inuit

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inuit

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.

Native peoples

1993
Discusses the native people of Canada, their homes, food, clothes, weapons, and activities; includes illustrations and projects to help children better understand the history and culture of the native people.

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.

Never say die

2013
Fifteen-year-old half-Inuit Nick and his white brother, Ryan, meet and share an adventure on the Firth River in the Canadian Arctic, facing white water, wild animals, and fierce weather as Ryan documents the effects of climate change on caribou for National Geographic magazine.

Ice drift

2006
In 1863, two young Inuits, fourteen-year-old Alika and his younger brother Sulu, must fend for themselves during the six months they are stranded on an ice floe drifting south from Ellesmere Island towards the Greenland Strait.

Ice drift

2005
Two Inuit brothers must fend for themselves while stranded on an ice floe that is adrift in the Greenland Strait.

Look inside an igloo

2009
Simple text and photographs introduce children to igloos, describing their construction, history, and how the people who live in them interact with the environment.

Fox's best trick ever

2006
A story based on a traditional Inuit tale, in which a fox who plays tricks on other animals is banished to a remote island and forced to think about his actions. Consists of alternating simple and more complex reading passages designed for children and parents to read together.

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