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Little Whale

A Story of the Last Tlingit War Canoe

by Roy A. Peratrovich, Jr.

Paperback Price $18.95
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Keet, a ten-year-old Tlingit Indian boy, stows away for a voyage on his father’s canoe . . . and soon finds himself caught in the middle of a wild seastorm. The storm carries him far from his home village, and when he makes land, he winds up right in the middle of a dangerous dispute between two Indian clans. The story of how he copes with these surprises and extricates himself from danger is dramatic and unforgettable.

And it’s mostly true. Roy A. Peratrovich, Jr. builds a wonderful children’s tale on the bones of a story his own grandfather passed down. His accompanying illustrations bring the people and landscapes of Alaska—to say nothing of the adventures!—to stunning life, drawing young readers into a long-gone time when the whims of nature and man could suddenly test a boy’s courage.

Roy Peratrovich, Jr. is a Tlingit from southeastern Alaska, where his parents were well-known Alaska Native civil rights leaders.

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  • Paperback Price: $18.95
  • Paperback ISBN: 978-1-60223-295-2
  • Ebook Price: $13.95
  • EISBN: 978-1-60223-296-9
  • Publication Month: August
  • Publication Year: 2016
  • Pages: 64
  • Illustrations: 7
  • Discount Type: Trade
  • Author: by Roy A. Peratrovich, Jr.
  • ECommerce Code: 9781602232952

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