| Make Your Own Inuksuk Contributor(s): Wallace, Mary (Author) |
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ISBN: 1897066147 ISBN-13: 9781897066140 Publisher: Owlkids OUR PRICE: $10.76 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2004 Annotation: In the Arctic, the inuksuk is a stone structure that acts as a messenger to passing travelers. Make Your Own Inuksuk provides gardeners and nature lovers with a myriad of ideas to express their own personal messages in meaningful locations of their own. Chapters include construction, choosing adhesives, selecting stones, wind and weather, communicating the message, and strength. The full-color book engages and stimulates with quotes from elders, facts on Inuit culture, the importance of inuksuk, and their significance today. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Social Science - Customs, Traditions, Anthropology |
| Dewey: 745.508 |
| Lexile Measure: 990 |
| Series: Wow Canada! Collection |
| Physical Information: 0.1" H x 8.56" W x 10.6" (0.30 lbs) 32 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: An inuksuk, a powerful symbol of the Arctic, is a stone structure that acts as a messenger. Traditionally, inuksuit (plural) have been built by the Inuit to act in the place of a human being: to show the way when travelers were a long way from home, to warn of very dangerous places, or to show where food was stored. Following the acclaimed and award-winning The Inuksuk Book, Make Your Own Inuksuk shows readers how to build their very own inuksuk. This full-color book provides an engaging overview of inuksuit-- what they are, why they were important in the past and how they can bring significance to our own lives today. Filled with startlingly beautiful photographs of various inuksuit in different natural settings, Make Your Own Inuksuk is as visually arresting as it is easy to follow. Make Your Own Inuksuk offers clear step-by-step instructions and practical advice on selecting and preparing stones to build a wide variety of inuksuit. It also helps readers choose a location that reflects their inuksuk's meaning, whether in a garden, at the cabin or at home. |