The Orphan and the Polar Bear

ᐅᕙᓂ ᐃᓕᐊᕐᔪᒃ ᓇᓄᕐᓗ, ᐃᓕᐊᕐᔪᒃ ᓄᑲᑉᐱᐊᖅ ᐃᒃᓯᖕᓇᖅᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᓯᑯᒥ ᐊᖑᓇᓱᒃᑎᓄᑦ ᐃᓖᔭᓕᖕᓄᑦ ᓇᓂᔭᐅᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᑎᒍᐊᖅᑖᕆᔭᐅᓪᓗᓂᓗ ᓇᓄᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᓐᓈᓗᖕᒧᑦ. ᓇᓄᐃᑦ ᓄᓇᖕᒐᓐᓂᒥᐅᑕᐅᓪᓗᓂ, ᐃᓕᐊᕐᔪᒃ ᐃᓕᑦᑎᕗᖅ ᐊᒥᓱᓂᒃ ᐊᓐᓇᐅᒪᓇᓱᐊᕐᓂᐅᑉ ᒥᒃᓵᓄᑦ, ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᐱᒻᒪᕆᐅᓂᖅᐹᖅ, ᐃᓕᑕᖓ ᐃᒻᒥᓂᒃ ᖃᓄᕐᓗ ᐃᓂᖃᕐᒪᖔᕐᒥᓂᒃ ᓯᓚᕐᔪᐊᕐᒥ. ᑖᓐᓇ ᐅᖃᓕᒫᒐᖅ − ᐅᓂᒃᑳᓕᖅᑭᒃᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᐃᓐᓇᕐᒧᑦ ᓴᑭᐊᓯ ᖃᐅᓐᓇᕐᒧᑦ − ᑖᔅᓱᒥᖓ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᖅᑐᐊᕐᒥᒃ ᑐᓴᕐᓂᖅᑐᐊᓗᖕᒥᒃ ᑐᓴᖅᑕᐅᔪᓐᓇᖅᓯᑎᑦᑎᕗᖅ.

In The Orphan and the Polar Bear, an orphaned boy who is abandoned on the sea ice by a group of cruel hunters is discovered and adopted by a polar bear elder. While living in the polar bear’s village, the orphan learns many lessons about survival, but most importantly, he learns something about himself and his own place in the world. This book—retold by Inuit elder Sakiasi Qaunaq—makes this beautiful traditional tale widely accessible for the first time.

Written by Sakiasi Qaunaq | Illustrated by Eva Widermann

Paperback (English) | ISBN: 978-1-77227-229-1 | $14.95 | 8″x10″ | 32 pages | Full-colour illustrations throughout | Ages 6-8 | F&P Level P |

Paperback (Inuktitut) | ISBN: 978-1-926569-42-0 | $12.95 | 8″x10″ | 40 pages | Full-colour illustrations throughout | Ages 6-8 | F&P Level P |

Hardcover (Inuktitut – Rankin Dialect) | ISBN: 978-1-77227-032-7 | $10.95 | 8″x10″ | 32 pages | Full-colour illustrations throughout | Ages 6-8 | F&P Level P |

Hardcover (Inuktitut – Hudson Dialect) | ISBN: 978-1-77227-117-1 | $16.95 | 8″x10″ | 32 pages | Full-colour illustrations throughout | Ages 6-8 | F&P Level P |

Hardcover (Inuktitut – Ungava Dialect) | ISBN: 978-1-77227-118-8 | $16.95 | 8″x10″ | 32 pages | Full-colour illustrations throughout | Ages 6-8 | F&P Level P |

Paperback (French) | ISBN: 978-1-927095-60-7 | $12.95 | 8″x10″ | 32 pages | Full-colour illustrations throughout | Ages 6-8 | F&P Level P |

EPUB (English) | ISBN: 978-1-926569-81-9 | $9.99 | 40 pages | Full-colour illustrations throughout | Ages 6-8 | F&P Level P |

Audiobook (English/Inuktitut) | ISBN: 978-1-77227-362-5 | $6.99 | Ages 6-8 | F&P Level P |

Praise

“[T]he folkloric narrative and lush artwork command attention”—Publishers Weekly

“An evocative story that provides a window into an often-ignored culture.”—Kirkus Reviews

“This is a great book to introduce people to a culture with which they may not be familiar, and a fantastic way of preserving a story for future generations of the people who belong to it. Highly Recommended.”—CM Magazine