Sukaq and the Raven

Name: Sukaq and the Raven
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SKU: 9781772274349
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By Roy Goose and Kerry McCluskey

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Sukaq and the Raven follows young Sukaq who loves drifting to sleep with stories from his mother, especially the Inuit legend of the raven who created the world. This time, Sukaq is whisked away on the raven's wings to witness the magical formation of the entire world, bringing the traditional tale vividly to life.
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Ideal for children and families interested in folklore and imaginative storytelling rooted in Inuit culture, with rich visual appeal from three-dimensional diorama illustrations.

As Sukaq's mother tells him the story of how the raven created the world, he is suddenly whisked away on the wings of the raven to ride along as the entire world is formed!

Follow Sukaq as he falls into his favourite bedtime story—how the raven created the world!

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Sukaq loves to drift off to sleep listening to his mother tell him stories. His favourite story is the tale of how a raven created the world. But this time, as his mother begins to tell the story and his eyelids become heavy, he is suddenly whisked away on the wings of the raven to ride along as the entire world is formed!

This traditional legend from Inuit storyteller Roy Goose is brought to life through co-author Kerry McCluskey's jubilant retelling, and illustrated with photographs of Soyeon Kim's signature three-dimensional dioramas.

Sukaq and the Raven offers a magical journey into the enchanting world of Inuit storytelling, beautifully rendered through text and imagery.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781772274349

Publisher: Inhabit Media Inc

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 18 April 2023

Country: Canada

Imprint: Inhabit Media Inc

Edition: Paperback Edition

Illustration: Illustrations, color

Contributors:

Illustrated by Soyeon Kim

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 8.0mm

Width: 235.0mm

Height: 235.0mm

Weight: 354g

Pages: 36

Collections

Children's Books Children's Fiction Children’s, Teenage and Educational Kerry McCluskey Roy Goose Young Adult

About the Author

Roy Gooselearned many of the legends he knows from his great-grandmother, Naimee Mammayuk, who left Alaska and came to Canada around 1910 with the Arctic explorer Vilhjalmur Steffansson. Roy passed his legends on to his children to teach them important life lessons and morals.

Kerry McCluskeyis a long-term resident of Iqaluit, Nunavut and has no plans to return to southern Canada. Kerry and her son River like spending time outdoors, at the rink, and in the kitchen.

Soyeon Kimis a Toronto-based illustrator, art educator, and artist, originally from South Korea. Her work specializes in merging fine sketching and painting techniques to produce three-dimensional dioramas. Kim is a graduate of York University and has illustrated several children's picture books, includingYou Are Stardust,Is This Panama?, andWild Ideas.