| Adventure |
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| Mountain Climbing: Scaling the Heights |
Subsection
Climbing
Level
Ages 6 to 12
Author
Monica Devine
Illustrator
Kay Ewald
Publisher
Perfection Learning, 1997
The story of a boy and his father who hope to climb Mt. McKinley tells what it takes to climb a mountain.
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| Up on Denali |
Subsection
Climbing
Level
Ages 6 to 12
Author
Shelley Gill
Illustrator
Shannon Cartwright
Publisher
Sasquatch Books/Paws IV , 2006
If you want to know how Denali came to be, what animals and plants live there, you'll have fun with this book.
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| Douggie: The Playful Pup Who Became a Sled Dog Hero |
Subsection
Dog Sledding
Level
Ages 6 to 12
Author
Pam Flowers
Illustrator
Jon Van Zyle
Publisher
Alaska Northwest Books, 2008
Douggie is the class clown of his fellow dog teammates. Owner Pam sees a spark that says he could be a great lead dog. Can Douggie live up to her belief in him?
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| Storm Run: The Story of the First Woman to Win the Iditarod Sled Dog Race |
Subsection
Dog Sledding
Level
Ages 6 to 12
Author
Libby Riddles
Illustrator
Shannon Cartwright
Publisher
Sasquatch Books/Paws IV , 2002
This is the story of how Libby Riddles became the first woman to win the Iditarod.
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| The Iditarod: Story of the Last Great Race |
Subsection
Dog Sledding
Level
Ages 6 to 12
Author
Ian Young
Publisher
Red Brick Learning, 2003
History of the Iditarod, stories of top mushers, and the top dogs of the race.
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| Adventure at the Bottom of the World, Adventure at the Top of the World |
Subsection
Journeys
Level
Ages 6 to 12
Author
Shelley Gill
Illustrator
Gordon Wiltsie
Publisher
Sasquatch Books/Paws IV, 1996
Read about two adventurers: one is Merrick Johnson, the youngest person to climb Mt. McKinley and the other is 89 year-old Norman Vaughn who returned to Antarctica when most people were long retired.
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| Seldovia Sam and the Very Large Clam |
Subsection
Survival
Level
Ages 6 to 12
Author
Susan Woodward Springer
Illustrator
Amy Meissner
Publisher
Alaska Northwest Books, 2003
Sam and his dog Neptune are out digging clams. He is so busy he doesn't notice the tide coming in until it is too late.
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| Seldovia Sam and the Wildfire Escape |
Subsection
Survival
Level
Ages 6 to 12
Author
Susan Woodward Springer
Illustrator
Amy Meissner
Publisher
Alaska Northwest Books, 2005
It's a dry summer in Seldovia and when campers are careless a fire threatens the town.
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| Alaska Life |
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| A Child's Alaska |
Subsection
Gardening
Level
Ages 6 to 12
Author
Claire Rudolf Murphy
Illustrator
Charles Mason
Publisher
Alaska Northwest Books, 1994
Find out what's so special about Alaska. Lots of pictures.
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| Alaska Native Peoples |
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| Children of the Midnight Sun: Young Native Voices of Alaska |
Subsection
Aleut
Level
Ages 6 to 12
Author
Tricia Brown
Illustrator
Roy Corral
Publisher
Alaska Northwest Books, 1998
Pictures and interviews with children from around Alaska show us what it's like to be a Native Alaskan kid today--Aleut, Athabaskan, Inupiat, Tlingit, Haida, Tshimshian, and Yupik.
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| Children of the Midnight Sun: Young Native Voices of Alaska |
Subsection
Athabascan
Level
Ages 6 to 12
Author
Tricia Brown
Illustrator
Roy Corral
Publisher
Alaska Northwest Books, 1998
Pictures and interviews with children from around Alaska show us what it's like to be a Native Alaskan kid today--Aleut, Athabaskan, Inupiat, Tlingit, Haida, Tshimshian, and Yupik.
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| Children of the Midnight Sun: Young Native Voices of Alaska |
Subsection
Haida
Level
Ages 6 to 12
Author
Tricia Brown
Illustrator
Roy Corral
Publisher
Alaska Northwest Books, 1998
Pictures and interviews with children from around Alaska show us what it's like to be a Native Alaskan kid today--Aleut, Athabaskan, Inupiat, Tlingit, Haida, Tshimshian, and Yupik.
