Houses of Snow


Houses of snow, skin and bones (Native Dwellings)
Houses of snow, skin and bones (Native Dwellings)
Bonnie Shemie; Tundra Books 1993
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This book describes the natural, capital and human resources that are used by the Inuit people to build the different types of shelters suitable to their environment—their summer and winter homes.

Economic Concepts

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Teacher Tips for Using this Book
from EconEd

Lesson 12, Houses Of Snow, Skin and Bones
from Economics and Children’s Literature:
Students explore the cause and effect relationship between their natural resources that are available to the Inuit people, and their economic wants for food, shelter, clothing and transportation.

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