Kamik: An Inuit Puppy Story (Kamik, 1)

Written by an author from Nunavut who grew up when the people were still primarily nomadic he was able to produce a children's book with historical accuracy that was relatable across cultures. There is a lot of lesson plan potential as well as at home arts and crafts projects for those who want to be creative.

More books like this in the world please. I am curious about where the adventure is going with Kamik.

Kamik is such a sweet story :)

Having a puppy of our very own can be a lot of fun. But, puppies aren’t trained, it's up to the owner to teach obedience. Jake is learning the hard-way that his new puppy, Kamik, is a big handful. Jake visits his grandfather and Kamik runs, jumps, and tracks his wet paw prints everywhere. Jake calls to him, but he just doesn't listen. Jake's grandfather, Ataatasiaq, tells him stories about how grandmother and the other women of their small village called Inuit, cared for and trained many puppies to pull the dog sleds. According to Ataatasiaq, “I remember my own grandmother speaking to the puppies as she stretched their muscles, telling them to be strong, ambitious, and obedient to their masters. Dogs can understand more of what we say then you can imagine. Your grandmother loved her dogs. She raised them in a similar way to raising a child.” Jake soon understands and imagines Kamik being the best sled dog ever. Young readers will enjoy this story and learn plenty about dogs who have pulled sleds and saved their owners from near death. Uluadluak shares a story that was inspired by the real-life collections of an elder from Arviat, Nunavut, this book lovingly recreates the traditional dog-rearing practices that prevailed when Inuit relied on dogs for transportation and survival. Young readers will have fun reading and learning about this unique culture. Colorful illustrations depict the lifestyle of Inuit.

cute story, meaningful!

Donald Uluadluak was my grandfather, he was my dad's father, I am missing him very much.I finally own one of his creations.

Great story

I liked the story that Donald shared, the illustrations are good too. I would recommend it to people that like dogs or dog owners. My child enjoyed hearing the story.

Sweet story

I purchased these for a supplement to our Inuit unit. Kids loved it. It has good vocabulary definitions in the back of this book.