An inuksuk means welcome

By Mary Wallace

Subjects: Juvenile literature, Canada, Inuit, Manners and customs, Inukshuks, Alphabet, juvenile literature, Polar regions, Language and languages, Polar regions, juvenile literature, Canada, juvenile literature, Alphabet, Manners and customs, juvenile literature, Inuit, juvenile literature

Description: An inuksuk is a stone landmark that different peoples of the Arctic region build to leave a symbolic message. Inuksuit (the plural of inuksuk) can point the way, express joy, or simply say: welcome. A central image in Inuit culture, the inuksuk frames this picture book as an acrostic: readers will learn seven words from the Inuktitut language whose first letters together spell INUKSUK. Each word is presented in English and in Inuktitut characters, with phonetic pronunciation guides provided.