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Sturm, Matthew.

Title Apun, the arctic snow / Matthew Sturm.

Publication Info.	Fairbanks : University of Alaska Press, [2009]
	©2009

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Description	1 online resource (43 pages)
Note	Print version record.
Contents	Snow and Life; Snow Crystals; Changing Snow; Wind; Temperature Gradient; Heat; Snow and People; Iñupiaq Glossary; Acknowledgments.
Summary	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 g.
Subject	Snow -- Arctic regions -- Juvenile literature.
	Snow -- Study and teaching (Elementary) -- Arctic regions.
	JUVENILE NONFICTION -- Science & Nature -- Earth Sciences -- Weather.
	Snow. (OCoLC)fst01121907
	Arctic Regions. (OCoLC)fst01240227
Genre/Form	Juvenile works. (OCoLC)fst01411637
	Electronic books.
Other Form:	Print version: Sturm, Matthew. Apun, the arctic snow. Fairbanks : University of Alaska Press, ©2009 9781602230699 (DLC) 2009016373 (OCoLC)318873234
ISBN	9781602231122 (electronic bk.)
	1602231125 (electronic bk.)

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