cold, Akagaq is helped by his brother Tiriaq. Tiriaq digs into a snowdrift for shelter, but the wind is still too strong and blows out their lamp. Akkiutaq, the eldest brother, arrives to save them, and brings them to the iglu he has carefully built. The wind threatens to destroy the iglu as well, but the shelter proves strong, and the brothers are safe. The brothers lear... + Read More
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Series: The Ugly Place Hardcover Laura Deal 9781772274325 $18.95 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 6 - 8 Jul 05, 2022

From the author of In the Sky at Nighttime. A child makes their way along the Arctic shoreline on a dark day. Everything around them seems as ugly as their mood, from the weather to the fish and mud. This is the place they come to whenever they feel ugly. But as the child closes their eyes and listens, the sound of the waves reminds them to breathe. The tiny krill flick their tails, and the brightly coloured sea stars seem to glow. What they once saw as an ugly landscape is now wonderful and vibrant, and alive with music and beauty. Building o... + Read More
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Series: Inuunira: My Story of Survival Hardcover Brian Koonoo 9781772274301 $19.95 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION Age (years) from 12 Jun 14, 2022

In this harrowing survival story, Brian Koonoo takes off on a hunting trip in Canada’s Arctic. After his snowmobile breaks down, his GPS loses signal, and his camping fuel runs low, he is left alone to survive for seven days. Inuunira is an Inuktitut term that means "how I'm alive," and this account shows exactly how Brian managed to stay alive. He experiences close encounters with planes, blizzards, and hunger, all while much of his gear is lost. Walking 60 kilometres in search of safety, he uses the knowledge his father and Elders taught him—... + Read More
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Series: Una Huna Una Huna?: Ukpik Learns to Sew English Edition Hardcover Susan Aglukark 9781772274332 $18.95 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 6 - 8 Jun 07, 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 ... + Read More
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Series: Taaqtumi An Anthology of Arctic Horror Stories (Inuktitut) Inuktitut Edition Paperback Aviaq Johnston 9781772274516 $19.95 FICTION May 24, 2022

“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. With chilling tales from award-winning authors Richard Van Camp, Rachel and Sean Qitsualik-Tinsley, Aviaq Johnston, and others, this collection will thrill and ente... + Read More
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Series: Be a Good Ancestor Hardcover Leona Prince 9781459831407 $21.95 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 3 - 5 May 17, 2022

Rooted in Indigenous teachings, this stunning picture book encourages readers of all ages to consider the ways in which they live in connection to the world around them and to think deeply about their behaviors. Addressing environmental issues, animal welfare, self-esteem and self-respect, and the importance of community, the authors deliver a poignant and universal message in an accessible way: Be a good ancestor to the world around you. Thought-provoking stanzas offer a call to action for each one of us to consider how we affect future genera... + Read More
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Series: Inuit Folktales The Amajurjuk English Edition Paperback Levi Illuitok 9781772274318 $13.95 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 9 - 12 May 17, 2022

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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Series: Tanna Tanna's Lemming Hardcover Rachel Qitsualik-Tinsley 9781772274233 $18.95 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 6 - 8 May 10, 2022

“Stories have hearts, just like people. And the heart of this story is true, even if the things said or done have been switched around a bit.” 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 ... + Read More
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Series: Inuit Inngiusingit: A Collection of Inuit Choral Music II Bilingual edition Paperback Dr. Mary Piercey-Lewis 9781772274547 $24.95 MUSIC May 10, 2022

Inuit Inngiusingit: A Collection of Inuit Choral Music II is a practical music educational tool centred around choral singing in Inuktitut. This performance-based songbook is perfect for classroom students (ages eight and above) and the teachers who guide them. Through active participation, students develop as expressive musicians and experience the thrill of musical and cultural discovery through artistic performance. This songbook includes contemporary and traditional Inuit music from Canada’s Arctic region. Inuit popular music from Susan Ag... + Read More
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Series: Animals Illustrated Animals Illustrated: Ringed Seal English Edition Hardcover William Flaherty 9781772273700 $15.95 JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 6 - 8 May 03, 2022

