Book Descriptions
for Alego by Ningeokuluk Teevee
From The United States Board on Books for Young People (USBBY)
For the first time Alego, a young Inuit girl, goes digging for clams with her grandmother at low tide. Alego searches for clams buried in the sand and also discovers the various animals that inhabit the tide pools of the Cana dian Arctic. The text is written in both Inuktitut and English. The realistic illustrations are done in graphite and colored pencil. The book includes an illustrated glossary of sea animals labeled with both their Inuit and English names and a map of Baffin Island. 2010 USBBY Outstanding International Books List. ca
Translated by Nina ManningToonoo.
Bridges to Understanding: Envisioning the World through Children's Books. © USBBY, 2011. Used with permission.
From the Publisher
The life of an Inuit girl and her world in the Arctic is presented in this charming tale featuring a girl named Alego, her devoted grandmother, and their special trip to the shore to collect clams where the wonders of life within the tide pools are revealed.
Publisher description retrieved from Google Books.
