An Evaluation of Children's Books on Alaska
Author : Ellen Martin Brinsmade
Publisher :
Page : 138 pages
File Size : 10,53 MB
Release : 1952
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Author : Ellen Martin Brinsmade
Publisher :
Page : 138 pages
File Size : 10,53 MB
Release : 1952
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ISBN :
Author : Bold Kids
Publisher : FASTLANE LLC
Page : 39 pages
File Size : 45,68 MB
Release : 2019-05-15
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1641933070
Alaska is the biggest state in the US and home to some cool facts. Your child will learn unique facts about Alaska, and some of the cool parts of it, along with unique information you might not know about the state. Pick up a copy of this book today to learn more!
Author : Katy Spangler
Publisher :
Page : 92 pages
File Size : 44,27 MB
Release : 1987
Category : Alaska
ISBN :
Author : Carole Marsh
Publisher : Gallopade International
Page : 52 pages
File Size : 47,31 MB
Release : 2014-12-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0635113783
IÕm Reading About Alaska is a 48-page colorful book that helps students learn what makes Alaska unique. IÕm Reading about Alaska helps early readers learn fun and interesting facts about Alaska. The colorful illustrations, bold, vibrant art, kid-friendly text and photographs help bring the state to life. IÕm Reading About Alaska topics include: Native Americans Explorers Settlement Statehood Flag Capital Seal Nickname Borders Boroughs People Bird Flower Tree Insect Islands Mountains Rivers Landmark Agriculture Sports Claim to Fame Glossary And More!
Author : Jean Craighead George
Publisher : HarperTrophy
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 26,89 MB
Release : 2004-06-01
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780060739447
While running away from home and an unwanted marriage, a thirteen-year-old Eskimo girl becomes lost on the North Slope of Alaska and is befriended by a wolf pack.
Author : Boys and Girls Clubs Alaska
Publisher : Graphic Arts Books
Page : 39 pages
File Size : 43,46 MB
Release : 2015-03-09
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1941821545
This state ABC book for children features brilliant color photographs; each lively page highlights a unique aspect of Alaska’s beauty and culture. For each letter, a short poem describes the pictured word. The book’s eye-popping design and educational content will hold the child’s interest throughout countless readings. The mission of Boys and Girls Clubs Alaska is to empower and inspire the diverse youth of Alaska to reach their full potential by offering them hope, opportunity, and a safe environment.
Author : Shawn T. Shallow
Publisher : Paradise Cay Publications
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 17,13 MB
Release : 2005-03
Category : History
ISBN : 9780939837656
Winter came early to the Arctic in 1897. Frigid temperatures brought pack ice that filled the waters north of the Bering Strait. As a result, virtually the entire North American whaling fleet was trapped, stranding 300 men to die of starvation and exposure. Three escaping ships raised the alarm. Answering the call, three officers from the early U.S. Coast Guard and two missionaries volunteered to travel over 1,500 miles through the Arctic winter to reach the shipwrecked whalers. The rescuers' perilous four-month journey, through mountainous territory and barren sub-zero landscapes never before traversed, was fraught with blizzards, wolves, steep terrain, unstable ice, hunters, and bone-piercing cold. Unaware that a rescue team was on the way, the shipwrecked men endured freezing temperatures, malnutrition, and scurvy before falling into general lawlessness. Their struggles and those of the rescuers are meticulously recreated here from century-old journals. This extraordinary chronicle of hardship and heroism will take you to the heart of one of America's greatest maritime disasters-and the greatest Arctic rescue story in history. "]€]a fascinating, almost unbelievable story that should find an audience among those interested in maritime history, rescue tales and life in the Alaskan territory." Publishers Weekly
Author : Hannah Breece
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 339 pages
File Size : 31,89 MB
Release : 2008-12-30
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0307490548
When Hannah Breece came to Alaska in 1904, it was a remote lawless wilderness of prospectors, murderous bootleggers, tribal chiefs, and Russian priests. She spent fourteen years educating Athabascans, Aleuts, Inuits, and Russians with the stubborn generosity of a born teacher and the clarity of an original and independent mind. Jane Jacobs, Hannah's great-niece, here offers an historical context to Breece's remarkable eyewitness account, filling in the narrative gaps, but always allowing the original words to ring clearly. It is more than an adventure story: it is a powerful work of women's history that provides important--and, at times, unsettling--insights into the unexamined assumptions and attitudes that governed white settler's behavior toward native communities at the turn of the century. "An unforgettable...story of a remarkable woman who lived a heroic life."--The New York Times
Author : Ellen Martin Brinsmade
Publisher :
Page : 50 pages
File Size : 28,66 MB
Release : 1956
Category : Alaska
ISBN :
Author : Ben Mikaelsen
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 44,34 MB
Release : 2010-04-20
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 0062009680
In his Nautilus Award-winning classic Touching Spirit Bear, author Ben Mikaelson delivers a powerful coming-of-age story of a boy who must overcome the effects that violence has had on his life. After severely injuring Peter Driscal in an empty parking lot, mischief-maker Cole Matthews is in major trouble. But instead of jail time, Cole is given another option: attend Circle Justice, an alternative program that sends juvenile offenders to a remote Alaskan Island to focus on changing their ways. Desperate to avoid prison, Cole fakes humility and agrees to go. While there, Cole is mauled by a mysterious white bear and left for dead. Thoughts of his abusive parents, helpless Peter, and his own anger cause him to examine his actions and seek redemption—from the spirit bear that attacked him, from his victims, and, most importantly, from himself. Ben Mikaelsen paints a vivid picture of a juvenile offender, examining the roots of his anger without absolving him of responsibility for his actions, and questioning a society in which angry people make victims of their peers and communities. Touching Spirit Bear is a poignant testimonial to the power of a pain that can destroy, or lead to healing. A strong choice for independent reading, sharing in the classroom, homeschooling, and book groups.