Dale DeArmondRezensionen

A young boy born blind has accepted his fate as a unsuccessful hunter and provider for his family and people. He’s left behind in his hut with nothing but a seal oil lamp and kiss from his mother. He’s left to die alone while they are gone in the cold and hunger when little mouse people find him and hope is restored.

Fiction: Chapter Book
DeArmand, Dale The Boy Who Found the Light: Eskimo Folktales. Illust. by Dale DeArmand. Little, Brown, 1990. 61p. Everyone
This moving collection of northern Alaskan folktales with bold, black and white wood engravings, tells the stories of Tulugac, the boy who found the light for his people, Raven and Marmot, and Yuguk, who was once a doll but became human. Narrative, descriptive, themes of bravery, community, and humility.
AK: Inuit culture, Arctic animals
Activity: Ask children which story they liked best and why.