The Whale People

by Roderick L. Haig-Brown

Book Overview

In The Whale People, young Atlin must one day succeed his father Nit-gass, a great whaling chief of the Hotsath people. The boy trains for his role with the mixture of yearning and apprehension experienced by every youth racing toward adulthood - except that in Atlin's case, his whole community is depending on his success.

With lean, sure-footed prose, Haig-Brown captures the tangled emotions of adolescence, and in the process conveys...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1550172778
• ISBN13: 9781550172775
• Release Date: March 2003
• Publisher: Harbour Publishing
• Length: 206 Pages
• Weight: 0.26 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.2" x 7.9"
• Age Range: 4 to 9 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 4