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When pumpkins fly  Cover Image Book Book

When pumpkins fly / by Margaret Lawrence ; illustrated by Amanda Sandland and Margaret Lawrence.

Lawrence, Margaret (Educator and artist), (author,, illustrator.). Sandland, Amanda, (illustrator.).

Summary:

"The air is cold, the nights are long, and Halloween is just around the corner. This is the time of year when pumpkins fly! In the remote, fly-in community of Sanikiluaq, Nunavut, the last cargo flight of October brings some strange orange guests for the children. Seeing a pumpkin for the first time, the local kids eagerly carve and light their first jack-o-lantern. But when everyone adjourns to the community hall for the Halloween dance, the pumpkin is left alone outside. The land around Sanikiluaq is home to many spirits who love to cause mischief, especially this time of year. But what would a land spirits do with a pumpkin? This adorable book gives young readers a window into how Halloween is celebrated in an Arctic Inuit community, incorporating contemporary celebrations and Inuit folklore."-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781772272499
  • ISBN: 1772272493
  • Physical Description: 25 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm
  • Publisher: Iqaluit, Nunavut : Inhabit Media, 2020.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Translation of: Paurnggaalualuittimmisippata.
Translated from the Inuktitut. Original title transliterated from the Inuktitut syllabics.
Subject: Halloween > Nunavut > Sanikiluaq > Juvenile literature.
JUVENILE FICTION / Holidays & Celebrations / Halloween.
JUVENILE FICTION / People & Places / Canada / Native Canadian.
Halloween.
Nunavut > Sanikiluaq.
Genre: Juvenile works.
Picture books.

Available copies

  • 15 of 16 copies available at Evergreen Indiana.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 16 total copies.
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    This adorable book gives young readers a window into how Halloween is celebrated in an Arctic Inuit community, incorporating contemporary celebrations and Inuit folklore.


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