The Legend of Lightning and Thunder

ᑕᒡᕙᓂ ᖃᖓᓂᑕᕐᔪᐊᕐᒥ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐅᓂᑉᑳᖅᑐᐊᖓᓂ ᑖᒃᑯᐊᒃ ᐃᓕᐊᕐᔫᒃ ᐊ’ᔭᕈᐃᓚᐅᕐᒪᓂᒃ ᕿᓚᖕᒥᒃ ᖃᖓᓗᒃᑖᒧᑦ, ᑲᓪᓗᔪᓯᑎᑦᑎᑉᓗᑎᒡᓗ ᐅᒃᑳᓕᔮᔪᓯᑎᑦᑎᓚᐅᕐᒪᓂᒃ.

ᑖᒻᓇ ᑎᑎᕋᐅᔭᑦᑎᐊᓯᒪᑦᑎᐊᖅᑐᖅ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥᒃ ᐅᓂᑉᑳᖅᑐᐊᖅ ᐱᔪᖅ ᑲᑎᓐᓂᑰᒻᒪᑦ ᐅᓂᑉᑳᖅᑐᐊᑐᖃᕐᓗ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐅᔾᔨᕈᓱᓕᖅᑎᑦᑎᒃᑲᓐᓂᕈᑎᐅᔪᓐᓇᖅᑐᖅ ᐅᓂᑉᑳᖅᑐᐊᖅ, ᒪᒃᑯᒃᑐᓄᑦ ᐅᖃᓕᒫᖅᑎᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᐅᒃᑯᐃᖅᓯᔪᓐᓇᕐᒪᑦ ᐅᖃᓕᒫᕈᒪᓕᖅᑎᑦᑎᓪᓗᓂ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐅᒃᐱᕆᕙᖕᓂᑯᖏᓐᓂᒃ.

ᑖᒻᓇ ᐅᓂᑉᑳᖅᑐᐊᖅ ᑐᓵᔭᐅᓯᒪᓐᓂᑰᒻᒪᑦ ᐅᓂᑉᑳᖅᑕᐅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᐅᑭᐅᓄᑦ ᐊᒥᓱᓄᑦ ᑭᕙᓪᓕᕐᒥ ᓄᓇᕗᒥ.

In The Legend of Lightning and Thunder, a traditional legend that has been told in the Kivalliq region of Nunavut for centuries, two siblings resort to stealing from their fellow villagers, and inadvertently introduce lightning and thunder into the world. This beautifully illustrated traditional legend weaves together elements of an origin story and a traditional cautionary tale, giving young readers an accessible window into centuries-old Inuit mythology that is specific to the Kivalliq region of Nunavut.

Written by Paula Ikuutaq Rumbolt | Illustrated by Jo Rioux

Hardcover (English) | ISBN: 978-1-927095-28-7 | $16.95 | 7″ x 10.5″ | 32 pages | Full-colour illustrations throughout | Ages 6-8 | F&P Level P |

Paperback (Inuktitut) | ISBN: 978-1-927095-29-4 | $10.95 | 7″ x 10.5″ | 32 pages | Full-colour illustrations throughout | Ages 6-8 | F&P Level P |

Audiobook (English/Inuktitut) | ISBN: 978-1-77227-398-4 | $6.99 | Ages 6-8 | F&P Level P |

Praise

“Highly recommended for elementary school and public libraries . . . . 4 stars out of 4.”—The Deakin Review

“. . . [C]larity and richness of Paula Ikuutaq Rumbolt’s story easily and eloquently tells the legend.”—CanLit for Little Canadians

Awards

Finalist — CLA Book of the Year for Children Award, 2014

Finalist — Amelia Frances Howard-Gibbon Illustrator’s Award, 2014