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| Benny's Flag |
Level
Ages 6 to 9
Author
Phyllis Krasilovksy
Illustrator
Jim Fowler
Publisher
Roberts Rinehart, 2002
A 13 year-old Aleut boy living at the Jesse Lee Home in Seward wins a statewide contest to design the flag for the new state of Alaska.
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| Disasters
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| Blessing's Bead |
Level
Ages 10 & up
Author
Debby Dahl Edwardson
Publisher
Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2009
A novel for young adults about love, loss, and finding your way home.
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| The Exxon Valdez's Deadly Oil Spill |
Level
Ages 10 & up
Author
Linda Beech
Publisher
Bearport, 2007
In 1989 the largest oil spill ever happened in Alaska's Prince William Sound. This book tells the story of the who, how, and what happened.
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| The Great Death |
Level
Ages 10 & up
Author
John Smelcer
Publisher
Holt, 2009
Based on a real story, this book tells of a period of great sadness in Alaska when as many as 60-70% of the Alaska Native population died from diseases brought by white people. This story focuses on two sisters who did not die.
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| The Lamp, the Ice and the Boat Called Fish: Based On a True Story |
Level
Toddlers to 9
Author
Jacqueline Briggs Martin
Illustrator
Beth Krommes
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin, 2001
Based on a true story, read how a boat's crew survives a winter trapped in the Arctic ice.
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| Togo |
Level
Toddlers to 9
Author
Robert J. Blake
Illustrator
Robert J. Blake
Publisher
Philomel, 2002
Balto has gotten much of the credit for getting the life-saving serum to Nome, but Togo is the unsung hero. This is his story.
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| Famous People
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| Benny's Flag |
Level
Ages 6 to 9
Author
Phyllis Krasilovksy
Illustrator
Jim Fowler
Publisher
Roberts Rinehart, 2002
A 13 year-old Aleut boy living at the Jesse Lee Home in Seward wins a statewide contest to design the flag for the new state of Alaska.
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| Gold Rushes
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| Children of the Gold Rush |
Level
Ages 10 & up
Author
Claire Rudolf Murphy
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Jane G. Haigh
Publisher
Alaska Northwest Books, 2001
It wasn't just men who came North looking for gold. Families followed. Meet some of the children and find out how they lived and played in Gold Rush towns of the north.
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| Down the Yukon |
Level
Ages 10 & up
Author
Will Hobbs
Publisher
HarperCollins, 2001
The sequel to Jason's Gold takes readers back to Gold Rush Dawson City. Jason and his girlfriend enter a boat race to Nome with a big prize but big risks.
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| Enticed by Gold |
Level
Ages 10 & up
Author
Douglas DeVries
Publisher
Jade Ram, 2003
The final book in a trilogy of Sven Olafsen, a 14 year-old boy, who came to the North in search of his father. In this book, he is trying to get back home.
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| Fevering for Gold |
Level
Ages 10 & up
Author
Douglas DeVries
Publisher
Jade Ram , 1999
Second in the Sven Olafsen trilogy. In this book, Sven and his sister Fieda head to Nome.
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| Gold Rush Dogs |
Level
Ages 14 & up
Author
Claire Rudolf Murphy
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Jane G. Haigh
Publisher
Alaska Northwest Books, 2001
Dogs were great company and protection for lonely miners in the far north. Lots of photos and short stories show why these dogs were so special.
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| Gold Rush Runaway |
Level
Ages 10 & up
Author
Douglas DeVries
Publisher
Jade Ram , 1997
14 year-old Sven Olafsen runs away to the Far North in search of his father in the late 1800s, joining Lt. Castner's trail-cutting expedition along the way. Based on Lt. Castner's journals.
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| Gold Rush Winter |
Level
Ages 6 to 12
Author
Claire Rudolf Murphy
Illustrator
Richard Waldrep
Publisher
Random House, 2005
Young Klondy Nelson and her mother finally join her father in Nome. But will she fit in in this isolated gold rush town?
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| Jason's Gold |
Level
Ages 10 & up
Author
Will Hobbs
Publisher
Morrow, 1999
15 year-old Jason catches gold fever and heads north, making his way to the Klondike over the Chilkoot Trail in search of gold and his older brothers who left before he could.
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| Klondike Gold |
Level
Ages 9 to 12
Author
Alice Provensen
Publisher
Simon & Schuster, 2006
What happens when a man leaves his boring life behind and heads to the Yukon in search of gold? Mixed in with this story of adventure are sidebars filled with facts about the Klondike Gold Rush.
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| Revolver |
Level
Ages 12 & up
Author
Marcus Sedgwick
Publisher
Roaring Brook, 2009
A story full of suspense involving a 14 year-old boy, the Colt revolver his father taught him to shoot, and a stranger claiming he's owed half of the gold stashed at the remote cabin where the boy sits with his father's frozen corpse.
