Describes how the Inuit built their igloos, kayaks and sledges; made their clothing and prepared their food; played games and carved objects from soapstone; and how they hunted and fished.
People of the Ice: How the Inuit Lived
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Shinchi’s Canoe
Forced to use only people’s English names and not speak to his siblings at school, Shin-chi holds fast to the canoe given to him by his father, hopeful that things will then improve for his family and the tribe he loves.
How Glooskap Outwits The Ice Giants: And Other Tales Of The Maritime Indians
Six tales featuring the mythical giant who roamed the coast to New England and Canada, created the Indian peoples to keep him company, and fought battles to protect them ever after.
The Eskimo: The Inuit And Yupik People (New True Books)
Beginning readers are introduced to the land and peoples of the far north.
The Igloo (Sandpiper Books)
Detailed pencil drawings depict the building of an igloo, as well as the summer homes, forms of transport, and ways of life of the Eskimos. “A tidy source of reference information, curriculum support, and just plain compelling reading”.–School Library Journal.
The War Canoe
Mickey, a young Tlingit Indian who is a troublemaker in his small Alaska town, discovers his proud heritage with the help of several interested adults and builds a traditional war canoe to honor his discovery.
Neeluk: An Eskimo Boy in the Days of the Whaling Ships
Weaving history, art and literature, these stories follow a young Inupiat Eskimo boy through a year of his life at the turn of the last century.
A Coyote Solstice Tale
Wily trickster Coyote is having his friends over for a little solstice get-together in the woods when a little girl comes by unexpectedly. She leads the friends through the snowy woods to the mall — a place they had never seen before. The trickster goes crazy with glee as he shops with abandon, only to discover that filling a shopping cart with goodies is not quite the same thing as actually paying for them. The trickster is tricked and goes back to his cabin in the woods — somewhat subdued — though nothing can keep Coyote down for long. Thomas King is known for his fiction featuring Canada’s Native people, while Gary Clement’s artwork has appeared in several popular children’s books. “A Coyote Solstice Tale” blends King’s brilliant deadpan humor and Clement’s evocative watercolors in this witty critique of consumerism and consumption aimed at all ages.
Arctic Summer
Depicts the creatures who reside in the Arctic–including polar bears, foxes, birds, walruses, and many others–taking advantage of the brief period of sunshine and warmer weather
Alaskan Native Cultures
A book about the Tlingit, Haida, and Tsimshian’s native cultures.