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On the shoulder of a giant an Inuit folktale

Inukpak the giant wanders the regions of the Arctic until he discovers a small hunter. Being lonely, he adopts the hunter who rides around on his shoulders and participates in many wild adventures.

Main Author:	Christopher, Neil, 1972- (Author)
Other Authors:	Nelson, Jim, 1962- (Illustrator)
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	Iqaluit, Nunavut : Inhabit Media, [2015]
Subjects:	Inuit > Folklore > Juvenile nonfiction.

Summary:	Inukpak the giant wanders the regions of the Arctic until he discovers a small hunter. Being lonely, he adopts the hunter who rides around on his shoulders and participates in many wild adventures.
Physical Description:	36 pages : color illustrations ; 22 x 27 cm
ISBN:	9781772270020 (bound) 1772270024 (bound)
Author Notes:	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. The time spent in Resolute Bay changed the course of Neil's life. Since that first experience in the Arctic, Nunavut has been the only place he has been able to call home. Neil has worked with many community members to record and preserve traditional Inuit 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.James Nelson is a freelance artist based in Chicago, Illinois. He has a lifelong interest in myths, legends, and the fantastic.

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