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ALASKA: WHALES OF POINT ADOLPHUS

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A Child's Alaska

A Child's Alaska


by Claire Rudolph Murphy | Charles Mason

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 1994
  • HARD COVER
  • 47 PAGES
  • YOUNG READERS (Age 4-8)

Murphy captures the changing seasons and challenges of daily life in this captivating photographic portrait of modern Alaska -- its wildlife, culture and especially its people -- geared for elementary school kids. (ALA100, $16.95)

Alaska ABC Book


by Charlene Kreeger | Shannon Cartwright

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 2003
  • PAPER
  • 32 PAGES
  • YOUNG READERS (Age 4-8)

Q is for Qiviut (an Arctic musk ox). Young children (ages 4 to 8) will love this introduction to Alaska in an illustrated ABC format. (ALA190, $9.95)

Alaska's 12 Days of Summer

Alaska's 12 Days of Summer


by Pat Chamberlain-Calamar | Shannon Cartwright

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 2003
  • PAPER
  • 32 PAGES
  • YOUNG READERS (Age 4-8)

A lighthearted tribute to the wildlife of Alaska for youngsters, presented in illustrations and song lyrics set to the tune of "The 12 Days of Christmas." (ALA191, $10.99)

Alaska's Three Bears

Alaska's Three Bears


by Shelley Gill | Shannon Cartwright

  • LITERATURE
  • 2003
  • PAPER
  • 32 PAGES
  • YOUNG READERS (Age 4-8)

This book, written for elementary school kids, teaches about bear ecology through the story of a black bear, a grizzly bear and a polar bear and their search for homes in the Alaskan wilderness. (ALA189, $10.99)

Children of the Midnight Sun, Young Native Voices of Alaska

Children of the Midnight Sun, Young Native Voices of Alaska


by Tricia Brown

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 2007
  • PAPER
  • 48 PAGES
  • MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)

A profile of eight children from diverse backgrounds, this book features vivid color photography and great information on daily life, customs and background of the Tlingit, Haida, Aleut and other cultures throughout Alaska. Aimed at children ages 9-12, it nicely balances modern challenges and traditional ways. (ALA68, $11.95)

Kavik the Wolf Dog

Kavik the Wolf Dog


by Walt Morey | Peter Parnall

  • LITERATURE
  • 1997
  • PAPER
  • 192 PAGES
  • MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)

A reprint of a classic children's novel about the wolf-dog Kavik and the boy who saves him in the Alaskan wilderness. Kavik, who has been reared as a champion sled-dog, is taken away from the boy and must make a perilous journey back to his home in Washington. Written for preteens. (ALA99, $5.99)

Seabird

Seabird


by Holling C. Holling

  • LITERATURE
  • 1978
  • PAPER
  • 61 PAGES
  • MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)

Across four generations and around the world, by whaler, clipper, steamer and airplane, Holling traces American seafaring through the eyes of an ivory gull in this illustrated classic. Ages 9-12 (OCE79, $11.95)

Czar of Alaska, The Cross of Charlemagne

Czar of Alaska, The Cross of Charlemagne


by Richard Trout

  • MYSTERY
  • 2005
  • HARD COVER
  • 256 PAGES
  • YOUNG ADULTS

The fourth novel in the action-packed, fact-filled, techno-thriller MacGregor Family Adventure Series for young teens, set in Alaska. (ALA232, $15.95)

I Heard the Owl Call My Name

I Heard the Owl Call My Name


by Margaret Craven

  • LITERATURE
  • 1993
  • PAPER
  • 159 PAGES
  • YOUNG ADULTS

In this brief novel, a young vicar comes to live with the Kwakiutl Indians of the town of Kingcome in the Pacific Northwest. Written for teens but worthwhile for adults. (PNW90, $6.99)

Touching Spirit Bear

Touching Spirit Bear


by Ben Mikaelsen

  • LITERATURE
  • 2002
  • PAPER
  • 241 PAGES
  • YOUNG ADULTS

This young adult novel follows Cole, an abused and abusive teen, who chooses banishment to an Alaskan island over incarceration. But for Cole to reform, it takes an encounter with the white Spirit Bear of First Nation legends. (PNW127, $5.99)

Two Old Women: An Alaska Legend of Betrayal, Courage and Survival

Two Old Women: An Alaska Legend of Betrayal, Courage and Survival


by Velma Wallis

  • LITERATURE
  • 2004
  • PAPER
  • 175 PAGES
  • YOUNG ADULTS

A retelling of a traditional Athabaskan legend by an Athabaskan woman born and raised in Fort Yukon. It's an inspiring tale of two old women abandoned by their tribe who must make their way alone through the Alaskan wild. Preteens and teenagers will especially enjoy it. (ALA64, $12.99)

A Northern Christmas


by Rockwell Kent

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 1998
  • HARD COVER
  • 40 PAGES
  • FAMILY

Kent's charming account of a log cabin Christmas with his nine-year-old son in remote Alaska circa 1918, with delightful woodcut illustrations. (ALA175, $12.95)

Call of the Wild, White Fang, and To Build a Fire

Call of the Wild, White Fang, and To Build a Fire


by Jack London

  • LITERATURE
  • 1993
  • PAPER
  • 416 PAGES
  • FAMILY

The best of London's timeless tales of adventure in Alaska, rich in details of history and geography, flora and fauna -- and dogs. (ARC10, $7.95)

The Best of Robert Service, Illustrated Edition

The Best of Robert Service, Illustrated Edition


by Robert Service | Clarence Kinsey | Clarke Kinsey

  • LITERATURE
  • 2003
  • HARD COVER
  • 199 PAGES
  • FAMILY

A bank teller in Whitehorse during the Klondike gold rush, Service immortalized the frontier personalities and character in his colorful read-out-loud sagas. Features period photographs by brothers Clarke and Clarence Kinsey. (ALA37, $19.98)

 

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