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The legend of lightning & thunder

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  • Running Time: 00:16 hrs
    Narrator: Miali Buscemi, Louise Flaherty
    Publisher:
    Inhabit Media Inc., 2013
    Note: This book was purchased with support from the Government of Canada's Social Development Partnerships Program - Disability Component.
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    Running Time: 00:16 hrs
    Narrator: Miali Buscemi, Louise Flaherty
    Publisher:
    BC Libraries Cooperative, 2024
    Note: This book was produced with support from the Government of Canada's Social Development Partnerships Program - Disability Component.

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  • Author: Ikuutaq Rumbolt, Paula
    Contributor: Rioux, Jo-Anne
    Date:
    Created
    2013
    Summary:

    In The Legend of Lightning and Thunder, a traditional legend that has been told in the Kivalliq region of Nunavut for centuries, two siblings resort to stealing from their fellow villagers, and inadvertently introduce lightning and thunder into the world. This beautifully illustrated traditional legend weaves together elements of an origin story and a traditional cautionary tale, giving young readers an accessible window into centuries-old Inuit mythology that is specific to the Kivalliq region of Nunavut.

    Genre:
    Indigenous materials, Juvenile fiction, Myths and folk tales
    Subject(s): Indigenous peoples--North America | Inuit | Legends | Lightning | Thunder
    Original Publisher: Iqaluit, Nunavut, Inhabit Media Inc.
    Language(s): English
    ISBN: 9781927095287