Kitaq Goes Ice Fishing

by Margaret Nicolai

Book Overview

When Apa comes to visit early one morning, five-year old Kitaq is eager to convince his grandfather that he is finally old enough to make the journey with him to the ice-fishing holes and back home again. After a breakfast of hot pancakes, Kitaq hears the magic words he has hoped for: ""You may go fishing with me today."" Readers young and old alike will enjoy the heartwarming drama of Kitaq's early coming-of-age experience with his grandfather, and his first taste of success in providing food for his family.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0882405047
• ISBN13: 9780882405049
• Release Date: October 1998
• Publisher: Alaska Northwest Books
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.88 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 8.7" x 10.3"
• Age Range: 4 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3

Customer Reviews

Beautiful illustrations, heartwarming story

This book was one of the few that has kept my preschoolers with special needs focused until the end. They were spellbound by the illustrations and loved the traditional eskimo story. About a month later, one of my little preschoolers found it in the libray and wanted to check it out, remembering the story from class. Well done!!

A touching story with brilliant illustrations

This beautiful childrens story will touch the hearts of all ages. This is a moving story of a Yup'ik child's first ice fishing trip with his revered "Apa". The richness of the illustrations draw you into this compelling rite of passage tale, giving the reader a glimpse into the life of a Yup'ik family in Alaska.