Gill, Shelley

Rhyming account of a little girl's quandary as she tries to decide what she can get with her dollar in a candy shop, toy store, deli, and pet department.

Contains the photographic chronicles of two quests--that of Norman Vaughan, a member of the 1928 Byrd expedition to the South Pole who returned at the age of eighty-nine to scale the peak named in his honor; and that of twelve-year-old Merrick Johnston, the youngest person to reach the summit of Mt. McKinley.

A story about Alaska's 1,049 mile sled dog race from Anchorage to Nome through the eyes of lead dog Kiana.

Discover Alaska's dinosaurs when you travel back through prehistoric time.

A rhyming tale about a gal named Rose who sets out to find adventure in Alaska, where she rides a whale to Nome, digs out the Yukon River, and builds mountains out of the gold nuggets she mines.

Describes the types of animals that once roamed through Alaska but are now extinct, such as dinosaurs and mastadons.

Two Alaskan children and an old Eskimo named Nick discover the true meaning of Christmas with the help of a few huskies.

Patrick, a Hawaiian boy, takes readers on a tour of his state's islands, describing Hawaiian history, culture, mythology, geography, and wildlife.

An Eskimo boy takes a step closer to manhood with the aid of his wise grandfather and a dreamtime vision of a woolly mammoth.