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Our first caribou hunt
"A sweet and simple introduction to Inuit hunting practices and the proper treatment of game. Nutaraq and Simonie are eager to go on their first hunting trip with their father. As they load up their snow machine and sled for the trip, Nutaraq hopes that she will be able to catch her first caribou that weekend, with some help from her dad. But when the trip nears its end and Nutaraq still hasn't caught her first caribou, she tries her very hardest to follow all of her father's advice about how Inuit traditionally hunted on the land"--|cProvided by publisher
Magic words
Presents a poem inspired by Danish explorer Knud Rasmussen's visits with the Inuit people of the Arctic Circle.
Kaugjagjuk
A retelling of the legend of Kaugjagjuk--a mistreated orphan who gains the strength to stand up for himself with a little help from the Man of the Moon--is a traditional Inuit tale told throughout the Arctic.
The spirit of the sea
Presents the story of Nuliajuq, the spirit of the sea, and how she came to live at the bottom of the ocean as a powerful and vengeful spirit.
The orphan and the polar bear
Retells the Inuit folk legend of an orphan who learns to be self-sufficient from a mystical polar bear.
The legend of the fog
When a lone hunter named Qaunngauvaniq takes a walk on the Arctic tundra in the spring, he meets oone of the tundara's more fearsome inabitants - a deadly tuurngaq.
The blind boy & the loon
A retelling of a traditional Inuit story that explains the origin of the narwhal, an arctic whale known for its distinctive spiral tusk, while cautioning listeners against the dangers of seeking revenge.
On the shoulder of a giant
Inukpak the giant wanders the regions of the Arctic until he discovers a small hunter. Being lonely, he adopts the hunter who rides around on his shoulders and participates in many wild adventures.
The shadows that rush past
Enjoy some of the creepiest, scariest stories from Inuit mythology. These tales are filled with childstealing ogresses; half man, half grizzly bear monsters; ice- covered polar bears ten times the size of normal bears; and a smiling creature that surprises unsuspecting campers and tickles them to death!