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Children of the Midnight Sun: Young Native Voices of Alaska
Contributor(s): Brown, Tricia (Author), Corral, Roy (Photographer)

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 ISBN: 0882406175     ISBN-13: 9780882406176
Publisher: Alaska Northwest Books
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Binding Type: Paperback
Published: October 2006
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Annotation: For Native children, growing up in Alaska today means dwelling in a place where traditional practices sometimes mix oddly with modern conveniences. "Children of the Midnight Sun" explores the lives of eight Alaskan Native children, each representing a unique and ancient culture. This extraordinary book also looks at the critical role elders play in teaching the young Native traditions. 40 color photos.
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BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Nonfiction | People & Places - United States - Native American
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Diversity & Multicultural
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Social Science - Customs, Traditions, Anthropology
Dewey: 979.800
Age Level: 9-12
Grade Level: 4-7
Physical Information: 0.3" H x 10.8" W x 8.3" L (0.45 lbs) 48 pages
Themes:
- Cultural Region - Pacific Northwest
- Ethnic Orientation - Native American
- Geographic Orientation - Alaska
Features: Bibliography, Glossary, Ikids, Illustrated, Maps, Price on Product, Table of Contents
 
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Children of the Midnight Sun was chosen as one of Parenting Magazine's 1998 Books of the Year and School Library Journal's Best Books of 1998.

For Native children, growing up in Alaska today means dwelling in a place where traditional practices sometimes mix oddly with modern conveniences. Children of the Midnight Sun explores the lives of eight Alaskan Native children, each representing a unique and ancient culture. This extraordinary book also looks at the critical role elders play in teaching the young Native traditions. Photographs and text present the experiences and way of life of Tlingit, Athabascan, Yup'ik, and other Native American children in the villages, cities, and Bush areas of Alaska.

Contributor Bio(s): Corral, Roy: - Roy Corral is the photographer for My Denali and A Child's Glacier Bay.Brown, Tricia: - Tricia Brown is a writer, editor, freelancer, program and book developer, journalist, quilter, mother, grandmother and wife. Her work has been nationally honored for compassionate, insightful depictions of Alaska natives and for children's literature. She began her award-winning literary career in journalism, and in 1984 was the founding editor of Heartland, the Sunday magazine of the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner. Later she wrote for the Anchorgae Daily News, then shifted into editing the popular monthly magazine Alaska, with a readership of more than a quarter million. She holds a Bachelor's degree in journalism and a Master of Fine Arts degree.
 
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