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Way Back Then

Germaine Arnattaujuq and Neil Christopher

Illustrator: Germaine Arnattaujuq and Neil Christopher

Ages: 6+

Published: 2024

Publisher: Inhabit Media

ISBN: 978-1-77227-520-9

Keywords: Folklore/Fairy Tales-Inuit tales, giants, safety

An Inuit father tells a bedtime story about the days when the world was magic. Full-page evocative drawings by an Inuit artist. Inuktitut glossary and pronunciation guide. Bilingual in Inuktitut and English.