Geographic Orientation/Alaska
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The Cruelest Miles: The Heroic Story of Dogs and Men in a Race Against an Epidemic
$16.95 Add to cartWhen a deadly diphtheria epidemic swept through Nome, Alaska, in 1925, the local doctor knew that without a fresh batch of antitoxin, his patients would die. The lifesaving serum was a thousand miles
- Author: Salisbury, Gay
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: February 17 2005
- ISBN10: 0393325709
- Language: English
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Raven Stole the Moon
$18.99 Add to cart“Deeply moving, superbly crafted, and highly unconventional.” —Washington Times
Raven Stole the Moon is the stunning first novel from Garth Stein, author of the phenomenal New York Times bestseller Th
- Author: Stein, Garth
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 464
- Publish Date: March 09 2010
- ISBN10: 0061806382
- Language: English
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Roadside Geology of Alaska
$28.00 Add to cartThe biggest US state is full of superlatives. Denali, the highest peak in North America at 20,320 feet, is still rising, pushed upward as a tectonic plate collides from the south. The collision has al… [more below]
- Author: Connor, Cathy
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 317
- Publish Date: September 01 2014
- ISBN10: 0878426191
- Language: English
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Strangers on a Train
$7.99 Add to cartNancy and her friends take their detective skills on an Alaskan adventure in this second book of the Nancy Drew Diaries, a fresh approach to a classic series.Nancy’s Alaskan adventure continues as she… [more below]
- Series: Nancy Drew Diaries #2
- Author: Keene, Carolyn
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: February 05 2013
- ISBN10: 1416990739
- Language: English
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Dogsong
$8.99 Read moreA Newbery Honor Book
A teen boy wants to trade in the noise of his contemporary world for the song of nature and the old ways in this poignant young
An ALA Best Book for Young Adults and Notable Book- Author: Paulsen, Gary
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: May 01 2007
- ISBN10: 1416939628
- Language: English
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Molly of Denali: A-maze-ing Snow [With Stickers]
$4.99 Add to cartBased on the Molly of Denali TV show now airing on PBS KIDS! A-maze-ing Snow is a storybook with stickers!
A blizzard blows through Qyah, Alaska, and the school roof caves in! Luckily, Molly knows jus
- Series: Molly of Denali
- Author: Wgbh Kids
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 24
- Publish Date: October 01 2019
- ISBN10: 006295038X
- Language: English
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The Wild Muir: Twenty-Two of John Muir’s Greatest Adventures
$12.99 Add to cartHere is an entertaining collection of famed conservationist John Muir’s most exciting adventures in nature, representing some of his finest writing. From the famous avalanche ride off the rim of Yosem… [more below]
- Author: Stetson, Lee
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: March 12 2013
- ISBN10: 1930238371
- Language: English
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The Only Kayak: A Journey Into the Heart of Alaska
$19.95 Add to cartWinner of the 2020 National Outdoor Book Award for Outdoor Classic! In this coming-of-middle-age memoir, Kim Heacox, writing in the tradition of Abbey, McPhee, and Thoreau, discovers an Alaska reborn … [more below]
- Author: Heacox, Kim
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 248
- Publish Date: May 01 2020
- ISBN10: 1493049402
- Language: English
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The Alaska Native Reader: History, Culture, Politics
$30.95 Add to cartAlaska is home to more than two hundred federally recognized tribes. Yet the long histories and diverse cultures of Alaska’s first peoples are often ignored, while the stories of Russian fur hunters a… [more below]
- Series: World Readers
- Author: Williams, Maria Sh?a Tl?a
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 416
- Publish Date: August 01 2009
- ISBN10: 0822344807
- Language: English
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Alaska: Saga of a Bold Land
$21.99 Add to cartThe history of Alaska is filled with stories of new land and new riches — and ever present are new people with competing views over how the valuable resources should be used: Russians exploiting a fu
- Author: Borneman, Walter R.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 608
- Publish Date: January 20 2004
- ISBN10: 0060503076
- Language: English
