Fishing with Grandma
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Adventure begins when Grandma takes her two grandchildren out for a trip to the lake.
Good For:
Inter-generational Relationships, Learning About Living in the Arctic, Family Adventures, Inuit Traditions and Ways of Life
Topics and Themes:
Inuit, Grandparents, Ice Fishing, Arctic, Family
"Readers learn about the traditional tools of the trade through prose peppered with Inuktitut and also take away a sweet message of caring for our elders, as the youngsters share their yummy Arctic char with those who can no longer jig for themselves." ―Hakai Magazine
Adventure begins when Grandma takes her two grandchildren out for a trip to the lake. After showing the kids how to prepare for a fishing trip, Grandma and the kids enjoy a day of jigging in the ice for fish. Grandma shows them everything they need to know to complete a successful fishing trip, from what clothes to wear, to how to drill and clear holes in the ice, to how to make a traditional Inuit jigging rod.
By the end of the day, the kids have a yummy meal of Arctic char, and they have also learned everything they need to know to go out on the lake on their own.
About the Author/Illustrator
Susan Avingaq was born on the land and moved to the community of Igloolik, Nunavut, Canada in the mid-1970s. She loves to go camping and fishing whenever she can and often brings new people along to teach them these land skills. She enjoys sewing and teaching younger people important cultural practices. She has many grandchildren, whom she likes to share her stories with. Maren Vsetula is a teacher and educational writer. She loves to spend as much time on the land as she can, hiking, fishing, paddling, and dogsledding. She has lived and worked in Nunavut, Canada for over a decade. Charlene Chua worked as a web designer, senior graphic designer, web producer, and interactive project manager before she decided to pursue illustration as a career. Her work has appeared in American Illustration, Spectrum, and SILA's Illustration West, as well as several art books. She lives in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, with her husband and two cats.