Description |
189 pages : illustrations, maps ; 22 cm |
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Summary |
In 1848, ten-year-old Toozak, a Yupik Eskimo, sees a whale being born and is told by a shaman that he and his descendants must protect that whale, which Toozak names Siku, as long as it lives. |
Subject |
Yupik Eskimos -- Juvenile fiction.
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Yupik Eskimos -- Fiction. |
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Eskimos -- Fiction. |
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Bowhead whale -- Fiction. |
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Whales -- Fiction. |
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Human-animal relationships -- Fiction. |
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Arctic regions -- Fiction. |
Added Author |
Hendrix, John, 1976-
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ISBN |
9780803737457 (hardcover) |
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0803737459 (hardcover) |
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