The shamans nephew: A life in the far North
by Simon Tookoome, Sheldon Oberman
Category: Juvenile Nonfiction

Governor General's Award for Children's Literature - Text nominee, 2000 2000 Norma Fleck Award 2000 Parent's Choice Silver Honour Winner 2000 The Parent's Council, Select Title 2002 Red Cedar Award, Non-Fiction Nominee When Jewish author/storyteller Sheldon Oberman met Inuit artist/hunter Simon Tookoome, he knew the encounter was special. Still, he had no idea their meeting would result in an amazing collaboration that would span a decade. Through the use of many tape recordings and translations, Sheldon has painstakingly woven the threads of a remarkable man's life into a book for all to treasure. With Tookoome's drawings to enhance the text, Oberman has managed to express the cadence and voice of one of the last of the Inuit to live the traditional nomadic life in the Arctic. The Shaman's Nephew magically transports readers to a cold climate that warms and grows more familiar with every turn of the page.