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Akilak's Adventure

by (author) Deborah Kigjugalik Webster

illustrated by Charlene Chua

Publisher
Inhabit Media
Initial publish date
Oct 2016
Category
General, Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance, Polar Regions, Deer, Moose & Caribou
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9781772271232
    Publish Date
    Oct 2016
    List Price
    $10.95
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9781772271508
    Publish Date
    Mar 2017
    List Price
    $10.95
  • Downloadable audio file

    ISBN
    9781772273977
    Publish Date
    Nov 2021
    List Price
    $6.99

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Recommended Age, Grade, and Reading Levels

  • Age: 6 to 8
  • Grade: 1 to 3
  • Reading age: 6 to 8

Description

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.

About the authors

Deborah Kigjugalik Webster grew up in Baker Lake, Nunavut, where she loved to learn about her Inuit culture and heritage. She has a degree in Anthropology from Carleton University in Ottawa, Ontario, and works as an Inuit heritage researcher and author. The lack of published children’s literature featuring Inuit content compelled Deborah to write Akilak’s Adventure for her daughters, Sonja Akilak and Nicole Amaruq. Reading and making up stories with her daughters when they were young was a magical time in Deborah’s life, and she took inspiration from their vivid imaginations and sense of wonderment and excitement.

Deborah Kigjugalik Webster's profile page

 

CHARLENE CHUA a illustré de nombreux livres pour les enfants de tous les âges. Ses illustrations lui ont valu de nombreuses récompenses et les livres qu’elle a illustrés ont été mis en nomination pour USBBY Outstanding International Books, OLA Best Bets, une récompense Shining Willow, et Kirkus Best books. Son premier livre Hug? a été publié en 2020. Elle vit à Hamilton avec son époux.

 

CHARLENE CHUA has illustrated more than a dozen books, including Amy Wu and the Perfect Bao, The Pencil, and Hug?, and her work has been nominated for the Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Award, the Forest of Reading Awards, the Shining Willow Award, and the First Nation Communities READ Award. Charlene lives in Hamilton, Ontario.

 

 

Charlene Chua's profile page

Awards

  • Unknown, Canadian Children's Book Centre Best Books for Kids and Teens

Editorial Reviews

“An engaging and recommended read-aloud for all collections.”

“. . . Akilak’s Adventure is a worthy addition to school and public library collections.”

“Akilak’s Adventure has timeless teachings about responsibility and the importance of imagination to make it a worthwhile read now and always.”

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