Tikta'liktak: An Inuit-Eskimo Legend

by James Houston and James A. Houston

Book Overview

"A young hunter is trapped on an ice floe and marooned on a barren island. . . . The Eskimo survives freezing weather, an attack by a polar bear, and the long journey that brings him safely home. . .... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0152877487
• Release Date: October 1990
• Publisher: Clarion Books
• Length: 64 Pages
• Weight: 0.28 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.3" x 0.2" x 6.4"

Customer Reviews

A Great Tale for All Ages

This book is a wonderful tale of hunting, survival, and the human spirit! Tikta'liktak gets caught adrift on sea ice while hunting. He drifts on the sea, certain that he'll get lost at sea, but then lands upon a mystic island known to him and his tribe. Caught out on the ice with a bow, his ice chisle, a knife, and a harpoon, he must dig in and survive the long artic winter. A great tale of endurance, faith, common sense, and surviving, written in language easy enough for early readers. I highly recommend this short story!