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| Arctic Hunter |
Subsection
Inupiat
Level
Ages 6 to 12
Author
Dianne Hoyt-Goldsmith
Illustrator
Lawrence Migdale
Publisher
Holiday House, 1992
Join this Inupiat family on their annual spring camp trip to hunt and fish. Learn how a modern Arctic family mixes old ways with the new.
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| Children of the Midnight Sun: Young Native Voices of Alaska |
Subsection
Inupiat
Level
Ages 6 to 12
Author
Tricia Brown
Illustrator
Roy Corral
Publisher
Alaska Northwest Books, 1998
Pictures and interviews with children from around Alaska show us what it's like to be a Native Alaskan kid today--Aleut, Athabaskan, Inupiat, Tlingit, Haida, Tshimshian, and Yupik.
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| Eskimo Boy: Life in an Inupiaq Eskimo Village |
Subsection
Inupiat
Level
Ages 6 to 12
Author
Russ Kendall
Illustrator
Russ Kendall
Publisher
Scholastic, 1992
A year in the life of a 7 year-old boy from Shishmaref, Alaska with photographs.
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| Neeluk : An Eskimo boy in the Days of the Whaling Ships |
Subsection
Inupiat
Level
Ages 6 to 12
Author
Frances Kittredge
Illustrator
Howard "Weyahok" Rock
Publisher
Alaska Northwest Books, 2001
Travel back in time and see what life was like in a small arctic village at the time of the great whaling ships.
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| Children of the Midnight Sun: Young Native Voices of Alaska |
Subsection
Tlingit
Level
Ages 6 to 12
Author
Tricia Brown
Illustrator
Roy Corral
Publisher
Alaska Northwest Books, 1998
Pictures and interviews with children from around Alaska show us what it's like to be a Native Alaskan kid today--Aleut, Athabaskan, Inupiat, Tlingit, Haida, Tshimshian, and Yupik.
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| Kahtahah |
Subsection
Tlingit
Level
Ages 6 to 12
Author
Frances Lackey Paul
Illustrator
Rie Mu¤oz
Publisher
Alaska Northwest Books, 2000
Read what life was like for a young Tlingit girl in the 1800s.
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| Children of the Midnight Sun: Young Native Voices of Alaska |
Subsection
Tsimshian
Level
Ages 6 to 12
Author
Tricia Brown
Illustrator
Roy Corral
Publisher
Alaska Northwest Books, 1998
Pictures and interviews with children from around Alaska show us what it's like to be a Native Alaskan kid today--Aleut, Athabaskan, Inupiat, Tlingit, Haida, Tshimshian, and Yupik.
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| Arctic Hunter |
Subsection
Way of Life
Level
Ages 6 to 12
Author
Dianne Hoyt-Goldsmith
Illustrator
Lawrence Migdale
Publisher
Holiday House, 1992
Join this Inupiat family on their annual trip to spring camp to hunt and fish. Learn how a modern Arctic family mixes old ways with the new.
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| Children of the Midnight Sun: Young Native Voices of Alaska |
Subsection
Way of Life
Level
Ages 6 to 12
Author
Tricia Brown
Illustrator
Roy Corral
Publisher
Alaska Northwest Books, 1998
Pictures and interviews with children from around Alaska show us what it's like to be a Native Alaskan kid today--Aleut, Athabaskan, Inupiat, Tlingit, Haida, Tshimshian, and Yupik.
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| Children of the Midnight Sun: Young Native Voices of Alaska |
Subsection
Yup'ik
Level
Ages 6 to 12
Author
Tricia Brown
Illustrator
Roy Corral
Publisher
Alaska Northwest Books, 1998
Pictures and interviews with children from around Alaska show us what it's like to be a Native Alaskan kid today--Aleut, Athabaskan, Inupiat, Tlingit, Haida, Tshimshian, and Yupik.
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| Goodbye, My Island |
Subsection
Yup'ik
Level
Ages 6 to 12
Author
Jean Rogers
Illustrator
Rie Mu¤oz
Publisher
Alaska Northwest Books, 1983, 2001
A 12 year-old girl faces change as all the people in her village decide they have to leave their special island for good. Live through the last year people lived on remote King Island in Alaska.
