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Polar Boy by Sandy Fussell is set in a 13th Century Polar Community where Thule Inuit encounter Viking settlers.
Classroom Ideas for Polar Boy from Walker Books (pdf)
The Thule (Too-lee) Inuit
http://archaeology.about.com/od/arctic/a/thule.htm
http://www.heritage.nf.ca/aboriginal/thule.html
http://www.nunavut.com/nunavut99/english/early.html
Vikings meet the Thule Inuit
http://www.athropolis.com/arctic-facts/fact-skraelings.htm
Polar Bears
http://www.defenders.org/wildlife_and_habitat/wildlife/polar_bear.php
http://www.polarbearsinternational.org/bear-facts/
http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/Animals/CreatureFeature/Polar-bear
Igloo is an Inuit word 'iglu' meaning house. Find out how igloos are made http://people.howstuffworks.com/igloo.htm
