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The Christmas Reindeer

by Thornton Burgess

Tuktu and her brother, Aklak, are Eskimo children who live happily with their beloved reindeer in the Northland. When Tuktu is lost in a fog, she meets Santa Claus or the Good Spirit as she knows him. This generous little girl wants to share her reindeer with the children of the world and so works to help Santa on his annual Christmas journey.

Book Details

Language

English

Original Language

English

Published In

1990

Genre/Category

Fairy Tale Children's Literature

Tags/Keywords

Christmas Animal Children Nature Journey Myths Childhood Legends

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Thornton Burgess

United States

Thornton Waldo Burgess was an American conservationist and author of children's stories. Burgess loved the beauty of nature and its living creatures so much that he wrote about them for 50 years in bo...

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