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If You Lived Here, I’d Know Your Name: News from Small-Town Alaska
$18.99 Add to cart“Part Annie Dillard, part Anne Lamott, essayist and NPR commentator Heather Lende introduces readers to life in the town of Haines, Alaska . . . subtly reminding readers to embrace each day, each oppo… [more below]
- Author: Lende, Heather
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: June 01 2006
- ISBN10: 156512524X
- Language: English
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Coming Into the Country
$22.00 Add to cartComing into the Country is an unforgettable account of Alaska and Alaskans. It is a rich tapestry of vivid characters, observed landscapes, and descriptive narrative, in three principal segments that
- Author: McPhee, John
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 448
- Publish Date: April 01 1991
- ISBN10: 0374522871
- Language: English
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The Nature of Alaska: An Introduction to Familiar Plants, Animals & Outstanding Natural Attractions
$16.95 Add to cartAmerica’s last frontier is one of the great natural areas on earth. Alaska’s rugged mountain ranges, lush forests, muskeg-bogs and open tundra are home to a rich array of wildlife including 105 specie… [more below]
- Series: Waterford Press Field Guides
- Author: Kavanagh, James
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: February 01 2006
- ISBN10: 1583552995
- Language: English
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Julie of the Wolves
$9.99 Add to cartThe thrilling Newbery Medal-winning classic about a girl lost on the Alaskan tundra and how she survives with the help of a wolf pack.
Julie of the Wolves is a staple in the canon of children’s literat
- Series: Julie of the Wolves #1
- Author: George, Jean Craighead
- Binding: Mass Market Paperbound
- Page Count: 201
- Publish Date: September 16 2003
- ISBN10: 0060540958
- Language: English
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The Yiddish Policemen’s Union
$28.99 Add to cartFor sixty years, Jewish refugees and their descendants have prospered in the Federal District of Sitka, a “temporary” safe haven created in the wake of revelations of the Holocaust and the shocking 19
- Author: Chabon, Michael
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 432
- Publish Date: May 01 2007
- ISBN10: 0007149824
- Language: English
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Mama, Do You Love Me?: (Books about Mother’s Love, Mama and Baby Forever Book)
$17.99 Add to cartMama, do you love me? Yes I do Dear One. How much? In this universal story, a child tests the limits of independence and comfortingly learns that a parent’s love is unconditional and everlasting. The … [more below]
- Series: Mama & Papa, Do You Love Me?
- Author: Joosse, Barbara
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: June 01 1991
- ISBN10: 087701759X
- Language: English
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Julie of the Wolves
$18.99 Read moreThe thrilling Newbery Medal-winning classic about a girl lost on the Alaskan tundra and how she survives with the help of a wolf pack.
Julie of the Wolves is a staple in the canon of children’s literat
- Series: Julie of the Wolves #1
- Author: George, Jean Craighead
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 170
- Publish Date: November 30 1972
- ISBN10: 0060219432
- Language: English
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Woodsong
$7.99 Add to cartA LIFE AS EXCITING AS FICTION
Gary Paulsen, three-time Newbery Honor author, is no stranger to adventure. He has flown off the back of a dogsled and down a frozen waterfall to near disaster, and wait- Author: Paulsen, Gary
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: May 1, 2007
- ISBN10: 1416939393
- Language: English
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Pedro’s Pan: A Gold Rush Story
$13.99 Add to cartDiscover the whimsical tale of friendship between one man and his gold pan, and their journey in the wake of the Gold Rush.
“A plucky pan is a prospector’s devoted companion as they venture through th
- Author: Lasley, Matthew
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: April 4, 2023
- ISBN10: 1513139134
- Language: English
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Fodor’s Alaska
$22.99 Read moreWhether you want to spot wildlife in Denali National Park , cruise past glaciers in Glacier Bay , or experience the Northern Lights , the local Fodor’s travel experts in Alaska are here to help!
- Series: Full-Color Travel Guide
- Author: Fodor’s Travel Guides
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 400
- Publish Date: February 08, 2022
- ISBN10: 164097475X
- Language: English
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