Arctic Adventures

Reviews / Votes

"...[this] book has a lot to offer." - Multicultural Review "Beautiful illustrations...show the individual people and creatures in the Arctic landscape close up, sometimes with an edge of magical realism." - Booklist "Rivera's unpretentious storytelling is perfectly suited to these tales, which resonate with mythic force...evidence that an alien way of life can be powerfully transmuted and shared." - Toronto Star "This book beautifully balances stories that document a vanishing way of life, aboriginal art, and information about the Arctic. Children will thoroughly enjoy the stories, and teachers will relish this contribution to the all-too-scarce resources for the curriculum about Canada's North. It is a little gem." - CM Magazine "This book, a must for bookstores, rates as a sophisticated and innovative introduction to Inuit art and culture and is one of the best Canadian children's non-fiction titles to emerge so far in 2007." - Canadian Bookseller "Through the simple and effective technique of narrating dramatic episodes in the lives of four Inuit artists...Rivera gives us a taste of a vanished way of life, a sense of the unimaginable hardships that shaped these artists' characters, and a glimpse of their work that grew so organically from their experiences on the land...Marton's artistry makes the reader experience the uncertainty and thrill of visual discovery." - Quill & Quire, STARRED REVIEW "...a clever way to introduce art to young readers and works seamlessly to offer up both a compelling story and the beauty of a lesser-known art." - Today's Parent "...a delightful book and the illustrations bring the story beautifully to life. It is well worth adding to any collection..." - Resource Links "...a great story-time read...four stars." - Sarah's Stars "...a wealth of information on Inuit culture, both past and present..." - Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books