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The Walrus Who Escaped

by (author) Rachel Qitsualik-Tinsley, Sean Qitsualik-Tinsley & Anthony Brennan

Publisher
Inhabit Media
Initial publish date
May 2014
Category
General
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9781772270341
    Publish Date
    Apr 2015
    List Price
    $10.95
  • Hardback

    ISBN
    9781927095683
    Publish Date
    Sep 2014
    List Price
    $16.95
  • Hardback

    ISBN
    9781927095737
    Publish Date
    May 2014
    List Price
    $16.95

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Recommended Age, Grade, and Reading Levels

  • Age: 3 to 5
  • Grade: p to k
  • Reading age: 3 to 5

Description

In the past, Arctic animals did not look as they do today, but they could communicate just as well as humans can!
In The Walrus Who Escaped , young readers learn that walruses once had spiralled, curly tusks, not the long, straight tusks we recognize.
When Raven came across Walrus expertly diving for clams, he quickly became jealous of Walrus's great clam-hunting skills. So, as Walrus was about to surface with a tasty mouthful of clams, Raven cast a spell on the ocean, freezing Walrus in place! Walrus's curly, twisting tusks became frozen in the enchanted ice. But Raven soon discovered that his magic was no match for Walrus's great physical strength. Walrus managed to escape, but his tusks would never be the same!
This fun, dynamic animal tale pits two of the Arctic's most popular animal characters against each other in a cheeky and amusing battle of wits.

About the authors

Of Inuit-Cree ancestry, Rachel Qitsualik-Tinsley was born in a tent on northernmost Baffin Island. She learned Inuit survival lore from her father, surviving residential school and attending university. In 2012, she was awarded a Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal for numerous cultural writings. Of Scottish-Mohawk ancestry, Sean Qitsualik-Tinsley was born in southern Ontario, learning woodcraft and stories from his father. Training as an artist, then writer, Sean’s sci-fi work won 2nd place at the California-based Writers of the Future contest, published by Galaxy Press. Rachel and Sean have worked for decades as Arctic researchers and consultants. In writing together, they have published 10 successful books and many shorter works, celebrating the history and uniqueness of Arctic shamanism, cosmology, and cosmogony. Their novel, Skraelings: Clashes in the Old Arctic, was a Governor General Awards Finalist and First Prize Burt Award winner.

Rachel Qitsualik-Tinsley's profile page

Of Inuit-Cree ancestry, Rachel Qitsualik-Tinsley was born in a tent on northernmost Baffin Island. She learned Inuit survival lore from her father, surviving residential school and attending university. In 2012, she was awarded a Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal for numerous cultural writings. Of Scottish-Mohawk ancestry, Sean Qitsualik-Tinsley was born in southern Ontario, learning woodcraft and stories from his father. Training as an artist, then writer, Sean’s sci-fi work won 2nd place at the California-based Writers of the Future contest, published by Galaxy Press. Rachel and Sean have worked for decades as Arctic researchers and consultants. In writing together, they have published 10 successful books and many shorter works, celebrating the history and uniqueness of Arctic shamanism, cosmology, and cosmogony. Their novel, Skraelings: Clashes in the Old Arctic, was a Governor General Awards Finalist and First Prize Burt Award winner.

Sean Qitsualik-Tinsley's profile page

Anthony Brennan is a Sheridan College–educated illustrator and web designer who lives near Toronto, Ontario. He has produced several books, including Tales from the Tundra by Ibi Kaslik.

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Editorial Reviews

Praise for Rachel and Sean Qitsualik-Tinsley: "The simple words and exuberant tone will make it easy for younger listeners to follow the narrative, yet the story and characters are complex enough that the book should appeal to school-aged children as well." — Quill & Quire on The Raven and the Loon
"Collected and written by northern writer and educator Rachel A. Qitsualik, The Shadows That Rush Past is an important contribution to Inuit and Canadian lore . . . an excellent read-aloud, a useful component in a unit about the Inuit, the North or myths and legends, and [a book that] will add vibrancy to a library collection." —Canadian Review of Materials

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