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| Alaska: A Land in Motion |
Level
Ages 6 to 14
Author
Nancy Warren Ferrell
Publisher
University of Alaska Fairbanks/ Alaska Department of Education/Alaska Geographic Alliance, 1994
If you are doing a report on Alaska or just want to know about the volcanoes, mountains, glaciers, and everything else about Alaska, this is the book to go to.
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| Amazing Alaska! A Raven's Eye View |
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 |
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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| Arctic Lights, Arctic Nights |
Level
Ages 10 & up
Author
Debbie S. Miller
Publisher
Walker, 2003
From the very short days of winter to the neverending days of summer, this book explores the seasons of light and dark near the Arctic Circle.
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| Arctic Tale |
Level
All Ages
Author
Rebecca Baines
Publisher
National Geographic, 2007
Companion book to the National Geographic film follows a walrus calf and a polar bear cub from birth.
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| Arctic Tale - Junior Novelization |
Level
Ages 10 & up
Author
Barry Varela
Publisher
National Geographic, 2007
A longer version for older readers of the companion book to a National Geographic film for older readers telling the stories of a walrus calf and a polar bear cub, following them from birth.
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| Dancing at the Odinochka |
Level
Ages 10 & up
Author
Kirkpatrick Hill
Publisher
Margaret K. McElderry, 2005
The Odinochka is a trading post. The time is just after the Russians sold Alaska to the U.S. Life remains much like it was in Russian America…until Americans arrive to build a telegraph line.
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| Julie |
Level
Ages 10 & up
Author
Jean Craighead George
Publisher
HarperCollins, 1994
In this sequel to Julie of the Wolves, Julie returns to her village after living in the wilderness for months among the wolves and finds much has changed.
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| Julie of the Wolves |
Level
Ages 10 & up
Author
Jean Craighead George
Publisher
HarperCollins, 1972
After running away from her Inupiat Eskimo village, Julie finds friendship and safety among a pack of Arctic wolves. She can't live that way forever. She has to choose between the old ways and the new.
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| Julie's Wolf Pack |
Level
Ages 10 & up
Author
Jean Craighead George
Publisher
HarperCollins, 1997
In this third book in the Julie series, the story follows the wolf pack that saved Julie in book one.
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| Kumak's Fish: A Tall Tale from the Far North |
Level
Toddlers to 9
Author
Michael Bania
Illustrator
Michael Bania
Publisher
Alaska Northwest Books, 2004
Kumak and his family go ice fishing. Everyone is catching fish, but Kumak is waiting for his uncle's special hook to work it's magic. Before long, the whole village is helping Kumak land his fish.
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| Leaving Protection |
Level
Ages 10 & up
Author
Will Hobbs
Publisher
HarperCollins, 2004
Finally 16 year-old Robbie is old enough to fulfill his dream of working as a deckhand on a salmon fishing boat. When he lands a job as the lone crewman, he is in heaven, but things are not exactly what they seem.
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| Mama, Do You Love Me? |
Level
Toddlers to 9
Author
Barbara M. Joose
Illustrator
Barbara Lavallee
Publisher
Chronicle, 1991
A little Inuit girl tests her mother's love and yes, mama does love her in spite of all her mischief.
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| Revolver |
Level
Ages 12 & up
Author
Marcus Sedgwick
Publisher
Roaring Brook, 2009
A story full of suspense involving a 14 year-old boy, the Colt revolver his father taught him to shoot, and a stranger claiming he's owed half of the gold stashed at the remote cabin where the boy sits with his father's frozen corpse.
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| Runaways on the Inside Passage |
Level
Ages 12 & up
Author
Joe Upton
Publisher
Alaska Northwest Books, 2002
Thirteen year-old twins, a brother and sister set off in November with the elderly fishing partner from Seattle in search of their father who they think is in Sitka. Can they weather the winter storms by themselves when their guide becomes very sick?
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| Sweet Dreams, Polar Bear |
Level
Toddlers to 9
Author
Mindy Dwyer
Illustrator
Mindy Dwyer
Publisher
Alaska Northwest Books, 2004
Imagine what animals would dream of if they dreamed? Would a moose really dream of having a tea party?
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| The Seasons and Someone |
Level
Toddlers to 9
Author
Virginia Kroll
Illustrator
Tatsuro Kiuchi
Publisher
Harcourt Brace, 1994
A little girl who calls herself "Someone" shares what is special about each season in the far north.
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| Big Alaska: Journey Across America's Most Amazing State |
Level
Ages 10 & up
Author
Debbie S. Miller
Illustrator
Jon Van Zyle
Publisher
Walker, 2006
A good introduction to Alaska. Visit the tallest mountain, an active volcano, among the many wonders of Alaska.
