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A review by brucefarrar
On the Shoulder of a Giant: An Inuit Folktale by Jim Nelson, Neil Christopher
5.0
Inukpak, “pronounced ‘ee-newk-pak,’” is a giant so large that he mistakes a whale for a small fish, a polar bear for a lemming, and a full grown human for a tiny child. When a lost Inuit hunter encounters him for the first time, the hunter finds himself unwillingly adopted by the giant—because who’s going to argue with someone that big? Perched on Inukpak’s huge shoulder the hunter learns what the arctic looks like from a gigantic point of view.
This beautifully illustrated tale also has an informative introduction and a five page afterword, “More about Arctic Giants,” so the reader can tell the really big ones like Inukpak, from merely large giants. There’s also information about giant polar bears, and when you might be standing on sleeping giant without knowing it.
A caution to consumers, I found the print in the eBook version illegible under magnification. This is a book that you need to get in a print edition to appreciate the illustrations, and you’ll actually be able to read it.
This beautifully illustrated tale also has an informative introduction and a five page afterword, “More about Arctic Giants,” so the reader can tell the really big ones like Inukpak, from merely large giants. There’s also information about giant polar bears, and when you might be standing on sleeping giant without knowing it.
A caution to consumers, I found the print in the eBook version illegible under magnification. This is a book that you need to get in a print edition to appreciate the illustrations, and you’ll actually be able to read it.