Narwhal on a Sunny Night by Mary Pope Osborne & AG Ford

Author:Mary Pope Osborne & AG Ford
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Random House Children's Books
Published: 2020-01-06T16:00:00+00:00

Erikson rowed on. He steered the boat between sheets of floating ice. Two ringed seals rested on one sheet. Seagulls were perched on another.

“Look, a reindeer!” said Annie.

Through the fog, Jack saw a delicate-looking deer on the shore. Its antlers looked like tall tree branches.

“You’re beautiful!” called Annie.

The reindeer dipped its head shyly.

“She said thanks,” said Annie. “Did you know reindeer are also called caribou?”

“Cool,” said Jack.

“And their noses warm the cold air before it goes to their lungs,” said Annie.

“Like Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer,” said Jack with a laugh. “Did you write a report on reindeer, too?”

“No,” said Annie. “I just really love learning stuff like that.”

Jack smiled. Annie knew more about animals than anyone. She could talk to them and hear them in special ways.

As Erikson rowed down the river of seawater, the fog cleared. The clouds drifted off. The cliffs and the waves sparkled with sunlight again.

Soon they passed low hills and greenish-brown fields. There was less ice and snow. A few trees dotted the land. Sheep were scattered across the hillsides.

“Oh, this is so beautiful!” Annie said. “Has your family lived in Greenland for a long time?”

“Eight years,” said Erikson. “We began the voyage from Iceland with twenty-five ships. But eleven ships did not make it.”

“Are you serious?” said Jack.

“Yes,” said Erikson.

“That’s so sad!” said Annie.

Jack was confused. What year was this?

“Everyone knew the journey would be hard,” said the boy. He looked over his shoulder as he rowed around a curve.

“This is where we live,” he said as the boat glided into a sheltered cove.

“Wow,” breathed Annie.

Anchored along the water’s edge were fourteen ships. They were long, slender sailing ships made of wood. Dragon heads were carved into their prows.

Jack gasped. He’d seen ships just like these before—they were Viking ships.

Suddenly Jack understood what had happened. He and Annie had come to Greenland in the time of Vikings—about a thousand years ago!

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