Sweetest Kulu / by Celina Kalluk ; illustrated by Alexandria Neonakis.
Material type: TextSeries: Inhabit juniorPublisher: Iqaluit, Nunavut : Inhabit Media Inc., [2014]Copyright date: �2014Description: 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 16 x 19 cmContent type: text | still image Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeAudience: ChildrenISBN: 9781927095775; 1927095778Subject(s): Inuit -- Children's literature | Mother and child -- Children's literature | Bedtime -- Children's literature | Animals -- Arctic Regions -- Children's literature | Board booksDDC classification: jC811/.6 LOC classification: PZ7.1.K35 | Sw 2014Summary: "This beautiful bedtime poem, written by acclaimed Inuit throat singer Celina Kalluk, describes the gifts given to a newborn baby by all the animals of the Arctic. Lyrically and tenderly told by a mother speaking to her own little "Kulu," an Inuktitut term of endearment often bestowed upon babies and young children, this visually stunning book is infused with the traditional Inuit values of love and respect for the land and its animal inhabitants."-- Provided by publisher.Summary: An Inuit mother sings to her Kulu--or baby--about animals and other elements in their Arctic world and the gifts they bring to the child, from the summer sun's warm light to Arctic hare's love, muskox's power, and caribou's patience.Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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Children's Literature | BCACCS Resource Centre Regular | G10 K35 S94 2014 (Browse shelf (Opens below)) | 1 | Available | T 2259 |
On board pages.
"This beautiful bedtime poem, written by acclaimed Inuit throat singer Celina Kalluk, describes the gifts given to a newborn baby by all the animals of the Arctic. Lyrically and tenderly told by a mother speaking to her own little "Kulu," an Inuktitut term of endearment often bestowed upon babies and young children, this visually stunning book is infused with the traditional Inuit values of love and respect for the land and its animal inhabitants."-- Provided by publisher.
An Inuit mother sings to her Kulu--or baby--about animals and other elements in their Arctic world and the gifts they bring to the child, from the summer sun's warm light to Arctic hare's love, muskox's power, and caribou's patience.
Ages 0-6.
Also available in Inuktitut.
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