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Three among the wolves

a couple and their dog live a year with wolves in the wild
2004
Helen Thayer recounts her story of living a year among the wolves in the Yukon and the Arctic with her husband, Bill, and their part-wolf dog, Charlie, and tells of her experiences as they learned to understand the social structure and leadership roles of the wolves.

North to the night

a year in the Arctic ice
1999
The author tells the story of his journey to the land above the Arctic Circle where he hoped to spend a winter with the Inuit, but instead found himself alone on his boat, trapped in the ice one hundred miles from the nearest settlement, and beset by blizzards and polar bears.

The North Pole was here

puzzles and perils at the top of the world
2007
The author describes his expedition to the North Pole where he followed oceanographers as they examined the mysteries of climate modeling and global warming.

Douggie

the playful pup who became a sled dog hero
2008
The true story about Douggie, a young pup who eventually earned the position of lead dog for a dangerous expedition to the Magnetic North Pole.

Alone across the Arctic

one woman's epic journey by dog team
2001
Pam Flowers tells the story of how, at the age of thirty-five, she decided to pursue a dream and moved from Texas to Alaska where she learned to become a dog musher and eventually became the first female and first American to travel solo across the entire length of the North American Arctic coast by dog team.

The North Pole was here

puzzles and perils at the top of the world
2006
An environmental reporter recounts his expedition to the North Pole where he followed oceanographers as they studied the mysteries of climate modeling and global warming, revealing how the fate of the pole will impact the earth.

Robert E. Peary

to the top of the world
2002
Photographs and text trace Robert Peary's exploration of the Arctic, including his discovery of the North Pole.

Big-enough Anna

the little sled dog who braved the Arctic
2003
When the lead dog is lost, Anna, the smallest sled dog in her group, musters the courage to take his place on a dangerous journey across the North American Arctic. Based on a true story.

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