{"product_id":"tuk-and-the-whale-9780888996893","title":"Tuk and the Whale","description":"\u003cp\u003eDuring the early 1600s  there was an active whaling industry in Canada. Whale oil was used to light the streets and buildings of European cities and to manufacture leather  wool  and soap. The baleen was used to make everything from carriage springs to corsets. Told from the point of view of a young Inuit boy named Tuk  this story imagines what might have happened if the people of Tuks Baffin Island winter camp had encountered European whalers  blown far from their usual whaling route. Both the hunters and the whalers prize the bowhead whale for different reasons. Together  they set out on a hunt  though they are all on new and uncertain ground. Scrupulously researched and vetted  this early chapter book inspires discussion about communication between two groups of people with entirely different world views  early whaling practices  and a productive partnership that also foreshadows serious problems to come. Simply and beautifully told  Tuk and the Whale includes a glossary  historical note  and recommendations for further reading.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67931893628981,"sku":"ByrdShop_0888996896","price":59.94,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780888996893.jpg?v=1794218965","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/tuk-and-the-whale-9780888996893","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}