Animals Illustrated mixes fun-filled animal facts suitable for the youngest of readers with intricately detailed illustrations to create a unique and beautiful collection of children’s non-fiction books about Arctic animals. Each volume contains first-hand accounts from authors who live in the Arctic, along with interesting facts on the behaviours and biology of each animal. In this book, kids will learn what ringed seals eat, where they live, how they raise their babies, and other interesting facts, like how deep they can dive and how they are... + Read More
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Series: Animals Illustrated Animals Illustrated: Narwhal Inuktitut Inuktitut Edition Paperback Solomon Awa 9781772274271 $12.95 JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 6 - 8 May 03, 2022

Animals Illustrated mixes fun-filled animal facts suitable for the youngest of readers with intricately detailed illustrations to create a unique and beautiful collection of children's books on Arctic animals. Each volume contains first-hand accounts from authors who live in the Arctic, along with interesting facts on the behaviours and biology of each animal. Kids will learn about how narwhal raise their young in the cold Arctic ocean, what they eat, and where they can be found, along with other interesting information, like the fact that a na... + Read More
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Series: A Children's Guide to Arctic Butterflies Inuktitut Edition Paperback Mia Pelletier 9781772274370 $16.95 JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 6 - 8 May 03, 2022

There are 20,000 species of butterflies in the world, but only several dozen are found on the tundra of the North American Arctic. Many Arctic animals have warm, woolly coats, downy feathers, or thick layers of blubber, and Arctic butterflies appear fragile with their fluttering, delicate wings. Yet the hardy butterflies that live at the top of the world have many clever ways to keep themselves warm in cool summers and endure icy-cold winters. In A Children’s Guide to Arctic Butterflies, young readers learn about twelve of the butterflies that ... + Read More
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Series: The Witness Blanket Truth, Art and Reconciliation Hardcover Carey Newman 9781459836129 $24.95 JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 9 - 12 Apr 19, 2022

For more than 150 years, thousands of Indigenous children were taken from their families and sent to residential schools across Canada. Artist Carey Newman created the Witness Blanket to make sure that history is never forgotten. The Blanket is a living work of art—a collection of hundreds of objects from those schools. It includes everything from photos, bricks, hockey skates, graduation certificates, dolls and piano keys to braids of hair. Behind every piece is a story. And behind every story is a residential school Survivor, including Carey'... + Read More
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Series: Animals Illustrated Animals Illustrated: Ringed Seal Inuktitut Inuktitut Edition Paperback William Flaherty 9781772274356 $12.95 JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 6 - 8 Apr 19, 2022

Animals Illustrated mixes fun-filled animal facts suitable for the youngest of readers with intricately detailed illustrations to create a unique and beautiful collection of children’s non-fiction books about Arctic animals. Each volume contains first-hand accounts from authors who live in the Arctic, along with interesting facts on the behaviours and biology of each animal. In this book, kids will learn what ringed seals eat, where they live, how they raise their babies, and other interesting facts, like how deep they can dive and how they are... + Read More
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Series: In My Anaana's Amautik Board Book Edition Board book Nadia Sammurtok 9781772274240 $12.95 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 0 - 2 Apr 05, 2022

Starred reviews from Kirkus, SLJ, and The Horn Book Magazine! 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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Series: Putuguq and Kublu Putuguq and Kublu and the Attack of the Amautalik! English Edition Paperback Roselynn Akulukjuk 9781772274196 $9.95 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 6 - 8 Mar 29, 2022

In each new adventure, Putuguq and Kublu learn about an element of Inuit mythology from their Elders, sometimes using what they learn to get the best of each other! Putuguq and Kublu are at their grandparents’ house for lunch—caribou stew, Putuguq’s favourite! Putuguq’s worn out (and stinky!) kamiik remind his grandparents of the story of the amautalik and the orphan, a traditional story about a little orphan who outsmarts a child-stealing ogress. Grandmother’s storytelling over lunch starts Putuguq’s imagination running wild . . . . After lun... + Read More
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Series: In Those Days: Collected Writings on Arctic History In Those Days: Inuit and Explorers Paperback Kenn Harper 9781772274226 $21.95 HISTORY Mar 15, 2022

In the fifth volume of the In Those Days: Collected Writings on Arctic History series, Kenn Harper shares tales of European explorers who came to the Arctic seeking adventure, riches, and the elusive Northwest Passage, and Inuit they encountered there. Inuit were invaluable in adding to Western knowledge of the Arctic, serving as guides, clothing-makers, and interpreters. But not every meeting was friendly. This collection sheds light on Inuit who played a pivotal role in the expeditions of some of the most famous Arctic explorers, including th... + Read More
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Series: I Can See You English Edition Board book Rosemarie Avrana Meyok 9781772274202 $13.95 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 0 - 2 Mar 01, 2022

