Anne Marie Bourgeois

Anne Marie Bourgeois's newest illustrations accompany a piece by the late Inuit poet Alootook Ipellie, which will be available through Rubicon Publishing this winter.

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"I Shall Wait and Wait"
written by Alootook Ipellie
illustrated by Anne Marie Bourgeois
Rubicon Publishing / Scholastic Press Canada Scholastic Press Canada, 2009
ISBN 978-1-55448-733-2
48 pages

This poem by Inuit writer Alootook Ipellie describes the harsh climate and isolation a seal hunter must endure as he patiently carries out the traditional search for food. This first-person account takes the reader through a day in the life of an Inuit man who ventures out looking for the seal that he hopes to bring home to feed his waiting family.

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