eskimos

Text and illustrations portray the Eskimo way of life.

Christine watches everyone treat Osuqo and Poq like animals and realizes they are as human as she and in need of aid. This story is based on the actual kidnapping of Inuit Eskimos by European traders in the 17th century.

Introduces the natural environment, history, culture, and day-to-day life of the Eskimos.

Bessie and a polar bear cub named Snow Bear play on the ice, while her older brother and the mother bear watch to make sure that everyone is safe.

A father and son demonstrate each step in building an igloo, including making a chimney and adding a window.

Presents a fictionalized account of the life of Minik, a Polar Eskimo taken by explorer Robert Peary, along with Minik's father, Smiler, and four others, to be presented as exhibits to the American Museum of Natural History in New York.

Akavak and his grandfather make an exciting journey to see the old man's brother once more before his death.

A young Eskimo hunter fights for survival while stranded on an isolated and desolate island.

An account of two Eskimo hunters' narrow escape from an ice field that is swiftly moving out to sea.

Followed by a huge grizzly bear, an Eskimo brother and sister make a perilous trek across the storm-swept tundra to bring back a frozen caribou to their hungry family.