eskimos

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eskimos

Arctic peoples

1995
Describes arctic peoples and the ways they have adapted to their inhospitable climate. Includes projects such as making a kayak and making Aleutian baskets.

Eskimos

1987
Brief text and illustrations describe the natural environment, culture, and day-to-day life of the Eskimo.

A promise is a promise

1988
Allashua and her family outsmart the Qallupilluit, imaginary Inuit characters, that like to take children under the sea ice in Hudson Bay.

Nunavut

1995
Describes the land, the history, the economy, and the people of Nunavut in northern Canada.

Igloo

2007
Photographs, illustrations, and simple text describes how to build an igloo.

Nutik, the wolf pup

2001
When his older sister Julie brings home two small wolf pups, Amaroq takes care of the one called Nutik and grows to love it, even though Julie tells him it cannot stay.

Minuk

ashes in the pathway
2002
Twelve-year-old Minuk's traditional Eskimo way of life is changed forever in 1892 with the arrival of Christian missionaries.

Dogsong

1987
A fourteen-year-old Eskimo boy who feels assailed by the modernity of his life takes a 1400-mile journey by dog sled across ice, tundra, and mountains seeking his own "song" of himself.

The Inuits

people of the Arctic
1995
The history and culture of the Inuit, whose ancestors crossed the Bering Strait to Alaska around 3000 B.C. Includes an Inuit craft and game.

The Inuit

1996
Describes the traditional way of life of the Inuit. Includes activities in which common items represent what the Inuit used, such as making a snowhouse out of newspapers.

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