| When Pumpkins Fly English Edition Contributor(s): Lawrence, Margaret (Author), Lawrence, Margaret (Illustrator), Sandland, Amiel (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 1772272493 ISBN-13: 9781772272499 Publisher: Inhabit Media OUR PRICE: $15.26 Product Type: Hardcover Published: October 2020 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Holidays & Celebrations - Halloween - Juvenile Fiction | People & Places - Polar Regions - Juvenile Fiction | Diversity & Multicultural |
| Dewey: E |
| Physical Information: 0.4" H x 9.9" W x 8.5" (0.75 lbs) 32 pages |
| Themes: - Holiday - Halloween - Cultural Region - Arctic/Antarctic - Ethnic Orientation - Multicultural - Ethnic Orientation - Native American - Religious Orientation - Native American |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The air is cold, the nights are long, and Halloween is just around the corner. This is the time of year when pumpkins fly In the remote, fly-in community of Sanikiluaq, Nunavut, the last cargo flight of October brings some strange orange guests for the children. Seeing a pumpkin for the first time, the local kids eagerly carve and light their first jack-o-lantern. But when everyone adjourns to the community hall for the Halloween dance, the pumpkin is left alone outside. The land around Sanikiluaq is home to many spirits who love to cause mischief, especially this time of year. But what would a land spirit do with a pumpkin? This adorable book gives young readers a window into how Halloween is celebrated in an Arctic Inuit community, incorporating contemporary celebrations and Inuit folklore. |
Contributor Bio(s): Lawrence, Margaret: - Margaret Lawrence is an educator and artist. She was born in Japan and moved to the Canadian Arctic in 1980, first to Frobisher Bay (now Iqaluit) and then to Sanikiluaq in 1988, where she began teaching. She has spent more than half her life in the Canadian Arctic, seeing much change in the community over that time period. She has been fortunate to learn from four generations of Qikiqtarmiut, the people of the community she calls home.Sandland, Amanda: - Amanda Sandland is an illustrator living in the Toronto area. She studied illustration at Seneca College, eventually specializing in comic arts and character design. When not drawing, she can be found studying, designing characters, creating costumes and replica props, or burying her nose in a comic. She is the illustrator of Ukaliq and Kalla Go Fishing and The Owl and the Lemming. |