Arctic Life

Arctic Life

Arvaaq Press publishes books that reflect life in the North. Many of our titles can be incorporated into units on Canadian and Indigenous history, heritage, culture, and traditional stories. Both our fiction and non-fiction books provide perspectives on life in the Arctic, past and present.
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Maakusie Loves Music
$15.95
Written by Chelsey June and Jaaji of Twin FlamesIllustrated by Tamara Campeau Level 12-14 Maakusie loves music! But what makes music in...
When I Was Young in Nunavut
$14.95
Written by Deborah Kigjugalik WebsterIllustrated by Natasha DonovanLevel 12 In Nunavut, there are lots of fun things to do, no...
Inuit Games
$18.95
Written by Thomas Anguti JohnstonIllustrated by Sigmundur ThorgeirssonLevel 11 Inuit games have been played as long as anyone can remember!...
Things That Keep Us Warm
$6.95
Level 4 Learn how people stay warm during the long Arctic winters.This book uses simple sentences to describe items common...
Harry Okpik, Determined Musher
$14.95
Written by Harry Okpik and Maren VsetulaIllustrated by Ali HinchLevel 13 Meet a real-life Inuit hero! This book introduces the...
Inuit Tools of the Western Arctic
$10.95
Written by Barbara OlsonIllustrated by Megan Kyak-MonteithLevel 8 There are many tools used in the western part of the Arctic!...
Fishing in the Summertime
$15.95
Written by Monica IttusardjuatIllustrated by Anton Kotelenets Let’s go fishing! This wordless picture book follows a child and his father...
My Pet Hawk
$18.95
Written by Etua SnowballIllustrated by Erin HuntingLevel 13 “I had always wanted a pet that flew…” A boy is amazed...
The Big Blizzard
$14.95
Written by Julia Ogina and Emily JacksonIllustrated by Amiel Sandland Niaqualuk and Haugaaq live in Cambridge Bay, Nunavut. There is...
Gunner's Big Day on Frobisher Bay
$23.95
Adapted by Trevor TaylorIllustrated by Marcus Cutler “As we anchored in the cove where the glacier touched the sea, I...
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Remembering the Sun's Return
$10.95
Written by Carolyn MacDonaldIllustrated by Athena GubbeLevel 12 Ivarluk loves listening to his anaanatsiaq’s stories about long ago. Anaanatsiaq tells...
Lighting the Qulliq
$7.95
Written by Monica IttusardjuatIllustrated by Yong Ling KangLevel 1 How do you light the qulliq? This wordless sequence book shows...