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Goldilocks story takes a fine twist when an endearing snow bear family and a
curious Inuit girl meet center stage in Jan Brett's stunning paintings of
a land where the Inuits and the animals share the amazing Arctic
landscape.
When Aloo-ki loses her sled dogs, her search for them
leads her to an igloo. She can't resist peeking inside...and then
she can't resist the smell of something delicious...
While Aloo-ki is making herself at home, Papa, Mama and
Baby Bear are out walking, waiting for their breakfast to cool off...and
who do you think they find?
In the borders, playful Arctic animals in parkas
inspired by original Inuit designs have a mischievous time as the lively
story bounces back and forth between the snow bears and Aloo-ki until they
come face-to-face.
and her husband, Joe Hearne, traveled to Iqualuit, capital of the
Nunavut Territory in northern Canada, to meet the Inuit people, where
wonderful experiences awaited them.
An Inuit family welcomed them, the mother wearing a
beautiful warm parka she had made. In a school, Jan saw the many
intelligent, proud faces that became her inspiration for Aloo-ki.
And in a town called Pangnirtung, famous for its people's art, Jan
marveled at images of Arctic animals in Inuit clothes and felt a door had
opened.
A trip across Frobisher Bay by dog team to see an igloo
had Jan worried that the dogs would be all business. "But they were
so glad to see us that they exploded with rascally fun and energy, their
fluffy faces seeming to smile at us," Jan says.
Finally an invigorating forty-mile ride along a frozen
fjord with steep mountains on either side and a climb on foot up to the
Arctic Circle marker left Jan awestruck as they looked out over a frozen
landscape. "We felt as if we were standing on top of the world." |
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