alaska

Follow the dogs Baxter, Trevor, Newton, Maia and Titch as they are transported back in time to 1925 Alaska, now as puppies, and must help Balto complete his mission: deliver medicine during the diphtheria outbreak.

Edna Wilder recounts a year of her mother's life, Minnie Nedercook, who grew up in a Native village in Alaska's Norton Sound, and describes the culture, traditions, family values, and daily life.

Photographs and simple text examines different glaciers around the world, how they are formed, their effects on surrounding landscapes, life around glaciers for people and animals, and other related topics.

Describes the annual dog sled race from Anchorage to Nome, Alaska, and the life of the woman who was the first person to win it for three consecutive years.

True story of a brave dog who accompanied John Muir on an exploration of glacial areas in Alaska.

Riveting true story of three men who trek 1,500 miles through near-impassable arctic waste to rescue stranded whalers in 1897.

Describes the tundra habitat and offers an introduction to the animals found in the Alaskan tundra, such as snowy owls, mosquitoes, polar bears, and caribou.

"The ... story of a father's journey with his teenage daughter to the far reaches of Alaska"--Provided by publisher.

Follows the story of Debbie Clarke Moderow, who at the age of forty-seven entered the Iditarod for the first time and, less than 200 miles from the finish line, found that her beloved huskies no longer wanted to run. Desperate to figure out how she had lost touch with her dogs, Moderow spent the next two years training and reconnecting, and finally, after much hardship, human and canines finished the race.