Inuk Quartet : The Snowstorm: Vol 3

After the long, dark winter, Leiv, Narua, Apuluk and Solvi are ready for adventure. They decide to head north with two dogsled teams to see if they can make it across the ice to Helluland (modern Baffin Island).After the long, dark winter, Leiv, Narua, Apuluk and Solvi are ready for adventure. They decide to head north with two dogsled teams to see if they can make it across the ice to Helluland (modern Baffin Island). But when a terrible blizzard and a shocking kidnap disrupt their journey, the four young travellers must use courage and quick thinking to get themselves home. about this title: Latest in the Advanced Readers collection, joining The Shipwreck and The Raiders. The Snowstorm is the third title in the English language debut of the four-volume series, the Inuk Quartet. Boasts stylised watercolour illustrations depicting the Arctic landscape in dazzling detail. Delves into Inuit culture and lifestyle circa 1000 C.E., giving readers an intimate understanding of Inuit dwellings, diet, dress and celebrations.Jorn Riel was born in 1931 in Odense, Denmark. He has travelled extensively and written over forty novels and short stories. His writings on life in the Arctic region, inspired by the sixteen years he spent living in Greenland as a young man, have brought him widespread acclaim. The Inuk Quartet, which has been published in Danish, French, and German, is his debut in the English language. Helen Cann has painted in studios of all shapes and now stirs up inspiration above a milkshake shop in Brighton. She has illustrated many titles for Barefoot Books, including Little Leap Forward , The Barefoot Book of Mother & Daughter Tales and We're Riding in a Caravan. An adventurous traveller, she drew on a visit to the Arctic Circle in preparing the illustrations for this story.