cultural customs: what is an umiak and how is it made? (more about it, can be found here)
geography: where are the Diomedes Islands and why are they called Yesterday Island and Tomorrow Island? (two interesting movies can be found here and here) It certainly made me curious to discover more about: As regards the latter, most of these specific words are explained at the end of the book.īut otherwise this original folktale forms a nice blend between imagination and non-fiction.įurthermore, it not only contains some good messages about social interaction, but it provides a very good starting point to dive further into different other fields as well. It might be a little bit confusing for younger children because of the more difficult and resembling names of the characters, the structure of the story (the trade relation with the great hunter Menadluk has not much to do with the actual story and its sole purpose is to offer a frame of reference to introduce the Diomedes Islands and the sea-parrots) and the Inuit terminology. This book tells us the origin story of why there are so many sea-parrots (I knew those birds as 'puffins') on the stony islands of the far North. The Arctic region of North America (and Russia) forms the background of this interesting story about the power of kindness and hospitality, which is based on an Inuit folktale and retold by Vanita Oelschlager, a former teacher who was born and raised in Pittsburgh. It's about a boy who'll change the hearts of all those following his trailīecause there's a beautiful lesson in his wonderful and magical tale* Podcast: Hard Words: Why aren’t our kids being taught to read (Sept.The Arctic region of North America is where this story takes placeĪ not much known Inuit-folktale forms its inspirational base Podcast: Hard to Read: Why American Schools are failing kids with dyslexia (Sept. In addition to the book or e-reader recommendations outlined above, there are several additional online resources that contain videos, podcasts, published blog posts, research studies and other guidance about dyslexia, reading challenges and more. Additional Online Resources for Parents and Adults, from our school for dyslexia in Florida
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