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Product details
- ISBN 9781917768214
- Weight: 204g
- Dimensions: 280 x 230mm
- Publication Date: 15 Oct 2026
- Publisher: Magic Cat Publishing
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Hardback
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We let the reindeer go every morning. I listen to the thousands of bells tinkling, the clicking they make with their hooves, and the grunts as the mothers and calves search for each other. And I think...
Home is where the reindeer are.
Witness the year of a Sámi reindeer herder in northern Sweden through the eyes of a six-year-old child. From herding reindeer onto frozen rivers using snowmobiles to gathering in the mountains for the calf-marking festival, this book celebrates a traditional way of life for the Sámi people, and their struggle to keep these traditions alive in a world battling climate change.
Home is where the reindeer are.
Witness the year of a Sámi reindeer herder in northern Sweden through the eyes of a six-year-old child. From herding reindeer onto frozen rivers using snowmobiles to gathering in the mountains for the calf-marking festival, this book celebrates a traditional way of life for the Sámi people, and their struggle to keep these traditions alive in a world battling climate change.
Marja-Kristin Skum belongs to a family that was forcibly migrated to a new area with their reindeer herd. She is a reindeer herder and secretary at the Truth Commission for the Sámi people in Sweden, where she collects evidence through interviews to show how Swedish governmental politics affect the Sámi people.
Chuck Groenink grew up in The Netherlands but now lives in the US. Chuck's picture books with Walker Books include Mum, Me and the Mulberry Tree,Grandpa Is Here and The Night of the Hedgehog, all written by Tanya Rosie. When not drawing pictures for books, he likes to read, bake bread, or go hiking.
Chuck Groenink grew up in The Netherlands but now lives in the US. Chuck's picture books with Walker Books include Mum, Me and the Mulberry Tree,Grandpa Is Here and The Night of the Hedgehog, all written by Tanya Rosie. When not drawing pictures for books, he likes to read, bake bread, or go hiking.
