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| The Blue Bead |
Subsection
Art
Level
Ages 6 to 9
Author
Kate Boyan
Illustrator
Kate Boyan
Publisher
K Boyan, 2006
One of the most amazing things about this book is that the illustrations are actually made by beads by the author. The story is about an old trade bead given to a young beadworker.
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| Quilt of Dreams |
Subsection
Playing in Alaska
Level
Ages 6 to 9
Author
Mindy Dwyer
Illustrator
Mindy Dwyer
Publisher
Alaska Northwest Books, 2000
After Katy's grandmother dies, Katy and her mom find the beginnings of a quilt labeled "Kate." Together they solve the mystery of the quilt and capture memories of Gram.
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| Alaska Native Peoples |
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| Anna's Athabascan Summer |
Subsection
Athabascan
Level
Ages 6 to 9
Author
Arnold Griese
Illustrator
Charles Ragins
Publisher
Boyd Mills, 1995
Spend the summer with Anna and her family at their summer fish camp in Interior Alaska..
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| Caribou Girl |
Subsection
Inupiat
Level
Ages 6 to 9
Author
Claire Rudolf Murphy
Illustrator
Linda Russell
Publisher
Roberts Rinehart, 1998
Caribou Girl sets out to find the caribou her family needs to survive.
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| A Totem Tale |
Subsection
Tlingit
Level
Ages 6 to 9
Author
Deb Vanasse
Illustrator
Erik Brooks
Publisher
Sasquatch Books, 2006
Find out when the creatures in a totem pole come to life: beaver, bear, raven, eagle, wolf, and frog. The story behind the pole is a key.
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| A Totem Tale |
Subsection
Way of Life
Level
Ages 6 to 9
Author
Deb Vanasse
Illustrator
Erik Brooks
Publisher
Sasquatch Books, 2006
Find out when the creatures in a totem pole come to life: beaver, bear, raven, eagle, wolf, and frog. The story behind the pole is a key.
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| Anna's Athabascan Summer |
Subsection
Way of Life
Level
Ages 6 to 9
Author
Arnold Griese
Illustrator
Charles Ragins
Publisher
Boyd Mills, 1995
Spend the summer with Anna and her family at their summer fish camp in Interior Alaska..
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| Friends and Families |
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| Quilt of Dreams |
Subsection
Relationships
Level
Ages 6 to 9
Author
Mindy Dwyer
Illustrator
Mindy Dwyer
Publisher
Alaska Northwest Books, 2000
After Katy's grandmother dies, Katy and her mom find the beginnings of a quilt labeled "Kate." Together they solve the mystery of the quilt and capture memories of Gram.
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| From Alaska's Past |
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| Benny's Flag |
Subsection
Alaska's Flag
Level
Ages 6 to 9
Author
Phyllis Krasilovksy
Illustrator
Jim Fowler
Publisher
Roberts Rinehart, 2002
A 13 year-old Aleut boy living at the Jesse Lee Home in Seward wins a statewide contest to design the flag for the new state of Alaska.
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| Benny's Flag |
Subsection
Famous People
Level
Ages 6 to 9
Author
Phyllis Krasilovksy
Illustrator
Jim Fowler
Publisher
Roberts Rinehart, 2002
A 13 year-old Aleut boy living at the Jesse Lee Home in Seward wins a statewide contest to design the flag for the new state of Alaska.
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| Myth, Legends, and Tall Tales |
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| Raven: A Trickster Tale from the Pacific Northwest |
Subsection
How Things Came to Be
Level
Ages 6 to 9
Author
Gerald McDermott
Publisher
Harcourt Brace, 1993
A popular retelling of the classic Tlingit legend of how Raven stole the sun for the people
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