During the short Arctic summers, the tundra, covered most of the year
under snow and ice, becomes filled with colourful flowers, mosses,
shrubs, and lichens. These hardy little plants transform the northern
landscape, as they take advantage of the warmer weather and long hours
of sunlight. Caribou, lemmings, snow buntings, and many other wildlife
species depend on tundra plants for food and nutrition, but they are not
the only ones...
A Walk on the Tundra follows Inuujaq, a little girl who travels with
her grandmother onto the tundra. There, Inuujaq learns that these tough
little plants are much more important to Inuit than she originally
believed.
In addition to an informative storyline that teaches the importance of
Arctic plants, this book includes a field guide with photographs and
scientific information about a wide array of plants found throughout the
Arctic.