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Little Whale: A Story of the Last Tlingit War Canoe

By Jr. , Roy Peratrovich

Book information

Publisher
University of Alaska Press
Year
2016
ISBN
9781602232969, 2015049819, 9781602232952
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
2 MB (2353769 bytes)
Pages
\0
Time added
2023-01-06 14:59:53
Juvenile Nonfiction; Reference; Sociology; JNF0000

Description

Keet, a ten-year-old Tlingit Indian boy, stows away for a voyage on his father's canoe . . . and soon finds himself caught in the middle of a wild seastorm. The story carries him far from his home village, and when he makes land, he winds up right in the middle of a dangerous dispute between two Indian clans. The story of how he copes with these surprises and extricates himself from danger is dramatic and unforgettable. And it's mostly true. Roy Peratrovich here builds a wonderful children's tale on the bones of a story his own grandfather passed down. His accompanying illustrations bring the people and landscapes of Alaska—to say nothing of the adventures!—to stunning life, drawing young readers into a long-gone time when the whims of nature and man could suddenly test a boy's courage.

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