Children of the Midnight Sun
1/29/23

Childrens books
Juvenal literature

Children of the midnight sun
Nonfiction Profiles of children Profiles of the different children in different Native cultures

Brown, Ticia.
Children of the midnight sun : young native voices of Alaska /text by Tricia Brown photographs by Roy Corral; Foreword by Larry Merculieff Alaska Northwest Books
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In this book the author is explaining what is going on in life of a more modern Alaska Native children that are learning from their elders. There are eight different Children whose back ground come from eight different places over the vast state of Alaska covering most all of the Alaska Native Cultures. The explain how it is to live within the community and how important it is to continue to learn the cultural traditions. It is good informative documentary of what its like to be a child in the modern Alaska Native home. It seems that we are continuing to try to reconnect with our Traditions as technology advances. ( )

Robert, John, Katiana, Selina, Andrea, Danny, Josh, and Tauni give us a glimpse into the daily life of a child’s life in various parts of Alaska. Real time photographs accompany the biographies of each child’s interests, geographical information, and family traditions. A great connector to when studying Alaska’s Indigenous people. ( )

Describe the childhood of the children live in the Alaska, and the climate of Alaska, really different from other places.

In this book Tricia Brown follows the lives of eight Alaskan children from various areas of Alaska. The children have mixed lives between modern conveniences and their traditional way of life. The book also tells about how the children learn traditional ways from their grandparents.

This book had beautiful pictures and everything about these children is extraordinary. I think that too often we take our elders for granted. These children have to pay attention to their elders to ensure their way of life continues.

This book would be a great way to discuss the differences and similarities between the Alaskan children and themselves. Also, this would be a good book to use in social studies while studying the 50 states.