- Paperback: 144 pages
- Publisher: Orca Book Publishers (Oct 1 2007)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1551436531
- ISBN-13: 978-1551436531
- Product Dimensions: 19.2 x 12.8 x 0.9 cm
- Shipping Weight: 159 g
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #532,732 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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"Rivera has written this story with touches of humor and tenderness..." (CM Magazine 20071208)
"Aneze's adventures, and the folklore woven through the story, will appeal to both boys and girls." (Resource Links 20080301)
"Rivera skillfully interweaves fact and imagination. This little story is a true gem ." (VOYA 20080501)
"A skilful blend of fact and fiction, Rivera fashions a mesmerizing page-turner that is filled with many touches of early aboriginal life." (St. Albert Gazette 20080301)
"Orphan Ahwak features a female protagonist who is strong and resilient..." (Library Media Connection )
"...charming...full of adventure and atmosphere." (KLIATT )
"The author's biggest achievements in this work are two-fold: her creation of a character who portrays the strength of the human spirit, and her ability to immerse us into a foreign world so completely that we miss it when it's gone." (Canadian Children's Book News )
"Aneze's adventures, and the folklore woven through the story, will appeal to both boys and girls." (Resource Links 20080301)
"Rivera skillfully interweaves fact and imagination. This little story is a true gem ." (VOYA 20080501)
"A skilful blend of fact and fiction, Rivera fashions a mesmerizing page-turner that is filled with many touches of early aboriginal life." (St. Albert Gazette 20080301)
"Orphan Ahwak features a female protagonist who is strong and resilient..." (Library Media Connection )
"...charming...full of adventure and atmosphere." (KLIATT )
"The author's biggest achievements in this work are two-fold: her creation of a character who portrays the strength of the human spirit, and her ability to immerse us into a foreign world so completely that we miss it when it's gone." (Canadian Children's Book News )
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Orphan Ahwak a story of wilderness survival, Mar 4 2008
By Robert Brady "cataloger" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Orphan Ahwak (Paperback)
At a time before Europeans set foot on the American continent, Aneze, a young First Nations girl, survives the brutal raid of her family's camp by an enemy tribe. As she struggles to survive on her own, first in the forest and then in a remote world of tundra and sea-ice, she endures cold and hunger and befriends people whose customs are foreign to her own.In my continual search for well written Native American stories, stories that I judge have an authentic Native American voice and viewpoint, I reject many. But this one's a keeper. It's a wonderful wilderness survival story with a rapid pace both boys and girls will enjoy. I only wish it was longer. The only other story of Inuit life I find that I can compare it favorably to is Julie of the wolves by Jean Craighead George. If you like one, you will like the other. Both stories will linger long in your memory.
I offer a few more of my favorite Native American stories:
For young readers (if you want them to explore Inuit life) I recommend Angela from the Arctic written by Diane Hoyt-Goldsmith. It describes the life, family and activities of an Inuit (Eskimo) girl living today in Alaska. The pictures are most enjoyable. For middle school to adult readers: Trouble's daughter (the story of Susanna Hutchinson, Indian captive) by Katherine Kirkpatrick. And finally, The birchbark house by Louise Erdrich, for which I recommend you get the audiobook version as read by Nicolle Littrell.
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