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Very last first time

When the tide recedes, a young Eskimo girl living in northern Canada, journeys alone for the first time under the ice, walking on the seabed floor to gather mussels.

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Main Author: Andrews, Jan
Other Authors: Wallace, Ian, 1950- (Illustrator)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Atheneum, 1986.
Edition:1st American ed.
Subjects:
Eskimos > Juvenile fiction.
Sea stories > Juvenile.
Eskimos > Canada > Juvenile fiction.
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Summary:When the tide recedes, a young Eskimo girl living in northern Canada, journeys alone for the first time under the ice, walking on the seabed floor to gather mussels.
Item Description:"A Margaret K. McElderry book."
Physical Description:[32] p. : col. ill. ; 24 x 25 cm.
ISBN:0689503881 (lib. bdg.) :
9780888990433
Author Notes:Jan Andrews was born in Sussex, England in 1942. She immigrated to Canada in her 20s. She studied at the University of Reading and the University of Saskatchewan. She became a storyteller and children/young adult author. Her first picture book, Very Last First Time, was published in 1985. Her other books included Keri, The Auction, When Apples Grew Noses, and Winter in Peril. She also collected folklore stories from around the world and released them in two collections entitled Stories at the Door and Rude Stories. She died after falling down a flight of stairs earlier in the week on September 2, 2017 at the age of 75.

(Bowker Author Biography)

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