Baseball Bats for Christmas
A classic tale about life in the Arctic in 1955 by acclaimed Inuit storyteller Michael Kusugak.
Life in the high Arctic is beautifully captured in this classic picture book by award-winning Inuit author Michael Kusugak.
The year is 1955 and Arvaarluk and his friends watch as Rocky Parsons lands his plane on the ice in Repulse Bay, a tiny community "smack dab on the Arctic Circle." Having never seen trees before, the children try to guess what the six green spindly things are that Rocky delivers. One of the boys has a brilliant idea: why not use them as baseball bats?
Full of vibrant, richly-colored illustrations, this story gives young readers ages 5 to 8 a glimpse into a time, place, and culture that may be new to them. The Arctic way of life is realistically portrayed by the author, whose narrative voice resonates with the lilt of his native language.
| SKU | 132016 |
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| ISBN | 9781554519286 |
| Language | English |
| Lexile ® Measure | 640L |
| Page Count | 24 |
| Product Type | Paperback Books |
| Book Type | Picture Books |
| Additional Contributor | Vladyana Langer Krykorka |
| Primary Contributor | Michael Arvaarluk Kusugak |
| Age Groups | Ages 4 to 6, Ages 7 to 9 |
| Publisher | Annick Press |