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| The Bite of the Gold Bug: A Story of the Alaskan Gold Rush |
Level
Ages 10 & up
Author
Barthe DeClements
Publisher
Viking, 1992
Part of the "Once Upon a Time in America" series, this book covers the Klondike Gold Rush through the eyes of a 14 year-old boy who travels with his uncle and father to the gold fields in 1898.
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| The Call of the Wild |
Level
Ages 10 & up
Author
Jack London
Publisher
Various publishers and editions,
Buck, stolen from his home in California, is shipped north during the height of the Klondike Gold Rush as a work dog. A classic tale of adventure and survival.
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| The Klondike Cat |
Level
Toddlers to 9
Author
Julie Lawson
Illustrator
Paul Mombourquette
Publisher
Kids Can Press, 2002
Young Noah doesn't want to leave the family cat behind when he and his father head to the Yukon in search of gold. Will the cat be a burden or bring good luck?
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| Iditarod
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| Akiak: A Tale from the Iditarod |
Level
Toddlers to 9
Author
Robert J. Blake
Illustrator
Robert J. Blake
Publisher
Philomel, 1997
Akiak hurts her paw during the Iditarod and has to be "dropped" but she refuses to go home. Anyone who loves dogs and the Iditarod will appreciate this adventure story.
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| Granite |
Level
Toddlers to 9
Author
Susan Butcher
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David Monson
Illustrator
Sarah Douglas
Publisher
Trail Breaker Kennel, 2007
Susan Butcher won the Iditarod 4 times. Granite was her greatest lead dog, but he didn't start out that way. Susan saw potential in the scruffy pup and even when the doctors said he would never be strong enough to run the race, Granite and Susan didn't give up.
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| Mush! Across Alaska in the World's Longest Sled-Dog Race |
Level
Toddlers to 9
Author
Patricia Seibert
Illustrator
Jan Davey Ellis
Publisher
Millbrook Press, 1992
Nice introduction to the Iditarod Sled Dog race.
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| Painter and Ugly |
Level
Toddlers to 9
Author
Robert J. Blake
Illustrator
Robert J. Blake
Publisher
Philomel, 2011
A story of friendship and teamwork on the Iditarod trail.
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| Storm Run: The Story of the First Woman to Win the Iditarod Sled Dog Race |
Level
Ages 6 to 12
Author
Libby Riddles
Illustrator
Shannon Cartwright
Publisher
Sasquatch Books/Paws IV , 2002
This is the story of how Libby Riddles became the first woman to win the Iditarod.
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| The Great Serum Race: Blazing the Iditarod Trail |
Level
Ages 10 & up
Author
Debbie S. Miller
Illustrator
Jon Van Zyle
Publisher
Walker, 2002
In 1925 children in Nome were dying. They needed medicine but the weather was so bad that no planes could fly, so dog mushers organized a relay that would carry the precious serum from Nenana to Nome.
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| The Iditarod: Story of the Last Great Race |
Level
Ages 6 to 12
Author
Ian Young
Publisher
Red Brick Learning, 2003
History of the Iditarod, stories of top mushers, and the top dogs of the race.
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| Togo |
Level
Toddlers to 9
Author
Robert J. Blake
Illustrator
Robert J. Blake
Publisher
Philomel, 2002
Balto has gotten much of the credit for getting the life-saving serum to Nome, but Togo is the unsung hero. This is his story.
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| Woodsong |
Level
Ages 10 & up
Author
Gary Paulsen
Publisher
Bradbury Press, 1990
For readers who love books by Gary Paulsen (Hatchet etc), this book gives you a look at Paulsen's own life and his love of adventure and dogs.
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| Russian America
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| Dancing at the Odinochka |
Level
Ages 10 & up
Author
Kirkpatrick Hill
Publisher
Margaret K. McElderry, 2005
The Odinochka is a trading post. The time is just after the Russians sold Alaska to the U.S. Life remains much like it was in Russian America…until Americans arrive to build a telegraph line.
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| World War II
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| Aleutian Sparrow |
Level
Ages 12 & up
Author
Karen Hesse
Publisher
Margaret K. McElderry, 2003
A moving story of Vera, a teenager who is forced to relocate with her fellow villagers when the Japanese invade the Aleutians.
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| Gold Star Sister |
Level
Ages 10 & up
Author
Claire Rudolf Murphy
Publisher
Lodestar, 1994
While helping take care of her Gram, 13 year-old Carrie discovers a long-held secret--her Gram had a brother who died in the Aleutians during World War II. Among his things is an unopened letter from a dying soldier to his infant son that Carrie vows to deliver.
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| The Wind Is Not a River |
Level
Ages 8 to 12
Author
Arnold Griese
Illustrator
Glo Coalson
Publisher
Boyds Mills Press, 1996
When the Japanese invade the Aleutians, two children escape capture. How do they survive?
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