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Two Canes on the Tundra

Two Canes on the Tundra

Tellefson, Mary

Paperback

FamilyGeneral Juvenile Fiction

ISBN10: 1645383210
ISBN13: 9781645383215
Publisher: Orange Hat Publishing
Published: Nov 2 2021
Pages: 60
Weight: 0.27
Height: 0.16 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English

In an Alaskan Yupik village, a blind 12-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, similar to the role of ancestral tools for survival in a harsh wilderness.

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