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Children's Fiction Polar Regions

Where Did the Walruses Go?

Bilingual Inuktitut and French Edition

by (author) Tooma Laisa

illustrated by Udayana Lugo

Publisher
Inhabit Education Books Inc.
Initial publish date
Sep 2022
Category
Polar Regions, Marine Life, Native Canadian, Country & Ethnic
Recommended Age
3 to 5
Recommended Grade
p to k
Recommended Reading age
3 to 5
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9781774500460
    Publish Date
    Nov 2020
    List Price
    $14.95
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9781774503126
    Publish Date
    Sep 2022
    List Price
    $14.95

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Naullaq loves spending time outdoors at his family’s summer camp in Peterhead Inlet. One day during a walk on the shoreline, his ataata shares an exciting discovery with him: a walrus skull! But Naullaq never sees walruses there. Where did they go? Naullaq's ataata tells Naullaq a traditional story about why all the walruses disappeared from Peterhead Inlet.

About the authors

Tooma Laisa was raised in Iqaluit, Nunavut, where she feels at home most with her friends and family. She earned an Advanced Inuit Studies certificate from Nunavut Sivuniksavut in Ottawa. Over the years, Tooma has worked as a performing artist and enjoys educating others about Inuit culture. She also practises visual art such as drawing and painting. Aside from her musical and artistic interests, Tooma is always yearning to learn something new and take on opportunities to build her skills and knowledge for the betterment of herself, the community, and Inuit.

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Udayana Lugo was born in Russia, but grew up in Mexico City, Mexico, where she studied product design. She later completed her masters in Italy before life took her back to Mexico, then to the United Kingdom. It was there that she decided to become an illustrator, although she can’t remember a time when she wasn’t drawing. Udayana uses a variety of traditional media in her art, and her sketchbooks smell of hairspray, which she uses to fix her drawings. She currently lives with her husband and two kids in Vancouver, Canada, where she carries a sketchbook with her constantly to draw whatever captures her attention.

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