Non-fiction book that highlights lifestyle and nature: Readers learn about activities, local wildlife, and a little about the history of this community. Sanikiluaq is celebrated for its basketweaving tradition. Showcasing Arctic life: The reader is shown a community in Nunavut called Sanikiluaq. All the community storybooks feature familiar landmarks and features of the landscape in the community. Written by an Indigenous author: Inuit author Jamesie Fournier lives in Nunavut. Bilingual Inuktitut and English: Includes Inuktitut Syllabics and English text on each page. Useful for those who can read Inuktitut or to expose children to Indigenous languages. Inuktitut Syllabics are used to closely follow the teaching recommendations of the Department of Education in Nunavut.
Educationally reviewed: All our publications are reviewed intensively by a team of Northern educators and language experts to ensure they are culturally authentic and that stories and information are considered in an educational context. This book was also reviewed specifically to accurately depict life in Sanikiluaq, both through the text and illustration. Marketing Plans Social media promotion and email marketing DRC available on Edelweiss Award submissions where eligible Pitched to key trade and library reviewers (e.g. SLJ, PW) Targeted outreach to children's Bookstagrammers Co-op available.