Young Adult Fiction — Review

James Houston’s
Treasury of Inuit Legends

stories and illustrations by James Houston
Harcourt, 2006
ISBN 0-15-205924-5 / 0-15-205930-x pb
$22.94 (hardcover), $10.94 (softcover)
300 pp, b/w illustrations, ages 8+
www.raincoast.com (distributor)
www.harcourt.com

These four stories by James Houston, first published in the 1960s and 70s, are now gathered together in one volume forming an indispensable addition to any school library. In these compelling stories, Houston uses fiction to document a traditional way of life in the north learned first-hand during his fourteen years living among the Inuit in the 40s and 50s. The stories could be used at any level in any number of applications, and complement other Canadian classics such as Farley Mowat’s Lost in the Barrens for exploring different points of view.

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