Unique and as beautiful as a snowflake or footprint an Inuksut inNUKshuk is one of the stone figures that can be seen dotting the Canadian Arctic region Many made by ancient hands the Inuksuit inNUKsweet purposes are varied from earthly uses such as navigation and message centers to those of the spirit as sites of reverence Author Mike Ulmer explores the connectedness of all Arctic life in his tale The Gift of the InuksukTo find recipes games interactives maps and much more for this title visit wwwdiscovertheworldbookscom Author Mike Ulmer keeps an Inuksuk at homeit reminds him of the way the Inuit People of the North live a simple life and consume only what they need His tale expresses this belief in a warm and simple manner that readers of all ages will appreciate and enjoy Artist Melanie Roses charming and lively oil paintings bring great variety and surprising bursts of color to this unique northern storyMike lives in Hamilton Ontario Canada with his wife Agnes Bongers and their three daughters Sadie Hannah and Madalyn When he is not learning about Inuksuk Mike writes a sports column for the Toronto Sun newspaper Among Mikes books are M is for Maple A Canadian Alphabet and H is For Horse An Equestrian Alphabet Melanie Rose lives in Mississauga Canada with her son Liam and their two cats Mickey and Meesha Melanie teamed up with Mike previously on M is for Maple A Canadian Alphabet She has also illustrated Z is for Zamboni A Hockey Alphabet and K is for Kick A Soccer Alphabet She is a graduate of the Ontario College of Art