Animals Illustrated: Bowhead Whale - by Joanasie Karpik (Hardcover)

About the Book

Learn how bowhead whales raise their babies, where they live, what they eat, and other interesting information, like how they can eat when they don't have any teeth.

Book Synopsis

Animals Illustrated mixes fun-filled animal facts suitable for the youngest of readers with intricately detailed illustrations to create a unique and beautiful collection of children's books on Arctic animals. Each volume contains first-hand accounts from authors who live in the Arctic, along with interesting facts on the behaviours and biology of each animal.
In this book, kids will learn how bowheads raise their babies, where they live, what they eat, and other interesting information, like how they can eat when they don't have any teeth!

Review Quotes

". . . [T]he information contained and the quality of its conveyance makes it a useful resource for readers, teachers, and librarians . . ."

"The creators know the land and the animals, evidenced in the quality of the book itself."

About the Author

Joanasie Karpik is a respected elder from Pangnirtung, Nunavut.

Sho Uehara is an illustrator and cartoonist living in Calgary. He graduated from the Alberta College of Art & Design, where he majored in Character Design & Visual Communications. He has done illustration work for Swerve Calgary and BOOM! Studios, and has completed an independent comic anthology called Wishless alongside a group of talented local illustrators. Sho is currently working on self-published comics while doing freelance work.