I Am A Rock

 An Arctic journey from the point of view of a most unlikely object-a child's pet rock.

About the author

Ashley Qilavaq-Savard is an Inuk writer, artist, and emerging filmmaker born and raised in Iqaluit, Nunavut. She is the author of Where the Sea Kuniks the Land, which is about decolonizing narratives, healing from intergenerational trauma, and love of the land and culture. She has published two short stories relating to her Inuit culture, "My Very First Ulu" with Nipiit magazine and "Miki and the Aqsarniit" with Chirp magazine. Since attending the Vancouver Film School, Ashley has led acting and storytelling workshops for children and youth with the Qaggiavuut Performing Arts Society and the Labrador Creative Arts Festival. Ashley also creates sealskin and beaded jewellery, and is a dedicated student of Inuktitut.

Pelin Turgut is an illustrator, born and raised in Turkey. She completed her undergraduate studies at Yeditepe University of Fine Arts, Faculty of Graphic Design. Since 2018, she has illustrated many children's books. In fact, she wants to be a children's book one day, when she grows up. Pelin loves what she does and she continues to work in her studio in Bodrum to make her dreams come true.

Summary

An Arctic journey from the point of view of a most unlikely object—a child’s pet rock.

Foreword

What does the Arctic look like to a pet rock?

Product details

• Authors: Ashley Qilavaq-Savard
• Assisted by: Pelin Turgut (Illustration)
• Publisher: Ingram Publishers Services
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 3 to 5
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 09.04.2024
• EAN: 9781772274752
• ISBN: 978-1-77227-475-2
• No. of pages: 28
• Illustrations: full-colour illustrations throughout, farbige Illustrationen
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Non-fiction books / Non-fiction picture books > Animals, plants, nature, the environment; Nunavut, JUVENILE FICTION / Bedtime & Dreams, JUVENILE FICTION / People & Places / Polar Regions