{"product_id":"two-canes-on-the-tundra-9781645383215","title":"Two Canes on the Tundra","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn an Alaskan Yupik village, a blind 12-year-old, Apu, relies on his older cousin to guide him around the village. When a special teacher flies in to teach him how to use a cane, Apu is teased by the other kids and gets angry.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHearing about Apu's struggles at school, Grandfather sets up a ceremony in which Apu's extended family tell stories of ancestors bravely navigating the Alaskan wilderness using tools for survival. Apu's resistance to using a cane fades as he recognizes Grandfather's support cane and his own mobility cane as tools for independence, similar to the role of ancestral tools for survival in a harsh wilderness.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTellefson, Mary:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Mary Tellefson has been a teacher for visually impaired and blind students for over 40 years. A well-respected professional in her field, she has given workshops all over the US and has published in multiple peer-review journals. This is her first children's book, and her second, Blooming Besties, will also be published by Orange Hat Publishing this year. A professional text entitled Culturally Responsive Orientation and Mobility Career, College and Community Readiness Standards is also in publication with Austin Macauley Publishers.","brand":"Orange Hat Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50452606681362,"sku":"9781645383215","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_9a91e8ac-4a16-4022-bfde-838aa239e798.jpg?v=1729817181","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/two-canes-on-the-tundra-9781645383215","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}