Nala's Magical Mitsiaq: A Story of Inuit Adoption
Illustrator
Qin Leng
Publisher
Inhabit Media
Publication Year
2013
ISBN
9781927095263
Pages
32 pages
Genre
realism
Format
picture book
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
When a blizzard prevents sisters Nala and Qiatsuk from going sledding, they end up staying home and hearing the story of Nala's adoption and learning about Inuit custom adoption instead.
Grade Level
K-3
Diversity Topics
Family Relationships; Adoption; adopted child; adoptive family; adoptive parents; adoptive sister
Main Character
female child
Race/Ethnicities
Inuit
Family Formation
mother and father
Keywords
sisters; sledding; weather conditions; blizzard; stories; dream; bedtime song; Inuit tradition
Diversity Impact
direct
STARS Citation
Noah, Jennifer, "Nala's Magical Mitsiaq: A Story of Inuit Adoption" (2013). Diverse Families. 276.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/276