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Ice whale
Author: George, Jean Craighead

Publisher: Dial Books for Young Readers (2014)

Classification: Fiction
Physical Description: 189 p., ill., maps, 21 cm.

BTSB No: 374502

ISBN: 9780803737457

Ages: 9-11

Grades: 4-6

Subjects:
Yupik Eskimos -- Fiction
Eskimos -- Fiction
Bowhead whales -- Fiction
Whales -- Fiction
Human-animal relationship -- Fiction
Arctic regions -- Fiction

Price: $6.50

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.

Illustrator:

Hendrix, John

Accelerated Reader Information:
   Interest Level: MG
   Reading Level: 5.30
   Points: 5.0   Quiz: 166596

Reviews:
   Kirkus Reviews (03/15/14)
   School Library Journal (05/01/14)
   Booklist (05/01/14)

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