{"id":134,"date":"2024-03-20T17:11:28","date_gmt":"2024-03-20T17:11:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/littlebookworms.ca\/?post_type=product&#038;p=134"},"modified":"2026-04-23T02:33:04","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T06:33:04","slug":"an-inuksuk-means-welcome","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/littlebookworms.ca\/?product=an-inuksuk-means-welcome","title":{"rendered":"An Inuksuk Means Welcome"},"content":{"rendered":"An inuksuk is a stone landmark that different peoples of the Arctic region build to leave a symbolic message. Inuksuit (the plural of inuksuk) can point the way, express joy, or simply say: welcome. A central image in Inuit culture, the inuksuk frames this picture book as an acrostic: readers will learn seven words from the Inuktitut language whose first letters together spell INUKSUK. Each word is presented in English and in Inuktitut characters, with phonetic pronunciation guides provided.\r\n\r\nThe words and their definitions give a sense of the traditions and customs of Inuit life in the Arctic:\u00a0<i>nanuq<\/i>\u00a0is the powerful polar bear of the north;\u00a0<i>kamik<\/i>\u00a0is a warm seal- and caribou-skin boot; and\u00a0<i>siku<\/i>\u00a0is sea ice. Stunning paintings with deep color and rich texture evoke a powerful sense of place and show great respect for the Acrtic\u2019s indigenous people.\r\n\r\nExtra informational text features include an introductory note about the significance of inuksuit in Inuit culture and a nonfiction page that profiles seven different types of inuksuit.","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"contributors \">\n<h4>by Mary Wallace\u00a0<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"(CA)\" src=\"https:\/\/littlebookworms.ca\/wp-content\/plugins\/bnc-biblioshare\/canada_flag.png\" alt=\"(CA)\" \/><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"biblio-split-info\">\n<div class=\"left\">\n<div class=\"biblio-span-holder\">Age: 3-7<\/div>\n<div class=\"biblio-span-holder \"><span class=\"format\">Paperback<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"biblio-span-holder \"><span class=\"pub-date\">Oct 15, 2020 by <span class=\"publisher\">Owlkids Books<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"right\">\n<div class=\"biblio-span-holder\"><span class=\"dimensions\">12in x 9 x 0.13 in | 213 gr<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"biblio-span-holder\"><span class=\"isbn\">9781771474351<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":135,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[25,28],"product_tag":[63,67,66,64],"class_list":{"0":"post-134","1":"product","2":"type-product","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"wc_square_synced-yes","7":"product_cat-picture-books","8":"product_cat-non-fiction","9":"product_tag-customs","10":"product_tag-indigenous","11":"product_tag-inuit","12":"product_tag-traditions","14":"first","15":"instock","16":"taxable","17":"shipping-taxable","18":"purchasable","19":"product-type-simple"},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/littlebookworms.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/product\/134","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/littlebookworms.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/littlebookworms.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/littlebookworms.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=134"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/littlebookworms.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/135"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/littlebookworms.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=134"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/littlebookworms.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fproduct_brand&post=134"},{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/littlebookworms.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fproduct_cat&post=134"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/littlebookworms.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fproduct_tag&post=134"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}