Children of the Midnight Sun bookcover

Children of the Midnight Sun

Young Native Voices of Alaska

Tricia Brown 

(Author)

Roy Corral 

(Photographer)
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Description

For Native children, growing up in Alaska today means dwelling in a place where traditional practices sometimes mix oddly with modern conveniences.


""Children of the Midnight Sun"" explores the lives of eight Alaskan Native children, each representing a unique and ancient culture.


This extraordinary book also looks at the critical role elders play in teaching the young Native traditions.


40 color photos.

Product Details

PublisherAlaska Northwest Books
Publish DateOctober 01, 2006
Pages48
LanguageEnglish
TypeBook iconPaperback / softback
EAN/UPC9780882406176
Dimensions8.3 X 10.8 X 0.3 inches | 0.5 pounds
BISAC Categories: Kids, Kids, Kids

About the Author

Tricia Brown is a writer, editor, freelancer, program and book developer, journalist, quilter, mother, grandmother and wife. Her work has been nationally honored for compassionate, insightful depictions of Alaska natives and for children's literature. She began her award-winning literary career in journalism, and in 1984 was the founding editor of Heartland, the Sunday magazine of the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner. Later she wrote for the Anchorgae Daily News, then shifted into editing the popular monthly magazine Alaska, with a readership of more than a quarter million. She holds a Bachelor's degree in journalism and a Master of Fine Arts degree.
Roy Corral is the photographer for My Denali and A Child's Glacier Bay.

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