Project Gutenberg 2015-09-17 Public domain in the USA. 66 Brewster, Benjamin 1907 1995 Koering, Ursula 52010892 The First Book of Eskimos Reading ease score: 82.4 (6th grade). Easy to read. Produced by Richard Tonsing, Greg Weeks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The First Book of Eskimos" by Benjamin Brewster is a children's educational book likely written in the early 20th century. This work serves as a comprehensive introduction to the Eskimo culture, lifestyle, and innovations, aiming to educate young readers about this unique group of people who inhabit the Arctic regions. The narrative blends factual information about the Eskimos with engaging illustrations, creating an accessible learning experience. The book follows the daily life of an Eskimo boy named Papik and his sister Milak, illustrating how they adapt to their environment through traditional customs and practices, such as hunting, food preparation, and building igloos. Readers are introduced to the ways Eskimos use every part of the animals they hunt, their social structure, and the seasonal cycles of their lives, highlighting their resourcefulness and resilience. As the story progresses, it also touches on the impact of colonization and the introduction of modern tools while emphasizing the Eskimos' ongoing connection to their heritage. Overall, the book paints a vivid picture of Eskimo life, celebrating their culture while educating children about a world that may be vastly different from their own. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Eskimos -- Juvenile literature E011 Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - American 92182 91876 2024-11-20T15:58:39.249900 2023-09-21T13:22:29.418101 text/html text/html 83469 2015-09-17T07:59:16 text/html; charset=us-ascii 1943462 2015-09-17T07:59:18 text/html; charset=us-ascii application/zip 2046456 2024-11-20T15:58:42.668874 application/epub+zip 2045595 2024-11-20T15:58:40.182862 application/epub+zip 95989 2024-11-20T15:58:39.736887 application/epub+zip 2082514 2024-11-20T15:58:44.663885 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2065509 2024-11-20T15:58:42.221879 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 127599 2022-09-22T15:33:34.063083 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 64053 63954 2024-10-20T17:09:38.487631 2023-09-21T13:22:28.741130 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 64340 2015-09-17T07:59:16 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 24303 2015-09-17T07:59:18 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19709 2024-11-20T15:58:44.805837 application/rdf+xml 28771 2024-11-20T15:58:39.824857 image/jpeg 4572 2024-11-20T15:58:39.779889 image/jpeg 1990796 2024-11-20T15:58:39.436892 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog