Kumak's River: A Tall Tale from the Far North

By BANIA, Michael

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ISBN
978-0-88240-886-6 978-0-88240-887-3
Publisher
Alaska Northwest


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School Library Journal

Reviewed on January 1, 2013  |  Preschool to Grade 4

PreS-Gr 3—This sunny sequel to Kumak's House (2002) and Kumak's Fish (2004, both Alaska Northwest) centers on spring in a remote Alaskan village, when the ice on the frozen river cracks and breaks and jams up at a river bend, flooding the community. Kumak and his family climb onto their roof and keep the largest chunks of ice away with long poles, their dogs tied up in a boat nearby. Bani...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Horn Book Magazine

Reviewed on September 1, 2012

As Bania explains in a note, the annual breakup of river ice in Alaska is cause for celebration, even when a particular year's ice build-up and weather cause rampant flooding. In this not-so-tall tale, when "chunks of ice as big as houses" jam on their passage to the sea, Kumak and his neighbors perch on their roofs in the warm spring air while, hour by hour, the river water rises around their houses. Children rejoice in a school-free day, while ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

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