Hands-On History! Eskimo Inuit, Saami & Arctic Peoples - Learn All About Inhabitants of Frozen North, With 15 Step By Step

Informationen zum Autor By Jen Green and Cherry Alexander Klappentext HANDS-ON HISTORY! ESKIMO INUIT, SAAMI & ARCTIC PEOPLES Learn all about the inhabitants of the frozen north, with 15 step-by-step projects and over 350 exciting pictures Jen Green In one of the world’s most extreme environments, mankind has developed unique methods of survival. This fact-filled book examines Arctic habitation through the ages. Find out about the amazing ways in which humans have learned to hunt, herd and farm in harmony with nature, using the wildlife around them for food, fur, transport and even racing! Read of their centuries-long struggles against freezing winter winds and whalers from Europe. Marvel at their beautiful carvings and hand crafted tools – many of which you can make yourself! • Discover the origins of the different peoples who live in the most northerly reaches of the Earth – including the Inuit, Nenet, Saami and Chukchi races – and how they have managed to survive in such harsh conditions • Includes 15 step-by-step projects: build a model igloo, make a Nenet tent, create a shaman’s drum, fashion some warming mittens and a traditional Saami hat, and construct your very own Inuit hunting boat • Fact boxes provide extra insights and highlight links with the present day • More than 350 photographs and illustrations include cross-sections, historical maps and a pictorial timeline • Perfect for home or school use for 8- to 12-year-olds , Zusammenfassung Discover the peoples who live in the most northerly reaches of the Earth - including the Inuit! Nenet! Saami and Chukchi races - their origins! history and everyday lives. Fact boxes! pictures and try-it-yourself projects make finding out fun for 8 to 12 year-olds.

Product details

• Authors: Cherry Alexander, Dr Jen Green, Jen Green, Green Jen
• Publisher: Lorenz Books
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 8 to 12
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 12.08.2013
• EAN: 9781843229940
• ISBN: 978-1-84322-994-0
• No. of pages: 64
• Series: Hands-on History
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Non-fiction books / Non-fiction picture books > History, politics; North America, History & the past: general interest (Children's / Teenage), JUVENILE NONFICTION / People & Places / Polar Regions, Handicrafts (Children's / Teenage), Children’s / Teenage general interest: Handicrafts, JUVENILE NONFICTION / Activity Books / General, North America (USA and Canada), Interest age: from c 8 years, Children’s / Teenage general interest: History and the past, Arctic regions