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Le Petit Orphelin Et l'Ours Polaire French Edition
Contributor(s): Qaunaq, Sakiasi (Author), Widermann, Eva (Illustrator)
ISBN: 1927095603     ISBN-13: 9781927095607
Publisher: Inhabit Media
OUR PRICE:   $11.66  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Language: French
Published: January 2011
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Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Fiction | Fairy Tales & Folklore - Country & Ethnic - General
- Juvenile Fiction | Legends, Myths, Fables - General
- Juvenile Fiction | People & Places - Canada - Native Canadian
Physical Information: 32 pages
Themes:
- Cultural Region - Canadian
 
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Publisher Description:

In the world of Inuit traditional stories, animals and humans are not such different creatures, and animals often have much to teach humans about the world.
In The Orphan and the Polar Bear, a little orphan who has been abandoned on the sea ice by a group of cruel hunters is discovered and adopted by a polar bear elder. While living in the bear's village, the orphan learns many lessons about survival and his own place in the world.
Retold for contemporary audiences by Inuit storyteller Sakiasi Qaunaq and illustrated by internationally renowned artist Eva Widermann, The Orphan and the Polar Bear makes this beautiful traditional tale widely accessible for the first time.

Contributor Bio(s): Qaunaq, Sakiasi: - Sakiasi Qaunaq was born in 1942, at Alangnarjuk, a campsite near Igloolik, but has lived most of his life in the Arctic Bay area. His grandmother told him stories as a child-including The Orphan and the Polar Bear-and fostered in him a love for traditional legends that persists to this day. In his youth the stories were told for entertainment, but today he feels their re-telling is crucial to sustaining Inuit traditions and culture.Widermann, Eva: - Eva Widermann is a graduate of the graphic and design program at the Academy of Fine Arts in Munich, Germany. She worked as a graphic designer for many years before she decided to pursue her long-term dream of becoming a freelance illustrator and concept artist. Her art is deeply influenced by an unusual combination of Franco-Belgian comics, manga, and anime.