In this adorable book to be shared with babies and toddlers, mothers explore their love for their babies as experienced through the five senses. From the sound of a baby's giggles to the smell of a kunik, this book celebrates the unique bonds shared between mothers and babies.
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Series: Noodin's Perfect Day Paperback Ansley Simpson 9781999156251 $18.95 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 3 - 5 Mar 01, 2022

When Noodin's perfect day is interrupted, they decide to strike out for adventure instead - spending the day with their human, animal, and tree cousins in the city. But will Noodin ever get the pancakes they're craving? Come along and find out!
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Series: Ahiahia the Orphan Inuktitut Paperback Levi Illuitok 9781772274523 $21.95 YOUNG ADULT FICTION Age (years) from 12 Feb 22, 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 Kugaaru... + Read More
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Series: We Sang You Home Hardcover Richard Van Camp 9781459832244 $19.95 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 3 - 5 Feb 15, 2022

A celebration of the bond between parent and child, this is the perfect song to share with your little ones. In this sweet and lyrical picture book from the creators of the bestselling Little You, gentle rhythmic text captures the wonder new parents feel as they welcome baby into the world. Internationally renowned storyteller and bestselling author Richard Van Camp teams up with award-winning illustrator Julie Flett for a second time to create a stunning book for young readers.
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Series: Animaux illustrés Baleine boréale Hardcover Joanasie Karpik 9782764445679 $12.95 JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 6 - 8 Jan 25, 2022

Dans ce livre, les jeunes lecteurs apprendront comment les baleines boréales élèvent leurs petits, où elles vivent, ce qu’elles mangent ainsi que d’autres informations intéressantes comme leur secret pour se nourrir sans même avoir de dents!
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Series: Animaux illustrés Bœuf musqué Hardcover Allen Niptanatiak 9782764445686 $12.95 JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 6 - 8 Jan 25, 2022

Dans ce livre, les jeunes lecteurs apprendront comment les bœufs musqués élèvent leurs petits, ce qu’ils mangent et comment ils trouvent leur nourriture, où ils habitent ainsi que d’autres informations intéressantes comme les nombreux moyens d’adaptation qui leur permettent de vivre dans des climats trop froids pour la majorité des autres animaux!
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Series: Animaux illustrés Caribou Hardcover David Aglukark 9782764445662 $12.95 JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 6 - 8 Jan 25, 2022

Dans ce livre, les jeunes lecteurs apprendront comment les caribous élèvent leurs petits, où ils vivent, ce qu’ils mangent ainsi que d’autres informations intéressantes comme l’étonnante capacité du caribou à atteindre les 80 kilomètres à l’heure à la course!
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Series: Kaakuluk Kaakuluk: Orcas! Bilingual edition Paperback Inhabit Media 9781772273779 $8.95 JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 6 - 8 Jan 11, 2022

Kaakuluk: Orcas includes interesting facts about orcas—like how they hunt and how they communicate in their family groups. This issue also includes a traditional story about the origin of the red phalarope and web-footed loon, a maze, and a secret message.
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Series: Kaakuluk Kaakuluk: Walruses! Bilingual edition Paperback Inhabit Media 9781772273762 $8.95 JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 6 - 8 Jan 11, 2022

Kaakuluk: Walruses includes information about walruses, like the many ways they use their tusks! This issue shows the traditional uses of walruses, and includes a traditional story about foxes outsmarting a wolf pack, a maze, and a spot-the-difference activity.
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Series: Ukaliq Ukaliq: Caribou! Fun for Little Nunavummiut 6 Bilingual edition Paperback Inhabit Media 9781772273793 $7.95 JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 3 - 5 Jan 11, 2022

Ukaliq: Caribou includes photos of caribou, including calves and adults, along with fun facts. The origin of caribou is explained in a traditional story. In this issue you can also put a story in order, solve a maze, and finish a drawing!
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Series: Ukaliq Ukaliq: Snowy Owls! Fun for Little Nunavummiut 6 Bilingual edition Paperback Inhabit Media 9781772273786 $7.95 JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 3 - 5 Jan 11, 2022