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| Alaska Places |
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| Amazing Alaska! A Raven's Eye View |
Subsection
Alaska Regions
Level
Ages 6 to 12
Author
Deb Vanasse
Illustrator
K.E. Lewis
Publisher
Sasquatch Books, 2010
Cornelius Randolph Raven (C. R. for short) gives a bird's eye view of Alaska and LOTS of fun facts.
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| Apun, the Arctic Snow |
Subsection
Alaska Regions
Level
Ages 6 to 12
Author
Matthew Sturm
Publisher
University of Alaska Press, 2009
Did you know there are at least 25 different words describing snow? This book explores them all.
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| A Child's Alaska |
Subsection
Where We Live
Level
Ages 6 to 12
Author
Claire Rudolf Murphy
Illustrator
Charles Mason
Publisher
Alaska Northwest Books, 1994
Find out what's so special about Alaska. Lots of pictures.
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| Arctic Hunter |
Subsection
Where We Live
Level
Ages 6 to 12
Author
Dianne Hoyt-Goldsmith
Illustrator
Lawrence Migdale
Publisher
Holiday House, 1992
Join this Inupiat family on their annual trip to spring camp to hunt and fish. Learn how a modern Arctic family mixes old ways with the new.
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| Eskimo Boy: Life in an Inupiaq Eskimo Village |
Subsection
Where We Live
Level
Ages 6 to 12
Author
Russ Kendall
Illustrator
Russ Kendall
Publisher
Scholastic, 1992
A year in the life of a 7 year-old boy from Shishmaref, Alaska with photographs.
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| Friendship Across Arctic Waters: Alaskan Cub Scouts Visit Their Soviet Neighbors |
Subsection
Where We Live
Level
Ages 6 to 12
Author
Claire Rudolf Murphy
Illustrator
Charles Mason
Publisher
Lodestar/Dutton, 1991
Travel with 11 cub scouts from Alaska who visit Providenya, Russia.
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| Being Caribou: Five Months on Foot with a Caribou Herd |
Subsection
Where We Play
Level
Ages 6 to 12
Author
Karsten Heuer
Publisher
Walker, 2007
A wildlife biologist and his young wife travel 2,500 miles following the caribou to the calving grounds in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
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| The Big Caribou Herd: Life in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge |
Subsection
Where We Play
Level
Ages 6 to 12
Author
Bruce Hiscock
Publisher
Boyds Mill Press, 2003
Each spring caribou travel hundreds of miles across the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to the coastal plain where they give birth to their calves. Follow their amazing journey.
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| Up on Denali |
Subsection
Where We Play
Level
Ages 6 to 12
Author
Shelley Gill
Illustrator
Shannon Cartwright
Publisher
Sasquatch Books/Paws IV , 2006
If you want to know how Denali came to be, what animals and plants live there, you'll have fun with this book.
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| Friends and Families |
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| Seldovia Sam and the Sea Otter Rescue |
Subsection
Dealing with Change
Level
Ages 6 to 12
Author
Susan Woodward Springer
Illustrator
Amy Meissner
Publisher
Alaska Northwest Books, 2003
Sam discovers a baby sea otter abandonned on the rocks offshore and rescues the pup. Did he do the right thing? Can he find the otter a good home?
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| Douggie: The Playful Pup Who Became a Sled Dog Hero |
Subsection
Pets
Level
Ages 6 to 12
Author
Pam Flowers
Illustrator
Jon Van Zyle
Publisher
Alaska Northwest Books, 2008
Douggie is the class clown of his fellow dog teammates. Owner Pam sees a spark that says he could be a great lead dog. Can Douggie live up to her belief in him?
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| Gold Rush Winter |
Subsection
Relationships
Level
Ages 6 to 12
Author
Claire Rudolf Murphy
Illustrator
Richard Waldrep
Publisher
Random House, 2005
Young Klondy Nelson and her mother finally join her father in Nome. But will she fit in in this isolated gold rush town?
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| Seldovia Sam and the Blueberry Bear |
Subsection
Relationships
Level
Ages 6 to 12
Author
Susan Woodward Springer
Illustrator
Amy Meissner
Publisher
Alaska Northwest Books, 2005
Sam's blueberry picking is interrupted by a bear. He decides to write about the adventure for a school essay contest, but is worried his best friend, who was with him, will write abou the same thing.
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| Seldovia Sam and the Wildfire Escape |
Subsection
Relationships
Level
Ages 6 to 12
Author
Susan Woodward Springer
Illustrator
Amy Meissner
Publisher
Alaska Northwest Books, 2005
It's a dry summer in Seldovia and when campers are careless a fire threatens the town.
