Michael Arvaarluk Kusugak

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Des battes de base-ball pour noel
Michael Arvaarluk Kusugak
Manufacturer: Annick Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 1550373781

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Never having seen trees, the children in Repulse Bay decide that the funny things sent them one year must actually be baseball bats.

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Northern Lights: the Soccer Trails.......2000-04-06

This award winning picture book is the story of Kataujaq, a young girl living in Canada's arctic who loses her mother to a sudden illness. Kauaujaq greatly misses her mother, and several years pass with her dealing with her grief on her own. It is explained that the people of her village like to play soccer out on the sea ice under the moonlight, using a caribou skin ball stuffed with moss and fur. Her grandmother tells her that the thousands of thin strands of light moving about in the northern lights above them are really the souls of those that have passed on, playing soccer with a huge, frozen walrus head. This greatly consoles Kataujak as she feels her mother's presence, and no longer feels as lonely.

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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. 

A Promise is a Promise
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Keeping promises

A Promise is a Promise
Robert N. Munsch , and Michael Arvaarluk Kusugak
Manufacturer: Dramatic Pub.
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 0871294931

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Keeping promises.......2003-01-02

The Qallupilluq is an imaginary Inuit creature that lives on Hudson Bay, according to the book's afterward. This troll-like thing wears a parka made of loon feathers and is said to grab children when they walk near the cracks in the ice.

This creature was invented much like others' hobgoblins, to frighten children into listening to their parents.

This version of an encounter with the Qallupilluit comes from Michael Kusugak, an Inuit man who was raised in the Arctic. He sent it to Robert Munsch, who had stayed with Kusugak's family while visiting Rankin Inlet in Canada's Northwest Territories.

The result is a dance with some of the greater truths that transcend all cultures.

--Alyssa A. Lappen

Baseball Bats for Christmas
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Delightful View into Inuit Culture

it was a good read

Baseball Bats for Christmas
Michael Arvaarluk Kusugak
Manufacturer: Tandem Library
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: School & Library Binding

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ASIN: 0785747052

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Delightful View into Inuit Culture.......2001-10-24

This is a wonderful story which conveys the resourcefulness of children. More than that, Michael provides a view from within the Inuit culture. He illuminates for those of us who did not grow up on the Arctic Circle what it is to live in that harsh environment. At the same time, he shows us how alike we all are: enjoying the holidays and a good baseball game with friends.
Vladyana's magnificent art is an added bonus.
I bought this book after hearing Michael tell the story at the International Reading Association teachers' conference in 1999. Since that time, it has become one of my favorites, as well as a favorite of my students and my colleagues.

it was a good read.......2000-06-19

i read this book to my brother who has asthma too. he is 4 and he realy enjoyed it i recommend it.

The Curse of the Shaman: A Marble Island Story

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The Curse of the Shaman: A Marble Island Story
Michael Arvaarluk Kusugak
Manufacturer: Harper Collins Canada
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0006395120

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