When Freddie was young, he saw a plane up close for the first time when it dropped off supplies at his family's remote bush camp. He was instantly hooked.

Freddie has flown for nearly seventy years, doing everything from supply runs to search and rescue to transporting dog teams to far-flung areas.

This book celebrates Freddie's early dreams of flying and his later achievements. Readers move with Freddie through the year, hearing about his journey as a pilot and leader, while learning the names of the months in Gwich'in and Inuvialuktun at the same time. Art from Inuvialuit painter Audrea Loreen-Wulf perfectly captures the incredible Western Arctic as well as Freddie's love for aviation. (From Tundra Press)

Danielle Metcalfe-Chenail is a Nova Scotia/Mi'kma'ki-based author. Her debut picture book was Alis the Aviator. She also wrote the nonfiction books For the Love of Flying and Polar Winds.

Fred Carmichael was the first Indigenous commercial pilot in the Arctic, and is a Member of the Order of Canada and Canada's Aviation Hall of Fame. He founded multiple aviation companies and was a leader and Elder who served the people of the Mackenzie Delta. He currently lives in Inuvik, N.W.T. Freddie the Flyer is his debut book.

Audrea Loreen-Wulf is an artist who was born in the area of Tuktoyaktuk, and currently lives in Salmon Arm, B.C. Her paintings are an expression of her love for the North.