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| From Alaska's Past |
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| Gold Rush Winter |
Subsection
Gold Rushes
Level
Ages 6 to 12
Author
Claire Rudolf Murphy
Illustrator
Richard Waldrep
Publisher
Random House, 2005
Young Klondy Nelson and her mother finally join her father in Nome. But will she fit in in this isolated gold rush town?
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| Storm Run: The Story of the First Woman to Win the Iditarod Sled Dog Race |
Subsection
Iditarod
Level
Ages 6 to 12
Author
Libby Riddles
Illustrator
Shannon Cartwright
Publisher
Sasquatch Books/Paws IV , 2002
This is the story of how Libby Riddles became the first woman to win the Iditarod.
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| The Iditarod: Story of the Last Great Race |
Subsection
Iditarod
Level
Ages 6 to 12
Author
Ian Young
Publisher
Red Brick Learning, 2003
History of the Iditarod, stories of top mushers, and the top dogs of the race.
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| Learning Alaska Style |
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| D is for Dog Team; D is for Denali: Alaska Acrostics from A to Z |
Subsection
Poetry
Level
Ages 6 to 12
Author
Ken Waldman
Publisher
Nomadic Press, 2009
The book and CD set contains 52 Alaska acrostic poems, plus and songs.
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| More Wild Critters |
Subsection
Poetry
Level
Ages 6 to 12
Author
Tim Jones
Illustrator
Tom Walker
Publisher
Graphic Arts Center, 1994
Up-close photos of wild critters from Alaska and other wild lands fill the pages of this book, each with a short verse that tells something about the critter.
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| Myth, Legends, and Tall Tales |
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| The Sleeping Lady |
Subsection
Giants
Level
Ages 6 to 12
Author
Ann Dixon
Illustrator
Elizabeth Johns
Publisher
Alaska Northwest Books, 1994
The story of how Mount Susitna or "Sleeping Lady" came to be.
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| The Sleeping Lady |
Subsection
How Things came to be
Level
Ages 6 to 12
Author
Ann Dixon
Illustrator
Elizabeth Johns
Publisher
Alaska Northwest Books, 1994
The story of how Mount Susitna or "Sleeping Lady" came to be.
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| Nature |
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| A Caribou Journey |
Subsection
Animals
Level
Ages 6 to 12
Author
Debbie S. Miller
Illustrator
Jon Van Zyle
Publisher
University of Alaska Press, 2010
More caribou live in Alaska than people. This book follows the caribou throughout its life.
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| Amazing Alaska! A Raven's Eye View |
Subsection
Animals
Level
Ages 6 to 12
Author
Deb Vanasse
Illustrator
K.E. Lewis
Publisher
Sasquatch Books, 2010
Cornelius Randolph Raven (C. R. for short) gives a bird's eye view of Alaska and LOTS of fun facts.
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| Ballad of the Wild Bear |
Subsection
Animals
Level
Ages 6 to 12
Author
Pat Chamberlin-Calamar
and
Sandy Kogl
Illustrator
Libby Hatton
Publisher
Alaska Geographic, 2004
Can people and bears learn new habits to keep them both safe? Includes a CD with song.
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| Being Caribou: Five Months on Foot with a Caribou Herd |
Subsection
Animals
Level
Ages 6 to 12
Author
Karsten Heuer
Publisher
Walker, 2007
A wildlife biologist and his young wife travel 2,500 miles following the caribou to the calving grounds in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
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| More Wild Critters |
Subsection
Animals
Level
Ages 6 to 12
Author
Tim Jones
Illustrator
Tom Walker
Publisher
Graphic Arts Center, 1994
Up-close photos of wild critters from Alaska and other wild lands fill the pages of this book, each with a short verse that tells something about the critter.
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| Seldovia Sam and the Blueberry Bear |
Subsection
Animals
Level
Ages 6 to 12
Author
Susan Woodward Springer
Illustrator
Amy Meissner
Publisher
Alaska Northwest Books, 2005
Sam's blueberry picking is interrupted by a bear. He decides to write about the adventure for a school essay contest, but is worried his best friend, who was with him, will write abou the same thing.
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| Survival at 40 Below |
Subsection
Animals
Level
Ages 6 to 12
Author
Debbie S. Miller
Illustrator
Jon Van Zyle
Publisher
Walker, 2010
How do animals survive the long Arctic winters with temperatures that can dip to 40 below?
