eskimos

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eskimos

Long claws

an Arctic adventure
1992
Followed by a huge grizzly bear, an Eskimo brother and sister make a perilous trek across the storm-swept tundra to bring back a frozen caribou to their hungry family.

Inuit mythology

2001
Retells seven myths of the Inuit. Each myth is followed by a question-and-answer section and an expert commentary.

North

2006
Tired of his mother's overprotectiveness and intrigued by the life of African American explorer Matthew Henson, twelve-year-old Alvin travels north and spends a season with a trapper near the Arctic Circle.

A small tall tale from the far far North

2001
With the help of Eskimos, Jan Welzl survives a perilous journey from central Europe to the Arctic regions in the late 1800s.

Julie

1994
When Julie returns to her father's Eskimo village, she struggles to find a way to save her beloved wolves in a changing Arctic world and she falls in love with a young Siberian man.

Water sky

1987
A boy who goes to Barrow, Alaska, to live with friends of his father for a while learns the importance of whaling to the Eskimo culture.

People of the ice

how the Inuit lived
1980
Describes how the Inuit lived, including how they built their igloos, made clothing, prepared food, played games, and how they hunted and fished.

Bo at Ballard Creek

2013
"It's the 1920s, and Bo was headed for an Alaska orphanage when she won the hearts of two tough gold miners who set out to raise her, enthusiastically helped by all the kind people of the nearby Eskimo village"--Provided by publisher.

Frozen land

vanishing cultures
1993
Color photographs and text describe the traditional ways of life of an Inuit family living in the Canadian Northwest Territories and some of the changes they have had to face.

The eagle's gift

1997
Hoping to win the return of his two brothers, an Eskimo boy follows the directions of Eagle Mother and learns to dance, sing, and tell stories, so spreading joy throughout the world.

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