Field, Edward, 1924-

Magic words : poems / by Edward Field ; based on songs and stories of the Netsilik Inuit, collected by Knud Rasmussen ; illustrated by Stefano Vitale. - 1st ed. - San Diego : Harcourt Brace & Co., c1998. - 1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 29 cm.

"Gulliver books."

A collection of poems based on songs and stories gathered by Knud Rasmussen on the Fifth Thule Expedition, which recorded Inuit legends about the universe and its creation.

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Inuit--Folklore.
Cosmology--Juvenile poetry.
Inuit--Religion--Juvenile poetry.
Children's poetry, American.
Inuit--Folklore--Poetry.
Eskimos--Folklore--Poetry.
Folklore--Poetry.--Arctic regions
Creation--Poetry.
American poetry.

PS3556.I37 / M34 1998

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