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Eagle drums / Nasug̊raq Rainey Hopson.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781250750655 (hardcover)
- Physical Description: 245 pages : color illustrations ; 22 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : Roaring Brook Press, 2023.
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| Subject: | Inupiat > Juvenile fiction. Inuit > Juvenile fiction. Eagles > Juvenile fiction. Gods > Juvenile fiction. |
| Genre: | Magic realist fiction. |
| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Lakeshore Branch | J FIC Hopso | 31681030028328 | JFIC | Available | - |
- Baker & Taylor
This magical origin story of the Iñupiaq Messenger Feast, a Native Alaskan tradition, follows a young, skilled hunter who, confronted by a terrifying eagle god, is led on a harrowing journey during which he learns unexpected lessons about the natural world. Simultaneous eBook. Illustrations. - Baker & Taylor
In preparation for winter, a skilled young hunter embarks on a perilous journey up the mountain to gather obsidian, where he encounters the fearsome eagle god Savik and is presented with a life-altering choice. - McMillan Palgrave
**A NEWBERY HONOR BOOK**
A magical middle grade adventure about a boy in the Arctic who faces a series of challenges presented to him by a family of eagle gods. Through this, he learns important lessons about respecting nature, building compassion, and bringing a community together. With beautifully hand-drawn full color art throughout!
As his family prepares for winter, a young, skilled hunter must travel up the mountain to collect obsidian for knapping?the same mountain where his two older brothers died.
When he reaches the mountaintop, he is immediately confronted by a powerful eagle god named Savik. Savik gives the boy a choice: follow me or die like your brothers.
What comes next is a harrowing journey to the home of the eagle gods and unexpected lessons on the natural world, the past that shapes us, and the community that binds us.
Eagle Drums by Nasugraq Rainey Hopson is part cultural folklore, part origin myth about the Iñupiaq Messenger Feast, a Native Arctic tradition that is still celebrated in times of bounty among the Iñupiaq. This story is based on the oral tradition of how Iñupiaq people were given the gift of music, song, dance, community, and everlasting connection. Hopson's full-page illustrations and spot art, rendered in colored pencil, accompany this memorable story.