Ukaliq: Snowy Owls includes photos of snowy owls along with fun facts, and the traditional story “The Owl and the Lemming.” In this issue you can also put a story in order and solve a maze!
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Series: Takuttaaqtagit Inuinnaqtun Edition Board book Rosemarie Avrana Meyok 9781772274257 $12.95 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 0 - 2 Dec 01, 2021

In this adorable book to be shared with babies and toddlers, mothers explore their love for their babies as experienced through the five senses. From the sound of a baby's giggles to the smell of a kunik, this book celebrates the unique bonds shared between mothers and babies.
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Series: The Amajurjuk Inuktitut Edition Paperback Levi Illuitok 9781772274400 $12.95 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 9 - 12 Nov 30, 2021

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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Series: Okanagan Women’s Voices Syilx and settler writing and relations, 1870s to 1960s Paperback Jeannette Armstrong 9781926886527 $34.95 HISTORY Nov 16, 2021

The writing and relations between Syilx women and settler women, largely of European descent, who came to inhabit the British Columbia southern interior from the mid-nineteenth to the early twentieth centuries. Okanagan Women’s Voices features the writing and stories of seven women: Susan Moir Allison (1845-1937), Josephine Shuttleworth (1866-1950), Eliza Jane Swalwell (1868-1944), Marie Houghton Brent (1870-1968), Hester Emily White (1877-1963), Mourning Dove (1886-1936) and Isabel Christie MacNaughton (1915-2003).
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Series: The Dancing Trees English Edition Hardcover Masiana Kelly 9781772273694 $16.95 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 6 - 8 Nov 02, 2021

Thomas loves to tell stories. Big stories. Stories about how skilled he is on the land. But when one of his friends grows tired of his tall tales, Thomas has to prove how skilled he really is. Taking the challenge to spend a night alone in the forest, Thomas heads into the wilderness. The trees, who have heard his stories, watch him tear off their bark and litter as he goes. And so, while Thomas sleeps, they dance a dance that will leave Thomas with a very different kind of story to tell—if he can find his way home…
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Series: Little Moar and the Moon English Edition Hardcover Roselynn Akulukjuk 9781772272994 $17.95 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 6 - 8 Oct 12, 2021

Moar has always loved autumn—playing outside with his friends, feeling the weather get colder—but there is one thing about autumn that really worries Moar. The moon. The days become shorter and the moon, with its creepy face and eerie smile, seems to be looking down on him before he can even get home from school! So, one day, Moar is determined to get home before the moon appears in the sky. But there are so many fun things to do on the way home, he may just run out of time!
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Series: The Bee English Edition Hardcover Becky Han 9781772273007 $16.95 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 6 - 8 Oct 05, 2021

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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Series: Grandfather Bowhead, Tell Me A Story English Edition Hardcover Aviaq Johnston 9781772272970 $17.95 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 0 - 2 Sep 15, 2021

Bowhead whales are the longest-living mammals on the planet, living over 200 years. In this heartwarming story, a grandfather bowhead recounts to his young grandchild calf all the beautiful, amazing, and surprising things he has seen in his lifetime, all while assuring the little calf that there is nothing more wondrous than the love a grandfather has for his grandchild.
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Series: Orca Soundings He Who Dreams 2nd edition Paperback Melanie Florence 9781459833425 $10.95 YOUNG ADULT FICTION Age (years) from 12 Sep 14, 2021

Juggling soccer, school, friends and family leaves John with little time for anything else. One day at the local community center, following the sound of drums, he stumbles into an Indigenous dance class. Before he knows what's happening, John finds himself stumbling through beginner classes with a bunch of little girls, skipping soccer practice and letting his other responsibilities slide. When he attends a powwow and witnesses a powerful performance, he realizes that he wants to be a dancer more than anything. But the nearest class for boys i... + Read More
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Series: Animals Illustrated Animals Illustrated: Wolverine English Edition Hardcover Allen Niptanatiak 9781772272987 $15.95 JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 6 - 8 Sep 07, 2021

Animals Illustrated mixes fun-filled animal facts suitable for the youngest of readers with intricately detailed illustrations to create a unique and beautiful collection of children’s non-fiction books about Arctic animals. Each volume contains first-hand accounts from authors who live in the Arctic, along with interesting facts on the behaviours and biology of each animal. In this book, kids will learn how wolverines raise their babies, where they live, what they eat, and other interesting information, like how they use their distinctive sce... + Read More
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Series: What's My Superpower? Abridged boardbook edition Board book Aviaq Johnston 9781772273250 $12.95 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 0 - 2 Sep 07, 2021

