Akilak's Adventure

Akilak's Adventure
Author: Deborah Kigjugalik Webster
Publisher: Inhabit Media
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2016
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9781772271232

When Akilak must travel a great distance to another camp to gather food, she thinks she will never be able to make it. With a little help from her grandmother's spirit, and her own imagination to keep her entertained, Akilak manages to turn a long journey into an adventure. Even though she at first feels that she will never be able to reach her destination, she keeps her grandmother's assurance that her "destination is not running away; it will be reached eventually" in mind and ends up enjoying the journey that at first seemed so daunting.

Mela and the Elephant

Mela and the Elephant
Author: Dow Phumiruk
Publisher: Sleeping Bear Press
Total Pages: 36
Release: 2018-03-15
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1534122982

2019 Colorado Book Award Finalist Recognized in The 50 Best Multicultural Picture Books of 2018 Mela sets out to explore the river outside her village but quickly ends up in trouble when her little boat is swept downstream and into the dense jungle. She encounters a crocodile, a leopard, and some monkeys, offering each a prize return for helping her find her way home but the animals snatch up their rewards without helping Mela back to her village. Just when she's about to give up, an elephant shows Mela that kindness is its own reward. This new fable is told with authentic Thai customs and includes an author's note with more Thai traditions and language.

Fishing with Grandma

Fishing with Grandma
Author: Susan Avingaq
Publisher: Inhabit Media
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2016-04-05
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9781772270846

Grandma and the kids enjoy a day of jigging in the ice for fish.

A Brush Full of Colour

A Brush Full of Colour
Author: Margriet Ruurs
Publisher: Pajama Press Inc.
Total Pages: 42
Release: 2014-09-29
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1927485630

Describes the life and work of Ted Harrison, who is best known for his colorful paintings depicting everyday life in the Yukon.

Carson Crosses Canada

Carson Crosses Canada
Author: Linda Bailey
Publisher: Tundra Books
Total Pages: 38
Release: 2020-05-19
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0735266352

From the author of If You Happen to Have a Dinosaur comes a funny and sweet cross-country roadtrip adventure with a sassy septuagenarian and her quirky canine. Feisty Annie Magruder and her dog, Carson, live in British Columbia, Canada, and they're setting out to visit her sister, Elsie, in Newfoundland. In their little rattlebang car, packed with Carson's favorite toy, Squeaky Chicken, and plenty of baloney sandwiches, Annie and Carson hit the road! They travel province by province, taking in each unique landscape and experiencing something special to that particular part of this vast, grand country. For example, they marvel at the beauty of the big, open sky -- and grasshoppers! -- in Saskatchewan and discover the gorgeous red earth and delicious lobster rolls in PEI, before finally being greeted by Elsie -- and a surprise for Carson!

The Rainforest Grew All Around

The Rainforest Grew All Around
Author: Susan K. Mitchell
Publisher: Arbordale Publishing
Total Pages: 36
Release: 2007-01-01
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9780976882367

Children will delight in discovering the many plants and animals who call the rain forest home in a clever adaptation of the song The Green Grass Grows All Around.

A Gift from Abuela

A Gift from Abuela
Author: Cecilia Ruiz
Publisher: Candlewick Press
Total Pages: 33
Release: 2023-09-05
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1536230669

In her first book for children, Ruiz ("The Book of Memory Gaps") draws from her own history to share a deeply personal tale about remembering what's most important when life starts to get in the way. Full color.

The Polar Bear Son

The Polar Bear Son
Author: Lydia Dabcovich
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Total Pages: 43
Release: 1999-03-29
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0547531451

A lonely old woman adopts, cares for, and raises a polar bear as if he were her own son, until jealous villagers threaten the bear's life, forcing him to leave his home and his "mother," in a retelling of a traditional Inuit folktale.

Manu the Kiwi of Kindness

Manu the Kiwi of Kindness
Author: Rosie Chenault
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Total Pages: 32
Release: 2018-07-08
Genre:
ISBN: 9781722769208

On a magical, faraway island,Where raging rivers flowed,Giant, jagged mountains,Loomed over fjords below.As the animals prepare for their annual talent show, Manu learns about the greatest talent of all. An uplifting tale reminding us of the difference we can make if we all spread a little kindness.

George Littlechild

George Littlechild
Author: George Littlechild
Publisher: Heritage House Publishing Co
Total Pages: 178
Release: 2012
Genre: Art
ISBN: 1927051517

George Littlechild: The Spirit Giggles Within is a stunning retrospective of a career that has spanned nearly four decades. Featuring more than 150 of the Plains Cree artist's mixed-media works, this sumptuous collection showcases the bold swaths of colour and subtle textures of Littlechild's work. Littlechild has never shied away from political or social themes. His paintings blaze with strong emotions ranging from anger to compassion, humour to spiritualism. Fully embracing his Plains Cree heritage, he combines traditional Cree elements like horses and transformative or iconic creatures with his own family and personal symbols in a unique approach. George Littlechild: The Spirit Giggles Within shows the evolution of an artist from his earliest works to the present day, including hints of future directions and themes. An insightful foreword by artist and curator Ryan Rice, a Mohawk from the Kahnawake First Nation in Quebec, and Littlechild's reflections on each piece build a broad understanding of Littlechild's work, his life and his views on the role of art within all cultures.