Ood-Le-Uk the Wanderer

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Ood-Le-Uk the Wanderer
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Title page for Ood-Le-Uk the Wanderer (1930)
Author Alice Alison Lide & Margaret Alison Johansen
Illustrator Raymond Lufkin
LanguageEnglish
Genre Children's literature
Publisher Little, Brown & Co.
Publication date
August 1930
Publication placeUnited States
Pages265
OCLC 625330

Ood-Le-Uk the Wanderer is a 1930 children's novel written by Alice Alison Lide & Margaret Alison Johansen and illustrated by Raymond Lufkin. It tells the story of an Alaskan Inuit boy who crosses the Bering Strait, has many adventures in Siberia, and returns to establish trade between his people and the Chukchi. [1] The novel was first published in 1930 and was a runner-up for the Newbery Medal in 1931. [2]

References

  1. The Newbery & Caldecott Awards: a Guide to the Medal and Honor Books by the Association for Library Service to Children, ALA Editions, 2009, page 81.
  2. "Newbery Medal and Honor Books, 1922-Present". American Library Association . Retrieved December 30, 2009.