Call Me Ahnighito
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ISBN: 0060233222 / Publisher: HarperCollins, May 1995
A huge meteorite describes how it lay half-buried in Greenland for centuries until it is finally excavated by members of a Peary expedition
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"In 1894, Robert Peary's explorers discovered a car-sized meteorite in Greenland and hauled it off to New York's [American Museum of Natural History].An intriguing story if conventionally told, Conrad makes it unforgettable by choosing the meteorite itself to be the narrator. [A] wonderfully fresh, energetic tale [with art that captures] the era's look and flavor expertly."--SLJ. Best Books of 1995 (SLJ)"A Few Good Books 1995" (Book Links)1996 Notable Trade Books in the Language Arts (NCTE)
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