The Amautalik and the Orphan - English Edition

Read about an ogress of the Arctic!Based on an Inuit traditional story, this book tells the tale of a brave and quick-thinking orphan and his encounter with a strange Arctic ogress.

About the author

Neil Christopher is an educator, author, and filmmaker. He first moved to the North many years ago to help start a high school program in Resolute Bay, Nunavut. It was those students who first introduced Neil to the mythical inhabitants from Inuit traditional stories. Together with his colleague, Louise Flaherty, and his brother, Danny Christopher, Neil started a small publishing company in Nunavut called Inhabit Media Inc., and has since been working to promote Northern stories and authors.

Jim Nelson is a freelance artist based in Chicago, Illinois. He has a lifelong interest in myths, legends, and the fantastic.

Summary

Read about an ogress of the Arctic!
Based on an Inuit traditional story, this book tells the tale of a brave and quick-thinking orphan and his encounter with a strange Arctic ogress.

Product details

• Authors: Neil Christopher
• Assisted by: Neil Christopher (Reader / Narrator), James L. Nelson (Illustration), Jim Nelson (Illustration)
• Publisher: Arvaaq Press
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 5 to 8
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.05.2018
• EAN: 9780228700197
• ISBN: 978-0-228-70019-7
• No. of pages: 36
• Dimensions: 201 mm x 201 mm x 5 mm
• Weight: 113 g
• Series: Nunavummi Reading; Nunavummi
• Subject: Children's and young people's books > Story books, fairytales, sagas, rhymes, songs > Fairytales and sagas