pacific northwest

Introduces animals that are a part of the ecosystem of the Pacific Northwest, discussing how they depend on one another and their environment for survival.

Kaya is overjoyed that her sister, Speaking Rain, has returned; however, she is still saddened that she will never see her beloved horse, Steps High.

"Elliot and his friend Uchenna join Professor Fauna as they travel to the Pacific Northwest and help keep a sasquatch family safe from a pack of journalists and a logging company"--Provided by publisher.

Nine-year-old Morgan of the Pacific Northwest is fascinated with aliens and the sasquatch, but his real adventures begin when he meets Lewis, whose parents just bought a motel named the Sasquatch Inn.

Presents six wilderness stories by American novelist Jack London, including the title work which tells of the adventures of an unusual dog, part St. Bernard, part Scotch shepherd, who is forcibly taken to the Klondike gold fields where he eventually becomes the leader of a wolf pack.

Child psychiatrist Julia Cates, her career and confidence destroyed in the wake of a media-heavy scandal, retreats to her Washington hometown where she becomes involved in the fight to prevent the institutionalization of a traumatized, unidentified girl who has emerged from the forest.

"Kaya loves nothing better than riding her beloved horse, Steps High, through the mountains, canyons, and prairies of her homeland. But when Kaya's boasting leads to danger, she earns a terrible nickname she desperately wants to lose--especially now that she's trying to impress a young warrior woman named Swan Circling. Although Kaya has made mistakes, she wants very badly to learn from Swan Circling. But will Swan Circling want to teach her?"--Back cover.

Explores the history, and present culture of Native Americans from the Northwest region, including the Chinook, Kwakwaka'wakw and Bella Coola.

The arrival of an injured stranger from another tribe, traveling alone and apparently unable to speak, arouses suspicion in Kaya's Nez Perce village.

"A young girl in a Pacific Northwest Native American tribe in the 1920s must deal with the death of her father and the loss of her tribe's traditional ways"--Provided by publisher.