Magic Words: From the Ancient Oral Tradition of the Inuit (Hardcover)

from Carlathelibrarian

This book is one of the most beautifully illustrated books I have recently read. The art is amazing. The colors are deep and striking. The style is surely like that from the cave paintings and works in Magic Words to bring emotion to the story. It appears to be very indigenous which makes this ma...

from theindigoshelf

This is an incredibly short book. It's one that has large words as a sentence on a page, but the illustrations connect with those words and it creates a sense of wonder for the young reader. I think that it would make a wonderful bedtime or cultural learning story. I was provided a copy of this b...

from frozenteacher

This would be a wonderful story to share with elementary-aged students learning about Alaska's legends and traditional ways. This would also be a great story to discuss genre, realistic vs. legend/folktale, inferring emotions of a character, story retelling/order, making predictions, and more.

from

Though succinctly written, this book says so much in very few words. Seemingly geared towards younger children, I think adults would enjoy reading it as well. I have always been interested in learning about other cultures, and I liked the story of the Inuit that was presented in this book. Also, ...

from LibrarianRyan

Super simple story about people being animals and animals being people in historical Inuit culture. The illustrations are amazing! They are so bright and colorful. Tribal, but vibrant. I could hang any of these illustrations on my wall and stare at them for hours. My favorite is all the animals i...