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The Inuit Thought of It: Amazing Arctic Innovations |
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| Format | Hardcover | OR | Format | Softcover | |
| Catalogue No. | 978-1-55451-088-7 | Catalogue No. | 978-1-55451-087-0 | ||
| Pages | 32 | Pages | 32 | ||
| Language | English only | Language | English only | ||
| Price | $19.95 | Price | $9.95 | ||
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Written by Alootook Ipellie with David MacDonald. Published by Annick Press Ltd., 2007. Description: |
| Today's Arctic communities have all the comforts of
modern living. Yet the Inuit survived in this harsh landscape for hundreds of
years with nothing but the land and their own ingenuity. Join authors Alootook
Ipellie and David MacDonald as they explore the amazing innovations of
traditional Inuit and how their ideas continue to echo around the world.
Some inventions are still familiar to us: the one-person watercraft known as a kayak retains its Inuit name. Other innovations have been replaced by modern technology: slitted snow goggles protected Inuit eyes long before sunglasses arrived on the scene. And other ideas were surprisingly inspired: using human-shaped stone stacks (lnunnguat) to trick and trap caribou. Many more Inuit innovations are explored here, including:
About the authors: Alootook Ipellie is an Inuit artist, writer and poet who contributes regularly to the Nunavut News. Born and raised near Frobisher Bay on Baffin Island in the Canadian Arctic, he lives in Ottawa. David MacDonald is a freelance editor and the author of several educational books for young readers. He lives in Toronto. This book is intended for ages 9 to 11. Also available: A Native American Thought of It: Amazing Inventions and Innovations |
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