Smiler's Bones (Apple Signature Edition)

by Peter Lerangis

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In 1897, Robert Peary took six Eskimos from their homes and "presented" them to the American Museum of Natural History in New York as a living exhibit. Two of them were father and son: Qisuk ("Smiler") and Minik. This is Minik's story. In 1897, famed explorer Robert Peary took six Eskimos from their homes in Greenland to be "presented" to the American Museum of Natural History. Among the six were a father and a son. Soon, four were dead, including the father (whose bones, unbeknownst to the son, were put on display). One returned to Greenland. And the other...Read more
  • ISBN10 0439344859
  • ISBN13 9780439344852
  • Publish Date 1 February 2005
  • Publish Status Out of Stock
  • Publish Country US
  • Publisher Scholastic
  • Imprint Scholastic Press
  • Format Hardcover
  • Pages 147
  • Language English