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| The Big Caribou Herd: Life in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge |
Subsection
Animals
Level
Ages 6 to 12
Author
Bruce Hiscock
Publisher
Boyds Mills Press, 2003
Each spring caribou travel hundreds of miles across the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to the coastal plain where they give birth to their calves. Follow their amazing journey.
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| The Secret Moose |
Subsection
Animals
Level
Ages 6 to 12
Author
Jean Rogers
Illustrator
Jim Fowler
Publisher
Greenwillow, 1985
When Gerald finds an injured moose he decides to help it on his own.
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| Up on Denali |
Subsection
Animals
Level
Ages 6 to 12
Author
Shelley Gill
Illustrator
Shannon Cartwright
Publisher
Sasquatch Books/Paws IV , 2006
If you want to know how Denali came to be, what animals and plants live there, you'll have fun with this book.
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| Flight of the Golden Plover: The Amazing Migration Between Hawaii and Alaska |
Subsection
Birds
Level
Ages 6 to 12
Author
Debbie S. Miller
Illustrator
Daniel Van Zyle
Publisher
University of Alaska Press, 2010
The little golden plovers fly nonstop all the way from Hawaii to Alaska each spring to nest and raise their babies.
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| Mosquito Bite |
Subsection
Bugs
Level
Ages 6 to 12
Author
Alexandra Siy
Publisher
Charlesbridge, 2005
Alaskans joke that the mosquito is the Alaska state bird, it is so big. This book gives us an up-close view of this buzzing wonder and tells a good story too.
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| Seldovia Sam and the Sea Otter Rescue |
Subsection
Fish & Sea Creatures
Level
Ages 6 to 12
Author
Susan Woodward Springer
Illustrator
Amy Meissner
Publisher
Alaska Northwest Books, 2003
Sam discovers a baby sea otter abandonned on the rocks offshore and rescues the pup. Did he do the right thing? Can he find the otter a good home?
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| Seldovia Sam and the Very Large Clam |
Subsection
Fish & Sea Creatures
Level
Ages 6 to 12
Author
Susan Woodward Springer
Illustrator
Amy Meissner
Publisher
Alaska Northwest Books, 2003
Sam and his dog Neptune are out digging clams. He is so busy he doesn't notice the tide coming in until it is too late.
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| A Child's Alaska |
Subsection
Geography
Level
Ages 6 to 12
Author
Claire Rudolf Murphy
Illustrator
Charles Mason
Publisher
Alaska Northwest Books, 1994
Find out what's so special about Alaska. Lots of pictures.
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| Amazing Alaska! A Raven's Eye View |
Subsection
Geography
Level
Ages 6 to 12
Author
Deb Vanasse
Illustrator
K.E. Lewis
Publisher
Sasquatch Books, 2010
Cornelius Randolph Raven (C. R. for short) gives a bird's eye view of Alaska and LOTS of fun facts.
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| Up on Denali |
Subsection
Plants
Level
Ages 6 to 12
Author
Shelley Gill
Illustrator
Shannon Cartwright
Publisher
Sasquatch Books/Paws IV , 2006
If you want to know how Denali came to be, what animals and plants live there, you'll have fun with this book.
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| Apun, the Arctic Snow |
Subsection
Weather & Seasons
Level
Ages 6 to 12
Author
Matthew Sturm
Publisher
University of Alaska Press, 2009
Did you know there are at least 25 different words describing snow? This book explores them all.
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| Snow Amazing: Cool Facts and Warm Tales |
Subsection
Weather & Seasons
Level
Ages 6 to 12
Author
Jane Drake
Publisher
Tundra Books, 2004
Packed with the history, science, and folklore of snow.
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| Survival at 40 Below |
Subsection
Weather & Seasons
Level
Ages 6 to 12
Author
Debbie S. Miller
Illustrator
Jon Van Zyle
Publisher
Walker, 2010
How do animals survive the long Arctic winters with temperatures that can dip to 40 below?
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| This Place is Cold |
Subsection
Weather & Seasons
Level
Ages 6 to 12
Author
Vicki Cobb
Illustrator
Barbara Lavallee
Publisher
Walker, 1990
Just how cold is Alaska? How do animals and people deal with the incredible cold of winter in the Arctic?
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