Little Whale: A Story of the Last Tlingit War Canoe
- Author: Peratrovich, Roy A. Jr.
- Publisher: University of Alaska Press (2015)
- Illustrator: Peratrovich, Roy A. Jr.
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- Literary Category: Children's
- Pages: 64
- Cover Type: S - Softcover
- Dimensions: 6.000" x 9.000" x 0.300"
- Weight: 5.0oz
- ISBN-10: 1-60223-295-4
- ISBN-13: 978-1-60223-295-2
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Keet, a ten-year-old Tlingit Indian boy, stows away for a voyage on his father's canoe . . . and soon finds himself caught in the middle of a wild seastorm. The story carries him far from his home village, and when he makes land, he winds up right in the middle of a dangerous dispute between two Indian clans. The story of how he copes with these surprises and extricates himself from danger is dramatic and unforgettable. And it s mostly true. Roy Peratrovich builds a wonderful children s tale on the bones of a story his own grandfather passed down. His accompanying illustrations bring the people and landscapes of Alaska - to say nothing of the adventures! to stunning life, drawing young readers into a long-gone time when the whims of nature and man could suddenly test a boy's courage. Roy A. Peratrovich, Jr. is a Tlingit Indian from southeastern Alaska, where his parents were well-known Alaska Native civil rights leaders.