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APUN: The Arctic Snow

English · Paperback / Softback

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There are some twenty-five words for "snow" in the Inupiaq language. Each word denotes a different kind of snow--fresh powder snow, hard pack, soft snow, very wet snow, or just snow. Such fine distinction is reasonable, for over the centuries, Natives of the Arctic have had to rely on their knowledge of the snow to survive. Now Matthew Sturm has prepared an educational children's book designed to teach a new generation of Arctic residents the importance of Arctic snow cover. Fully illustrated to demonstrate the cycle of the snow cover, Apun covers each phase of the "snow year." Geared towards grades 3-4, this is a must read for elementary science classes.


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Matthew Sturm is a research physical scientist with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory. He lives and works in Fairbanks.


Summary

There are some twenty-five words for 'snow' in the Inupiaq language. Each word denotes a different kind of snow - fresh powder snow, hard pack, soft snow, very wet snow, or just snow. This book teaches Arctic residents the importance of Arctic snow cover.

Product details

Authors Matthew Sturm
Publisher Univ Of Alaska Pr
 
Languages English
Product format Paperback / Softback
Released 01.11.2009
 
EAN 9781602230705
ISBN 978-1-60223-070-5
No. of pages 80
Dimensions 213 mm x 277 mm x 8 mm
Weight 295 g
Subjects Education and learning > Schoolbooks, general education schools
Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative linguistics
Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > General, dictionaries

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