Two Canes on the Tundra
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- Synopsis
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In an Alaskan Yupik village, a blind 11-year-old, Apu, relies on his older cousin to guide him around the village. When a special teacher flies in to teach him how to use a cane, Apu is teased by the other kids and gets angry.
Hearing about Apu’s struggles at school, Grandfather sets up a ceremony in which Apu’s extended family tell stories of ancestors bravely navigating the Alaskan wilderness using tools for survival. Apu’s resistance to using a cane fades as he recognizes Grandfather’s support cane and his own mobility cane as tools for independence, similiar to the role of ancestral tools for survival in a harsh wilderness.
Cover description: Apu and Brink stand on a boardwalk at the river’s edge. Two canes lay at their feet. One is a mobility cane with a loon-head handle, the other, a support cane with a carved loon feather hanging off. Red and green salmon are jumping out of the river. A yellow plane with propellers flies over head.
- Copyright:
- 2021
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- ISBN-13:
- 9781645383871
- Related ISBNs:
- 9781645383215
- Publisher:
- Orange Hat Publishing
- Date of Addition:
- 04/14/22
- Copyrighted By:
- Mary Tellefson
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Children's Books, Disability-Related, Literature and Fiction
- Submitted By:
- Bookshare Staff
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.