dogsledding

What does it take to move forty dogs, three sleds, twenty tons of food and gear, and six men from all over the world across nearly four thousand of the coldest miles on earth? Cathy de Moll, the executive director of the 1990 International Trans-Antarctica Expedition, introduces leaders Will Steger and Jean-Louis Etienne, who made it happen. There were several other international members of the team as well. As important as the perservation of Antarctica is, one of the greatest lessons learned was that the international cooperation that was needed for the expedition's success is every bit as essential as that of preservation.

In this survival story set in Alaska, fourteen-year-old Vicky and her dog sled team find an injured sledder in the wilderness.

Shares the story of Granite, a dog raised by Susan Butcher to become the leader of her sled dog team, discussing his weakness as a puppy, the potential she nurtured in him, the injury and illness that nearly killed the dog, and his heroic feat in leading Susan and the team through a blizzard to victory in the Iditarod race.

"A nonfiction companion to Magic Tree House #54: Balto of the Blue dawn"--Provided by publisher.

"Flora the pig ditches the sedentary life on the farm for an adventure in Antarctica, where she escapes the knife and lives her dream of pulling a sled with a team of dogs"--Provided by publisher.

Thirteen-year-old Tatum's dream of competing in the grueling 1,049-mile Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race may be at an end when she becomes lost in a freak snowstorm during a training run on Alaska's remote Santa Ysabel Island.

A fourteen-year-old Eskimo boy who feels at odds with aspects of modern life takes a 1400-mile journey by dog sled across ice, tundra, and mountains seeking his own "song" of himself.

An autobiography of Alaskan dog sled racer, Mary Shields from her first experiences in Alaska as a counselor for the Camp Fire Girls to her trip to the Arctic Circle by dog sled in 1980.

Chronicles the history of the Yukon Quest, a 1,000 mile dog sled race through Alaska and Canada; includes information on the route, the participants, and how race dogs are raised and cared for.

A true story of "Rivers," a blind Alaskan racing sled dog, the challenges he faced, and how he overcame them.