Igvillu, a small dog with big dreams, hopes to become a sled dog, and when she is adopted by an Inuit storyteller and moves to northern Canada, she meets real sled dogs and dreams about her future.
Examines over forty ideas crucial to the survival of the Inuit people in the Arctic regions including waterproof clothing, food, hunting practices, and building shelters.
An introduction to the Inuit people, looking at the history of the Inuit and answering questions about where they get their food, how they survive the cold, where they live, what they wear, how they travel, and other aspects of their society and culture. Includes a time line and photographs.
Describes the history, culture, and daily lives of the Inuit people of the Arctic areas of Canada, Greenland, Russia, and the United States, and includes color photographs, "fascinating facts, " and a glossary.
An introduction to the Inuit people, looking at the history of the Inuit and answering questions about where they get their food, how they survive the cold, where they live, what they wear, how they travel, and other aspects of their society and culture. Includes a time line and photographs.
Follows scientists as they travel to the Inupiaq villages on the North Slope of Alaska to study the effects of global warming on the traditional whaling communities.