Kiviuq and the Mermaids (English)

Overview

A traditional Inuit tale comes to life with beautiful illustrations and heart-pounding action

Kiviuq, one of the greatest and most important characters in Inuit mythology, is said to have travelled over land and sea overcoming obstacles and successfully defeating various fearsome foes. In Kiviuq and the Mermaids, young readers experience one of Kiviuq's most heartpounding adventures: an encounter with a group of frightening mermaids. With only his qayaq to keep him out of their clutches, Kiviuq must think fast to defeat these angry creatures of the deep!

Author Biography

Toma Feizo Gas has spent ten years working in entertainment arts, with experience in production art, creative direction, concept design, and illustration. Noel McDermott is a retired professor of literature at Nunavut Arctic College where he lived and taught in Inuktitut and English for 35 years as a classroom teacher, school principal, and lecturer in the teacher training program. He has held teaching appointments at many other educational institutions, including McGill University, Trent University, the University of Waterloo, Ontario as well as at the Sami University in Kautokeino, Norway. His previous book was Akinirmut Uniplaaqtuat: Stories of Revenge.