{"product_id":"alego-9780888999436","title":"Alego","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn enchanting and utterly authentic introduction to the life of an Inuit child and her world.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWritten and illustrated by Ningiukulu Teevee, one of the most interesting young artists in Cape Dorset, home to the great tradition of Inuit art, this is a beautifully simple story, written in Inuktitut and English, about a young Inuit girl who goes to the shore with her grandmother to collect clams for supper. Along the way she discovers tide pools brimming with life - a bright orange starfish, a creepy-crawly thing with many legs called an ugjunnaq, a hornshaped sea snail and a sculpin. This is an enchanting and utterly authentic introduction to the life of an Inuit child and her world.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCorrelates to the Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.K.1\u003cbr\u003e With prompting and support, ask and answer questions about key details in a text.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.K.3\u003cbr\u003e With prompting and support, identify characters, settings, and major events in a story.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTeevee, Ningiukulu:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNINGIUKULU \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTEEVEE\u003c\/strong\u003e, an exceptionally gifted artist, is one of the major contributors to the Cape Dorset Annual Print Collection, which is distributed to art galleries across North America. Much of her art draws on the Inuit stories and legends that she heard as a child, although this book recalls her childhood experiences of digging for clams with her grandmother. She lives with her family in Kinnigait (Cape Dorset), Nunavut.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Groundwood Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51346320294162,"sku":"9780888999436","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_b45c6492-aae2-4c63-9633-333f368d48ea.jpg?v=1749041600","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/alego-9780888999436","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}