Wild Eggs: A Tale of Arctic Egg Collecting

Publisher's description (Inhabit Media, 2015): 
Akuluk is not excited about visiting her grandparents in Nunavut. She would rather head south for summer vacation, somewhere with roller coasters and cotton candy. There can't be much to do way up there, Akuluk figures. But as soon as she steps off the plane and sees all the exciting animals that the tundra has to offer, Akuluk forgets all about her dreams of going south. On her first full day in Nunavut, she can't wait to travel out on the land with her grandfather to hunt for wild eggs. 

As she learns about the different types of eggs, how to collect them properly, and the delicious meals that can be prepared with them, Akuluk knows that this is just the beginning of the exciting things she'll learn about the Arctic. Author Suzie Napayok-Short is Inuk.

Author and illustrator biographies (InHabit Media): 
Suzie Napayok-Short was born in Frobisher Bay and grew up in Apex and Foxe Main on Baffin Island. She eventually moved to Coral Harbour, Nunavut, and later to Iqaluit, Nunavut. Suzie built a career as an Inuktitut translator and interpreter working across Nunavut, the Northwest Territories, and throughout Canada. Suzie currently lives in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, with her husband. Suzie has written articles for magazines such as The Walrus, Tusaajaksat, and Arctic Policy, among others. Her article “Words from Whale Cove,” published in The Walrus, was nominated for a 2020 National Magazine Award. She runs the website Inuit Creative Products, which helps artists and crafters with sales. Suzie’s first book for children, Wild Eggs: A Tale of Arctic Egg Collecting, was nominated for the Silver Birch Express Award. 

Jonathan Wright is an illustrator living in Iqaluit, Nunavut.  He’s also known to dabble in the Dark Arts of animation.  His work can be found online at: www.drawnwright.com.

Resource format: Picturebook

Age recommendation: Grades 5 - 7

Keywords: Nunavut, tundra, animals, land, Arctic, land, environment, culture, kinship, north, Yellowknife, Nunavut, grandparents, girl, arctic hare, Inuktitut, Anaana, Ataata, bannock, palauqaaq, wild duck eggs, muskrat, wolf, wolverine, sealskin boots, collecting, atigi, moss, cloudberries, aqpiit, crowberries, paungait, caribou, ptarmigan, Arctic ocean, beluga, traditional ways, mitig, eider bird, hunting and gathering, rules, traditional knowledge, babywearing, amauti, Inuit, water, boat, ATV, method of travel, land based learning, learning from elders, relatives, visiting grandparents, trip, mother, daughter

Year of publication: 2015

Publisher information: Inhabit Media