
Ice whale
About this book
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.
Subjects
EskimosYupik EskimosBowhead whaleWhalesJuvenile fictionHuman-animal relationshipsFictionChildren's fictionEskimos, fictionWhales, fictionHuman-animal relationships, fictionArctic regions, fiction