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Kisimi Taimaippaktut Angirrarijarani / Only in My Hometown
Contributor(s): Friesen, Angnakuluk (Author), Friesen, Ippiksaut (Illustrator), Kusugak, Jean (Translator)
ISBN: 1554988837     ISBN-13: 9781554988839
Publisher: Groundwood Books
OUR PRICE:   $17.06  
Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats
Published: September 2017
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Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Fiction | People & Places - Polar Regions
- Juvenile Fiction | Health & Daily Living - Daily Activities
Dewey: E
Lexile Measure: 550
Physical Information: 0.4" H x 7.3" W x 9.3" (0.70 lbs) 24 pages
Themes:
- Cultural Region - Arctic/Antarctic
- Cultural Region - Canadian
 
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Publisher Description:

The northern lights shine, women gather to eat raw caribou meat and everyone could be family in this ode to small-town life in Nunavut, written in English and Inuktitut.

Sisters Angnakuluk Friesen and Ippiksaut Friesen collaborate on this story about what it's like to grow up in an Inuit community in Nunavut. Every line about the hometown in this book will have readers thinking about what makes their own hometowns unique. With strong social studies curriculum connections, Only in My Hometown introduces young readers to life in the Canadian North, as well as the Inuit language and culture.

Angnakuluk's simple text, translated into Inuktitut and written out in syllabics and transliterated roman characters, is complemented by Ippiksaut's warm paintings of their shared hometown.

Contributor Bio(s): Friesen, Angnakuluk: - Angnakuluk Friesen grew up in Rankin Inlet, Nunavut, where she volunteers for the local fire department and does contract work. She spends time at the cabin with her family at the river and enjoys sewing winter clothing for loved ones. Angnakuluk lives with her husband in Rankin Inlet. This is her first book.Friesen, Ippiksaut: - Ippiksaut Friesen is an Inuk from Rankin Inlet, Nunavut. She studied drawing and ceramics at the Matchbox Gallery located in Rankin Inlet. She's a graduate of Emily Carr University where she received her bachelor's degree in media arts, majoring in animation. Her mixed-media art focuses on Inuit community through animation or illustration. She lives in Iqaluit, Nunavut.Kusugak, Jean: - Jean Kusugak is an interpreter and translator in Rankin Inlet, Nunavut.