An Inuksuk Means Welcome

by Mary Wallace

Book Overview

An inuksuk is a stone landmark that different peoples of the Arctic region build to leave a symbolic message. Inuksuit (the plural of inuksuk) can point the way, express joy, or simply say: welcome. A central image in Inuit culture, the inuksuk frames this picture book as an acrostic: readers will learn seven words from the Inuktitut language whose first letters together spell INUKSUK. Each word is presented in English and in Inuktitut characters,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1771474351
• ISBN13: 9781771474351
• Release Date: October 2020
• Publisher: Owlkids
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 8.8" x 11.7"
• Age Range: 4 to 7 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 2