Raven and the Loon: Inuktitut Language Version

by Rachel Qitsualik-Tinsley, Sean Qitsualik-Tinsley, Kim Smith (Illustrator)

Overview

A cheerfully illustrated tale from traditional Inuit mythology In the time before animals were as they are today, Raven and Loon were both white. Their feathers had no color at all. Raven spent his days swooping through the sky trying to fight off his incessant boredom, while loon spent her days in her iglu working away on her sewing. One day, too bored to even fly, Raven visited Loon and suggested a sewing game that would give their feathers some much-needed color. The results led to Raven and Loon acquiring their now-familiar coats. This retelling of a pan-Arctic traditional story features lively, colorful illustrations and the whimsical storytelling of two of the Arctic’s most gifted storytellers.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781772270426
Publisher:	Inhabit Media
Publication date:	07/31/2015
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	32
File size:	5 MB
Age Range:	3 - 5 Years

About the Author

Rachel Qitsualik-Tinsley is an Inuit storyteller who has authored numerous books about her heritage and life in the Arctic, including The Shadows Rush Past: A Collection of Frightening Inuit Folktales and Under the Ice. Sean Qitsualik-Tinsley is the coauthor, along with Rachel Qitsualik-Tinsley, of Ajjiit: Dark Dreams of the Ancient Arctic and Qanuq Pinngurnirmata: Inuit stories of How Things Came to Be. Rachel Qitsualik-Tinsley is of the people who call themselves Inuit. She grew up dogsledding across the Arctic, living in snow houses, and watching her father fight off polar bears. She worked for a long time to help other cultures understand her people. She’s bursting with stories to tell. And no matter how many she’s already told, she just can’t tell enough. She eventually told so many stories that the Queen of England gave her a medal for it. For her, the Arctic is wise and alive. If you don’t understand that, visit and find out for yourself! Sean Qitsualik-Tinsley is from a mixed background. He tells a lot of stories, but he likes hearing them even better. He studies myths and folktales and fables from all around the world. When he can’t get enough, he makes up his own! He even tells stories about things that might happen in the far future. That’s how, one day, he got an award for writing science fiction. He loves nature and thinks the Arctic is the most beautiful place he’s ever seen. So he tries to treasure it by writing about the Arctic’s beauty in stories. Rachel Qitsualik-Tinsley is an Inuit storyteller who has authored numerous books about her heritage and life in the Arctic, including The Shadows Rush Past: A Collection of Frightening Inuit Folktales and Under the Ice. Sean Qitsualik-Tinsley is the coauthor, along with Rachel Qitsualik-Tinsley, of Ajjiit: Dark Dreams of the Ancient Arctic and Qanuq Pinngurnirmata: Inuit stories of How Things Came to Be. Kim Smith has worked in magazines, advertising, animation, and children’s gaming. She has illustrated two picture books with Inhabit Media. She studied illustration at the Alberta College of Art and Design in Calgary, Alberta, where she currently resides. Rachel Qitsualik-Tinsley is an Inuit storyteller who has authored numerous books about her heritage and life in the Arctic, including The Shadows Rush Past: A Collection of Frightening Inuit Folktales and Under the Ice. Sean Qitsualik-Tinsley is the coauthor, along with Rachel Qitsualik-Tinsley, of Ajjiit: Dark Dreams of the Ancient Arctic and Qanuq Pinngurnirmata: Inuit stories of How Things Came to Be.