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| Where We Live
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| A Child's Alaska |
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 |
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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| Destination Valdez |
Level
Ages 10 & up
Author
Nancy Warren Ferrell
Publisher
Lerner, 1998
All you ever wanted to know about the town of Valdez.
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| Eskimo Boy: Life in an Inupiaq Eskimo Village |
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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| Free Radical |
Level
Ages 12 & up
Author
Claire Rudolf Murphy
Publisher
Clarion, 2002
Set in Fairbanks, Luke is a normal 15 year-old with a dream of making the all-star baseball team, then he finds out his mother is a fugitive and wants to turn herself in.
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| Friendship Across Arctic Waters: Alaskan Cub Scouts Visit Their Soviet Neighbors |
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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| Patsy Ann of Alaska |
Level
Toddlers to 9
Author
Tricia Brown
Illustrator
Jim Fowler
Publisher
Sasquatch Books, 2011
The true story of one of the most famous dogs in Alaska. A statue of Patsy Ann stands in Juneau today as a reminder of this friendly dog.
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| The Kids from Nowhere |
Level
Ages 14 & up
Author
George Guthridge
Publisher
Alaska Northwest Books, 2006
Kids from Gambell, Alaska win a national academic competition against all odds.
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| Thunder on the Tundra |
Level
Ages 14 & up
Author
Lew Freedman
Publisher
Alaska Northwest Books, 2008
Follow along the first full season of football in the far north community of Barrow.
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| Unseen Companion |
Level
Ages 14 & up
Author
Denise Gosliner Orenstein
Publisher
Katherine Tegen, 2003
A compelling story of the interconnected lives of four teenagers in Bethel. The central character is a young man who disappears after being jailed for hitting a teacher.
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| Water Sky |
Level
Ages 12 & up
Author
Jean Craighead George
Publisher
Harper & Row, 1987
A young man comes to Barrow looking for his uncle and is ultimately confronted with a dilemma--to hunt the whale or save it.
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| Where We Play
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| Being Caribou: Five Months on Foot with a Caribou Herd |
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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| Caribou Crossing: Animals of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge |
Level
Toddlers to 9
Author
Andrea Helman
Illustrator
Art Wolfe
Publisher
Sasquatch Books, 2009
Find out what is so special about the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge….great photos and lots of fun facts about the plants and animals found there.
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| Disappearing Lake: Nature's Magic in Denali National Park |
Level
Ages 10 & up
Author
Debbie S. Miller
Illustrator
Jon Van Zyle
Publisher
Walker, 1997
In April as the snow melts in Denali National Park, a lake forms. By June the water has seeped into the ground and the lake is gone. Learn how this temporary lake supports birds, animals and the land around it.
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| Grizzly Cub: Five Years in the Life of a Bear |
Level
Toddlers to 9
Author
Rick McIntyre
Publisher
Alaska Northwest Books, 1990
A park ranger follows a young grizzly cub for five summers in Denali National Park and learns that the bear's friendly and curious ways could mean trouble.
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| My Denali : Exploring Alaska's Favorite National Park |
Level
Ages 10 & up
Author
Kim Corral with Hannah Corral
Illustrator
Roy Corral
Publisher
Alaska Northwest Books, 1995
Explore Denali National Park with Roy, Kim, Hannah and Ben Corral. Photos bring this family and the park to life.
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| My Denali: Exploring Alaska's Favorite National Park |
Level
Ages 10 & up
Author
Kim Corral with Hannah Corral
Illustrator
Roy Corral
Publisher
Alaska Northwest Books, 1995
Explore Denali National Park with Roy, Kim, Hannah and Ben Corral. Photos bring this family and the park to life.
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| The Big Caribou Herd: Life in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge |
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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| The Last American Rainforest: Tongass |
Level
Toddlers to 9
Author
Shelley Gill
Illustrator
Shannon Cartwright
Publisher
Sasquatch Books/Paws IV, 2002
When Lily, a young Tlingit girl, and her aunt search for a special spruce tree in the Tongass Forest, she learns about the forest and her family's history.
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| To the Summit |
Level
Ages 10 & up
Author
Claire Rudolf Murphy
Publisher
Avon, 1998
A novel about a 17 year-old girl's attempt to be the youngest person to summit Mount McKinley, and along the way puts her life and her struggles with her parents into perspective.
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| Up on Denali |
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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| Wild Man Island |
Level
Ages 10 & up
Author
Will Hobbs
Publisher
HarperCollins, 2002
A sudden storm blows 14 year-old Andy Galloway off course and onto Admiralty Island in Southeast Alaska where he struggles to survive and solve a mystery.
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