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“She was a mother, grandmother, and older sister to me.”
In this touching book, the author remembers her Nuakuluapik. She remembers all the things they did together and how kind Nuakuluapik was. This heartfelt story illuminates the strength of intergenerational relationships and the ways we hold onto loved ones even after they are gone.
Price: $12.95
Pages: 20
Publisher: Arvaaq Press
Imprint: Arvaaq Press
Publication Date:
15 August 2023
Trim Size: 9.00 X 9.00 in
ISBN: 9781774505700
Format: Paperback
BISACs:
JUVENILE NONFICTION / People & Places / Canada / Indigenous, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Families and family members, JUVENILE NONFICTION / People & Places / Polar Regions, JUVENILE NONFICTION / Social Topics / Death, Grief, Bereavement, JUVENILE NONFICTION / Family / Multigenerational
[A] thoughtful story told through the eyes of a young Inuit girl about the enduring relationship she had while growing up alongside her grandmother. Through levelled text and thoughtful illustrations, this book portrays the day-to-day activities and routines of a child and caregiver living today in the Canadian Arctic. From cooking and sewing to honouring important intergenerational roles and responsibilities, Jonas’s book offers new readers an accessible way to connect with modern Inuit life.
— Books BC - Indigenous Books for Schools
— Books BC - Indigenous Books for Schools
Irene Jonas and her husband live in Clyde River with their two children, Audrey aged 12 and Troy aged 9. Irene graduated from the Nunavut Teacher Education Program through the Nunavut Arctic College.