Secrt Language of Snow

by Terry Tempest Williams

Book Overview

Examines over a dozen different types of snow and snowy conditions through the vocabulary of the Inuit people of Alaska. Discusses the physical properties and formation of the snow and how it affects... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0394965744
• ISBN13: 9780394965741
• Release Date: April 1984
• Publisher: Random House Children's Books
• Length: 129 Pages
• Weight: 1.02 lbs.
• Age Range: 9 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 4 to 7

Customer Reviews

Exquisite Book!

If you live where it snows and you have children - buy this book. If you live where it snows and you don't have children - buy this book. You will never look at snow the same way again. Terry Tempest Williams will have you looking at the difference between snow under a bush and snow on a tree branch. She examines the Inuit culture through its rich language and multiple nuances with words for snow. It's a one of a kind book. You'll never see anything like it again.