Author: Charlotte Yue Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt ISBN: 9780395629864 Category : Juvenile Nonfiction Languages : en Pages : 136
Book Description
Describes how an igloo is constructed and the role it plays in the lives of the Eskimo people. Also discusses many other aspects of Eskimo culture that have helped them adapt to life in the Arctic.
Author: Norbert E. Yankielun Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company ISBN: 0393075753 Category : Sports & Recreation Languages : en Pages : 148
Book Description
How are the ice blocks of igloos so perfectly formed and fitted, and able, it’s been said, to withstand the weight of a polar bear? How can you determine if the fresh snow that’s fallen outside your front door is as good for making a slab shelter as a snowman? What is a slab shelter, anyway? For that matter, what are drift caves, spruce traps, snow block walls, and bivy bag shelters, and how would you go about building them, whether for winter fun or protection from the weather? In this instructive, whimsical, illustrated manual, Norbert E. Yankielun, a seasoned cold-regions explorer and researcher, takes readers step-by-step through the process of constructing and inhabiting a range of useful snow structures—from the most basic to the more complex. Whether you’re a veteran backcountry skier or a backyard builder, this is one book you won’t want to be without.
Author: Evelyn Wolfson Publisher: Enslow Publishing, LLC ISBN: 0766061817 Category : Juvenile Nonfiction Languages : en Pages : 98
Book Description
During the long cold winter nights, Inuit families snuggled together in their winter houses and listened to tales about a time when unbelievable things could happen. These adventurers broke up the long hours of winter darkness and gave the listeners a cultural and traditional heritage. Each chapter is followed by a Question and Answer section which covers themes, symbols, and characters; and an Expert Commentary section, which makes for great discussion.
Author: Nelson H. H. Graburn Publisher: Boston : Little, Brown ISBN: Category : Social Science Languages : en Pages : 264
Book Description
This book concerns the history and sequence of changes among a group of Eskimos along the south coast of the Hudson Strait who called themselves Takamiut, 'the people of the shadow," because of their northerly position on the Ungava Peninsula." -- from Preface.
Author: Louise Spilsbury
Author: Charlotte Yue
Author: Elmore Curt Walther
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Author: Norbert E. Yankielun
Author: Evelyn Wolfson
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Author: Nelson H. H. Graburn
Author: Harmon Bay Niver