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Mamaqtuq! (English/Inuktitut) by The Jerry Cans, Eric Kim

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4.0

The Jerry Cans are a great band, which is a big part of what drew me to read this. I also read Nancy Mike's children's book only a few months ago (Elisapee and Her Baby Seagull) and it was delightful. Plus I have been trying to read through as much Inhabit Media published stuff that I can find. I have also been reading more children's books in dual language formats. This was just a whole lot of things happening that I was bound to be interested.

Mamaqtuq! is a charming story about going seal hunting. They share the story of a beautiful day and the grumbling tummies waiting for food. The title translates to "delicious" referring to the seal stew they are eager for (spoiler alert: they get to eat their delicious seal stew). The story is cute. The illustrations (from Eric Kim) are cute. I think preserving indigenous languages is vital in moving forward in Canada, and was delighted to see that this had full translations between Inuktitut and English.

Definitely recommended!

elizabethlk's review against another edition

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4.0

The Jerry Cans are a great band, which is a big part of what drew me to read this. I also read Nancy Mike's children's book only a few months ago (Elisapee and Her Baby Seagull) and it was delightful. Plus I have been trying to read through as much Inhabit Media published stuff that I can find. I have also been reading more children's books in dual language formats. This was just a whole lot of things happening that I was bound to be interested.

Mamaqtuq! is a charming story about going seal hunting. They share the story of a beautiful day and the grumbling tummies waiting for food. The title translates to "delicious" referring to the seal stew they are eager for (spoiler alert: they get to eat their delicious seal stew). The story is cute. The illustrations (from Eric Kim) are cute. I think preserving indigenous languages is vital in moving forward in Canada, and was delighted to see that this had full translations between Inuktitut and English.

Definitely recommended!

elizabethlk's review

Go to review page

4.0

The Jerry Cans are a great band, which is a big part of what drew me to read this. I also read Nancy Mike's children's book only a few months ago (Elisapee and Her Baby Seagull) and it was delightful. Plus I have been trying to read through as much Inhabit Media published stuff that I can find. I have also been reading more children's books in dual language formats. This was just a whole lot of things happening that I was bound to be interested.

Mamaqtuq! is a charming story about going seal hunting. They share the story of a beautiful day and the grumbling tummies waiting for food. The title translates to "delicious" referring to the seal stew they are eager for (spoiler alert: they get to eat their delicious seal stew). The story is cute. The illustrations (from Eric Kim) are cute. I think preserving indigenous languages is vital in moving forward in Canada, and was delighted to see that this had full translations between Inuktitut and English.

Definitely recommended!
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