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Wallace, Mary, 1950-
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Inuktitut dialect -- Alphabet -- Juvenile literature.
Inuktitut dialect -- Juvenile literature.
Inuit -- Canada -- Juvenile literature.
Inuit -- Social life and customs -- Juvenile literature.
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Wallace, Mary, 1950-
Inuktitut dialect -- Alphabet -- Juvenile literature.
Inuktitut dialect -- Juvenile literature.
Inuit -- Canada -- Juvenile literature.
Inuit -- Social life and customs -- Juvenile literature.
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An
Inuksuk
means
welcome
/ words & art by Mary Wallace.
by
Wallace, Mary, 1950-
Owlkids Books Inc., c2015.
Call #:
970.4 W192i
Subjects
Inuktitut dialect -- Alphabet -- Juvenile literature.
Inuktitut dialect -- Juvenile literature.
Inuit -- Canada -- Juvenile literature.
Inuit -- Social life and customs -- Juvenile literature.
ISBN:
9781771471374
1771471379
Description:
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 32 cm.
Notes:
"This book contains material that has previously appeared in I is for
Inuksuk
c2009"--T. p. verso.
Some text in Inuktitut language.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references.
Summary:
Using the letters that spell "
Inuksuk
" in Inuktitut symbols, the origins, culture, beliefs, and customs of the Inuit people are presented. An
inuksuk
is a stone landmark that different peoples of the Arctic region build to leave a symbolic message. Inuksuit (the plural of
inuksuk
) can point the way, express joy, or simply say:
welcome
. A central image in Inuit culture, the
inuksuk
frames this picture book as an acrostic: readers will learn seven words from the Inuktitut language whose first letters together spell
INUKSUK
. Each word is presented in English and in Inuktitut characters, with phonetic pronunciation guides provided.
Genre:
Alphabet books.
Preschool picture book.
Other authors:
Wallace, Mary, 1950-. I is for
Inuksuk
.
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