Kamik’s First Sled

Jake’s puppy Kamik is growing quickly, but the dog isn’t becoming any easier to handle. All Jake wants is to raise his puppy to be a strong, fast sled dog, but Kamik is far from ready to pull a sled with a dog team. With some advice and a little help from his grandmother, Jake learns basic principles of how to begin training a dog to pull. Kamik finally has his first sled, and he and Jake can finally begin exploring the tundra together. But Jake and Kamik are still inexperienced, and when a blizzard starts blowing in across the tundra, Jake must rely on his knowledge to get home. Inspired by the life memories of the author, an Inuit elder, this book lovingly presents basic dog-rearing practices that even the youngest dog lover can try.

Adapted from the Memories of Matilda Sulurayok | Illustrated by Qin Leng

Paperback (English) | ISBN: 978-1-77227-020-4 | $10.95 | 8.5″ x 8.5″ | 32 pages | Full-colour illustrations throughout | Ages 6-8 | F&P Level O |

Paperback (Inuktitut) | ISBN: 978-1-77227-019-8 | $10.95 | 8.5″ x 8.5″ | 32 pages | Full-colour illustrations throughout | Ages 6-8 | F&P Level O |

Paperback (French) ISBN: 978-1-77227-205-5 | $11.95 | 8.5″ x 8.5″ | 32 pages | Full-colour illustrations throughout | Ages 6-8 | F&P Level O |

EPUB (English) ISBN: 978-1-77227-090-7 | $9.99 | 32 pages | Full-colour illustrations throughout | Ages 6-8 | F&P Level O |

Praise

“A strength of both these books is the engaging, yet matter-of-fact, manner in which elders pass knowledge down to kids…I highly recommend Kamik’s First Sled.”—American Indians in Children’s Literature (AICL)

Awards

Best Books of 2015 — American Indians in Children’s Literature