Whaling season a year in the life of an arctic whale scientist
John Craighead George is an Arctic whale scientist studying bowhead whales in Barrow, Alaska. He conducts his research in harmony with the cultural traditions of the Iñupiaq Eskimos, natives to the area, who have been hunting these whales for more than two thousand years.
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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Boston :
Houghton Mifflin Books for Children,
2009.
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| Series: | Scientists in the field
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| Summary: | John Craighead George is an Arctic whale scientist studying bowhead whales in Barrow, Alaska. He conducts his research in harmony with the cultural traditions of the Iñupiaq Eskimos, natives to the area, who have been hunting these whales for more than two thousand years. |
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| Physical Description: | 80 p. : col. ill., col. maps ; 24 x 29 cm. |
| Awards: | A Junior Library Guild selection |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 79) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780618777099 (hardcover) : 0618777091 (hardcover) : |
| Author Notes: | Peter Lourie is an author and photographer. He has published more than twenty books for young readers. He lives with his family in Vermont. |
