eskimos

Explores aspects of Inuit history and society, focusing on the meaning and importance of the stone monuments known as inuksuit in Inuit culture.

Describes how the polar bear, also called Nanuk, thrives in the Arctic and explains the lessons that the Inuit people have learned from watching the creature.

Retells one of many versions of how an Eskimo maiden became goddess of the sea.

Examines the lives and culture of Arctic peoples before the arrival of Europeans and Americans, discussing the arctic climate, shelter, migration, hunting, transportation, diet, games, art, beliefs, and other topics; and includes instructions for a variety of related craft projects.

Retells the legend of Ka-ha-si, who acquires great strength and boldness and uses them to rescue his people in times of peril. Includes information on the customs and lifestyle of the Eskimos.

Describes the construction materials and methods used by the Inuit to build different types of shelters suitable to their environment.

While running away from home and an unwanted marriage, and thirteen-year-old Eskimo girl becomes lost on the North Slope of Alaska and is befriended bey a wolf pack.

"While everyone is busy preparing for the coming winter, two girls wander away from their camp, following a path of strange, beautiful stones. Each stone is lovelier than the last, and the trail leads them farther and farther away from camp. But what starts out as a peaceful afternoon on the land quickly turns dangerous when the girls find themselves trapped in the cave of Mangittatuarjuk--the Gnawer of Rocks!"--Provided by publisher.