A ten-year-old Eskimo (Inupiat) boy who lives far north of the Arctic Circle describes his family's annual spring trip to their camp, where they hunt and fish for food to supplement their diet for the rest of the year and enjoy old traditions.
While visiting the exhibit on native cultures at the National Museum of Natural History, Tomas travels back in time and becomes an Inuit boy living in the Arctic regions in the 1800s.
Text and color photos present the life of the Inuit people, describing their hunting, clothing, and shelter in history; the arrival of the Europeans in the Arctic; and modern Inuit ways of living.
Cesar Stone, a teenage gang member from Los Angeles, moves with his mother to her native Alaska, and as he attempts to find his place in Unalakleet, he bonds with his older cousin, Go-boy, and starts to feel hope for the future.
Provides a look at the history, culture, and daily life of the Inuit people who live in the Arctic regions of the world, focusing on those living in North America.