In White Reindeer Neill James, who has herself spent six months in Lapland (described in her "Petticoat Vagabond Among the Nomads"), tells a straight-forward, lively tale of a Lapp boy and his pet reindeer. When a baby fawn is deserted by his mother, 10-year-old Pirak feeds him, tames him and names him Urpu. 

White Reindeer is a tale for young readers about the nomadic Sami (or Lapp) people of Lapland in northern Scandinavia. The author, Miss Neill James, wrote from first-hand knowledge, having spent a year living among the Lapps. She tells the story of Pirak, a young boy. When he was almost ten years old his father brought home a white reindeer fawn, which Pirak named Urpu and who became his pet. The story tells of the many adventures of Pirak and Urpu, and how the white reindeer finally saved the Lapp village from starvation. 

Neill James, author of travel books for grown-ups (Petticoat Vagabond Up And Down the World) wrote her first story for children in an engaging, unpretentious tale about Pirak, a little boy of the nomad Lapps, his family, and his pet reindeer fawn. Lapland is an Interesting setting for White Reindeer, with much of the folkways and legendry of the Lapps presented as the story develops. 

Nell Neill James (1895-1994), was born in Granada, Mississippi, and in 1918 graduated from the Mississippi Industrial Institute and College. She traveled the world extensively, spent several years in Japan, and then moved to Mexico. Being known for her popular Petticoat Vagabond travel books, her home became a destination for writers and celebrities such as Ernest Hemingway and Amelia Earhart. White Reindeer was Neill James foray into children’s literature. 

There is some wear and marks on the cover of the book. There are library name plates and other various library markings, mainly in the front pages of this book. Flipping through the book I notice a few scribble marks and some other stains on the inside pages. 

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