Nalvana feels like all of her friends have some type of superpower. She has friends with super speed (who always beat her in races), friends who can fly (or at least jump from a swing and seem to fly across the playground), and friends who are better than her at a million other things. But when her mom shows Nalvana that she is unique and special, she realizes that her superpower was right in front of her all along.
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Series: Little Moar and the Moon Inuktitut Inuktitut Edition Paperback Roselynn Akulukjuk 9781772273892 $12.95 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 6 - 8 Jul 21, 2021

Moar has always loved autumn—playing outside with his friends, feeling the weather get colder—but there is one thing about autumn that really worries Moar. The moon. The days become shorter and the moon, with its creepy face and eerie smile, seems to be looking down on him before he can even get home from school! So, one day, Moar is determined to get home before the moon appears in the sky. But there are so many fun things to do on the way home, he may just run out of time!
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Series: The Man of the Moon English Edition Hardcover Gunvor Bjerre 9781772272956 $29.95 FICTION Jul 06, 2021

Based primarily on explorer and anthropologist Knud Rasmussen’s transcriptions of oral tales, the stories in this anthology of old Greenlandic myths and legends have been passed down through generations. This collection features stories about children and young people—stories that were told in the depths of winter, that the youngest listeners would one day tell to their own children. Talking animals, flying shamans, orphans so poor they have to walk barefoot through the snow, and men so strong they can carry a whale all on their own: you’ll me... + Read More
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Series: Animals Illustrated Huradjat Titiraujaqhimajut: Qalvik Inuinnaqtun Edition Paperback Allen Niptanatiak 9781772273274 $12.95 JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 6 - 8 Jun 14, 2021

Animals Illustrated mixes fun-filled animal facts suitable for the youngest of readers with intricately detailed illustrations to create a unique and beautiful collection of children’s non-fiction books about Arctic animals. Each volume contains first-hand accounts from authors who live in the Arctic, along with interesting facts on the behaviours and biology of each animal. In this book, kids will learn how wolverines raise their babies, where they live, what they eat, and other interesting information, like how they use their distinctive sce... + Read More
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Series: Avati Discovering Arctic Ecology English Edition Paperback Mia Pelletier 9781772272949 $12.95 JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 9 - 12 Jun 01, 2021

The Arctic is not a barren, frigid landscape filled with only ice and snow. It is a complex ecosystem that contains many thriving habitats, each supported by dozens of ecological relationships between plants and animals.From the many animals that live and hunt at the floe edge, to the hundreds of insects that abound on the summer tundra, this book gives a detailed bird's-eye view of the fascinating ways that animals, plants, and insects co-exist in the Arctic ecosystem.Written by Mia Pelletier, a biologist and wilderness field researcher, and c... + Read More
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Series: The Bee Inuktitut Inuktitut Edition Paperback Becky Han 9781772273809 $12.95 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 6 - 8 Jun 01, 2021

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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Series: Little You / Gidagaashiinh Dual language (English & Anishinaabemowin) Hardcover Richard Van Camp 9781459825505 $19.95 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 3 - 5 May 11, 2021

? "Van Camp composes a lyrical ode to a newborn child, which is matched in its loveliness by Flett's exquisite, collage-like images of a young one with his or her parents.”—Publishers Weekly, starred review Richard Van Camp, internationally renowned storyteller and bestselling author of Welcome Song for Baby and We Sang You Home, has partnered with award-winning illustrator Julie Flett to create a tender picture book for babies and toddlers that honors the child in everyone. With its delightful contemporary illustrations, Little You is perfect ... + Read More
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Series: My Heart Fills With Happiness / Nijiikendam Dual language (English & Anishinaabemowin) Hardcover Monique Gray Smith 9781459825390 $19.95 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 3 - 5 May 11, 2021

? "A quiet loveliness, sense of gratitude, and—yes—happiness emanate from this tender celebration of simple pleasures." — Publishers Weekly, starred review The sun on your face. The smell of warm bannock baking in the oven. Holding the hand of someone you love. What fills your heart with happiness? This beautiful book, with illustrations from celebrated artist Julie Flett, serves as a reminder for little ones and adults alike to reflect on and cherish the moments in life that bring us joy. International speaker and award-winning author Monique ... + Read More