Alego

An enchanting and utterly authentic introduction to the life of an Inuit child and her world.

Written and illustrated by Ningiukulu Teevee, one of the most interesting young artists in Cape Dorset, home to the great tradition of Inuit art, this is a beautifully simple story, written in Inuktitut and English, about a young Inuit girl who goes to the shore with her grandmother to collect clams for supper. Along the way she discovers tide pools brimming with life - a bright orange starfish, a creepy-crawly thing with many legs called an ugjunnaq, a hornshaped sea snail and a sculpin. This is an enchanting and utterly authentic introduction to the life of an Inuit child and her world.

Correlates to the Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.K.1
With prompting and support, ask and answer questions about key details in a text.

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.K.3
With prompting and support, identify characters, settings, and major events in a story.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Groundwood Books
Published: 08/01/2009
ISBN: 9780888999436
Pages: 24
Weight: 0.66lbs
Size: 9.30h x 7.30w x 0.40d
Award: Governor General's Literary Awards - Finalist

Review Citations: Kirkus Review - Children 09/01/2009
School Library Journal 11/01/2009 pg. 90
Quill & Quire 12/01/2009 pg. 34
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2010 pg. 47 - Below Average, With Minor Flaw
Multicultural Review 12/01/2010 pg. 70
Quill & Quire Books of the Yr 12/01/2009 pg. 1

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 134393 / Alego
Reading Level: 2.9 / Interest Level: Lower Grade / Point Value: 0.5