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Age Range
1 - 4
Genre
poetry
Copyright Year
2016-04-06
Page Count
30
Publisher
Inhabit Media; English edition
Grade Level
Pre-K -
ISBN
978-1772271119
Themes
native american culture

Sweetest Kulu

Written by Celina Kalluk and Illustrated by Alexandria Neonakis

This beautiful bedtime poem, written by acclaimed Inuit throat singer Celina Kalluk, describes the gifts given to a newborn baby by all the animals of the Arctic.

Lyrically and tenderly told by a mother speaking to her own little Kulu; an Inuktitut term of endearment often bestowed upon babies and young children, this visually stunning book is infused with the traditional Inuit values of love and respect for the land and its animal inhabitants.

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Age Range
1 - 4
Genre
poetry
Copyright Year
2016-04-06
Page Count
30
Publisher
Inhabit Media; English edition
Grade Level
Pre-K -
ISBN
978-1772271119
Themes
native american culture
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