The Itchy Little Musk Ox - Hardcover

Brown, Tricia

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ISBN 10: 0882406132 ISBN 13: 9780882406138

Publisher: Alaska Northwest Books, 2006

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The patience of a little musk ox is sorely tried when he suffers an itch that he can’t scratch. There’s not a tree in sight—nothing to rub against for relief—so he wanders away from the herd looking for a branch, a rock pile, anything. On his journey, he meets with three individuals: a buffalo, a wolf, and a Native woman. Through his interaction with each one, he learns something new and affirming about himself before returning to the herd. Endnotes include information about how musk ox were native to Alaska until they were decimated by hunters in 1865, then reintroduced in the early 1930s; biological/behavioral details about the animals; and info about the cottage industry among Native villages in which women knit the qiviut (KIV-ee-oot), the rare underwool, into beautiful, warm garments. "Learn more" two-page section provides facts and information about the animal and about qiviut, the softest wool in the world which comes from musk ox.

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From the Back Cover:

� The first book for children about the prehistoric-looking musk ox.

� Endnotes give factual information about the musk ox for teachers and parents

� Award-winning author

� The Musk Ox Farm in Palmer, Alaska, has the best-known and most accessible herd. Many thousands of visitors come through every summer between May and September http://www.muskoxfarm.org/

� Alex Trebek and Olivia Newton-John are two celebrities who have adopted musk ox at the farm

� The natural territory of the musk ox includes Norway, Iceland, Greenland, and Canada

� The Oomingmak Shop in Anchorage is the main outlet for purchase of items made of qiviut. (Oomingmak is the Yup’ik work for musk oxen) http://www.qiviut.com/

About the Author:

Brown is a writer, editor, freelancer, program and book developer, journalist, quilter, mother, grandmother and wife. Her work has been nationally honored for compassionate, insightful depictations of Alaska natives and for children's literature. She began her award-winning literary career in journalism, and in 1984 was the founding editor of 'Heartland"", the Sunday magazine of the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner. Later she wrote for the Anchorgae Daily News, then shifted into editing the popular monthly magazine Alaska, with a readership of more than a quarter million. She holds a Bachelor's degree in journalism and a Master of Fine Arts degree.

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