About Mâliâraq Vebæk Mâliâraq Vebæk was a Greenlandic teacher and writer who collected and published songs, legends, and folktales. She was known for being the first Greenlandic woman to publish a novel, which received the Greenlandic Authors Association Award in 1982. Books by Mâliâraq Vebæk A Journey to the Mother of the Sea by (author) Mâliâraq Vebæk illustrated by Aka Høegh read by Roselynn Akulukjuk & Louise Flaherty Ages 9 to 12 Grades 4 to 8