Interest Level
Grades 6 - 8
Reading Level
Grade level Equivalent: 6.7
Lexile Measure®: 760L
DRA: 60
Guided Reading: X
Type of Book: Chapter Book
Genre
- Adventure
- Historical Fiction
Theme/Subject
- Death, Grief, Loss
- Social Perspectives on Science
- Eskimo and Inuit
- Pride and Self-Esteem
- Tolerance and Acceptance
- Prejudice and Tolerance Experiences
Sensitivity
- Violence
- Suicide
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About This Book
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 — the young boy — remained, the only Eskimo in New York for twelve years.
His name was Minik. This is his story. A story of lies and deceptions. A story about the price of exploration. A story about discovering the truth of a culture.
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