and Daniel San Souci’s Song of Sedna (1981).Sam Alvey will face off with Wellington Turman at UFC Vegas 35 on Saturday, August 28, 2021. In an afterword, the author explains that the sea spirit goes by several regional names a pronunciation guide to Inuktitut words in this version is also included.Ī fresh, if not quite as seamless, alternative to Robert D. Lim illustrates the tale in a realistic rather than stylized way, using flowing lines and brush strokes to depict natural settings, faces, Arnaq’s lustrous locks (and, though seen only from a distance, fingerless hands), and a range of accurately detailed arctic and sea animals. Those fingers are transformed into whales and seals, and she, into a testy spirit named Nuliajuq, who calls up storms on all who “disrespect the land or the sea.” This and other modern-sounding lines (“Eventually Arnaq succumbed to complete depression”) give the otherwise formal narrative a playfully anachronistic air that may or may not be intentional. When her father arrives to rescue her, the shaman raises such a storm that her terrified dad casts her overboard-and cuts off her fingers to keep her from holding on to the boat. 5-8)Ī popular Inuit cautionary legend, featuring a haughty young woman and a gruesome climactic twist.Īrnaq will accept no suitor, until a shaman sea bird disguised as a handsome young man sweeps her away with glittering promises to a wretched, reeking tent on a distant shore. A portion of the proceeds from the purchase of this book go to Teach for America and The New Teacher Project perhaps those nurtured by these organizations can work on effectively converting reluctant readers. The text displays a keen understanding of the psyche of the nonreading child, but it’s unlikely to win any of them over with its muddied message. While appealing, the logic behind the characters’ appearance never comes clear the kids’ stupefaction at the pig’s disappearance at the end of its book is likewise unconvincing. Brunkus depicts a genially multicultural group of kids, whose eyes widen in amazement as first ghost, then Ben Franklin then a pig pop out of Miss Libro’s books. In fact, when Miss Libro reads now, the characters from her stories physically manifest in the classroom.
Like so many bright, active boys, Tyrone doesn’t “despise” books he just doesn’t “ prefer them”-until one day he actually listens during storytime and from then on he’s hooked. The nation’s First Librarian and her daughter team up to present a well-meaning salute to the pleasures of reading.
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