Nunamiut ABC A Child's View of Life in an Alaska Village Written and Illustrated by the 4th and 5th graders of Anaktuvuk Pass, Alaska
A is for avinnaq, aana, aaka, antlers... M is for moose, mask, mittens, mukluks...P is for Puvlatuuq, ptarmigan... With a delightful mix of Native and non-Native words, the informative text tells not only the meaning of each word but the importance of each term to the Nunamiut people. In winter we used to have apuyyaq (snow houses) to live in... Mittens (aatqatik) and mukluks (boots) everybody wears... This is Puvlatuuq, a place where lots of people make cabins.
The Nunamiut Eskimos of Anaktuvuk Pass live a subsistence lifestyle: hunting, fishing, and gathering. They share their traditional way of life in this delightful children's book that introduces Native terms with each letter of the alphabet. The playful text combines with the children's own graphic line drawings to present a glimpse of village life in Northern Alaska.
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Publisher: Alaska Geographic 1st edition, 2003 28 pages Size: 8.5 x 11 Product type: paperback ISBN 978-0930931544
