The Story of the Fox and the Wolf - by Jaypeetee Arnakak Hardcover

Book Synopsis

Discover the tale of the wily Fox and the boastful Wolf in this bilingual adaptation of a well-known Inuit traditional story.

Wolf wants to know how Fox catches so many fish. Fox thinks Wolf is trying to play a trick on him. Wolf claims he will catch many more fish than Fox ever could. Can Fox teach Wolf a lesson about being boastful and greedy?

This engaging retelling of an Inuit traditional story has been retold in simple, accessible language for young readers to enjoy.

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The book provides a valuable opportunity for students to learn about Indigenous traditional stories and languages in an accessible format. Highly Recommended

About the Author

Jaypeetee Arnakak is a linguist, translator, and educator. He spent many years many years as a policy analyst specializing in Inuit culture, language and education issues. He is the editor of Unikkaaqtuat Qikiqtaninngaaqtut, a collection of thirty-three versions of traditional stories, transcribed and edited from oral recordings of ten Inuit elders from two High Arctic communities, Arctic Bay and Igloolik. He has also adapted several traditional Inuit stories into children's storybooks.

Nuria Muro Gio is a Peruvian illustrator who was born and raised in Lima. Nuria's art was inspired by Genndy Tartakovsky's work on Nuria's favourite childhood shows. However, Nuria is glad her own style has evolved a lot through the years and is now characterized by lineless shapes, textures, and rich, bright colours, all made digitally. She loves sharing art with her favourite fan communities, which fills her with joy. She also loves exploring her own thoughts through doodles and working on art about everyday life in Peru to rediscover the magic of her own city. When she is not drawing, you'll find her baking bread or discovering new music with her best friend.