Publisher's Synopsis
People of the Sea Ice is a poetic exploration of the Arctic - its people, animals, culture, landscape, history and future. You'll encounter walruses tumbling from cliff tops and polar bears struggling to find sea ice. You'll learn how the narwhal got its tusk and meet Inuit families lured to Europe with promises of a better life, only to be shacked up in zoos for the entertainment of the Victorian elite. You'll learn how Eskimo ice cream is made and glimpse what life may look like for the Inuit when climate change has taken the last of the ice.
There are brutal poems in People of the Sea Ice. They reflect the harshness of the Arctic, its fragility and the interconnectedness of the environment and its inhabitants. Though there's beauty to be found among the pages, too, often woven into the most unpredictable scenarios.
