Apun

Sturm, Matthew

ISBN 10: 1602230692 / ISBN 13: 9781602230699

Verlag: University of Alaska Press, 2010

Beschreibung

There are some twenty-five words for 'snow' in the Inupiaq language. Each word denotes a different kind of snow - fresh powder snow, hard pack, soft snow, very wet snow, or just snow. This book teaches Arctic residents the importance of Arctic snow cover. Num Pages: 44 pages, 53 line drawings. BIC Classification: YQG; YQS. Category: (EJ) Primary. Dimension: 234 x 215 x 5. Weight in Grams: 136. . 2010. Paperback. . . . .

Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers V9781602230699

Bibliografische Details

• Titel: Apun
• Verlag: University of Alaska Press
• Erscheinungsjahr: 2010
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN-10: 1602230692
• ISBN-13: 9781602230699
• Einband: Softcover
• Zustand: New

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Inhaltsangabe

There are some twenty-five words for 'snow' in the Inupiaq language. Each word denotes a different kind of snow - fresh powder snow, hard pack, soft snow, very wet snow, or just snow. Such fine distinction is reasonable, for over the centuries, Natives of the Arctic have had to rely on their knowledge of the snow to survive. Now Matthew Sturm has prepared an educational children's book designed to teach a new generation of Arctic residents the importance of Arctic snow cover. Fully illustrated to demonstrate the cycle of the snow cover, "Apun" covers each phase of the 'snow year'. Geared towards grades 3 and 4, this is a must-read for elementary science classes.

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Matthew Sturm is professor of geophysics at the Geophysical Institute, University of Alaska Fairbanks and the leader of the Snow-Ice-Permafrost Group at the Institute, the author of three books, and a fellow of the American Geophysical Union.