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| Alaska ABC Book |
Level
Toddlers to 9
Author
Charlene Kreeger
Illustrator
Shannon Cartwright
Publisher
Sasquatch Books/Paws IV, 2002
Learn your ABCs while you learn about Alaska animals and more.
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| Northern Lights A to Z |
Level
Ages 4 to 8
Author
Mindy Dwyer
Illustrator
Mindy Dwyer
Publisher
Sasquatch Books/Paws IV, 2007
An alphabet book filled with facts and fancy about the amazing northern lights.
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| Colors
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| Count Alaska's Colors |
Level
Toddlers to 9
Author
Shelley Gill
Illustrator
Shannon Cartwright
Publisher
Sasquatch Books/Paws IV, 2002
A fun way to learn colors and numbers--Alaska style.
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| Numbers
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| Adding Arctic Animals |
Level
Toddlers to 9
Author
David S. Bauer
Publisher
Yellow Umbrella Books, 2004
Arctic animals give you a fun way to practice math!
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| Alaska's Twelve Days of Summer |
Level
Toddlers to 9
Author
Pat Chamberlin-Calamar
Illustrator
Shannon Cartwright
Publisher
Sasquatch Books/Paws IV , 2003
A romping read-aloud gives an Alaskan twist to the classic Twelve Days of Christmas.
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| Count Alaska's Colors |
Level
Toddlers to 9
Author
Shelley Gill
Illustrator
Shannon Cartwright
Publisher
Sasquatch Books/Paws IV, 2002
A fun way to learn colors and numbers--Alaska style.
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| Far North in the Arctic: Counting Alaska's Animals |
Level
Toddlers to 9
Author
Cory Hansen
Publisher
Sasquatch Books, 1994
Come along and meet some of Alaska's animals.
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| Polar Polka: Counting Polar Bears in Alaska |
Level
Toddlers to 9
Author
Cherie B. Stihler
Illustrator
Erik Brooks
Publisher
Sasquatch Books, 2008
A band of polka-dancing polar bears are gathered on a big chuck of floating sea ice, but one-by-one the band gets smaller as chunk-by-chunk the ice breaks apart.
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| Ten Rowdy Ravens |
Level
Toddlers to 9
Author
Susan Ewing
Illustrator
Evon Zerbetz
Publisher
Alaska Northwest Books, 2005
Instead of 10 little Indians, it's 10 rowdy ravens in this countdown from 10 book for youngsters and raven lovers.
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| Wiggle-Waggle Woof!: Counting Sled Dogs in Alaska |
Level
Toddlers to 9
Author
Cherie B. Stihler
Illustrator
Michael Bania
Publisher
Sasquatch Books/Paws IV, 2009
While you count paws, ears, and noses, you'll also learn about sled dogs.
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| Poetry
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| Alaska Mother Goose: North Country Nursery Rhymes |
Level
Toddlers to 9
Author
Shelley Gill
Illustrator
Shannon Cartwright
Publisher
Sasquatch Books/Paws IV, 2002
"Hi diddle dare, the moose and the bear, danced by the light of the moon…" Lots of rhymes and fun with Alaskan animals.
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| D is for Dog Team; D is for Denali: Alaska Acrostics from A to Z |
Level
Ages 6 to 12
Author
Ken Waldman
Publisher
Nomadic Press, 2009
The book and CD set contains 52 Alaska acrostic poems, plus and songs.
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| Lucky Hares and Itchy Bears |
Level
Toddlers to 9
Author
Susan Ewing
Illustrator
Evon Zerbetz
Publisher
Alaska Northwest Books, 1996
Find fun facts about 15 favorite animals of the north while you splash, dash, jump, and dance through this book.
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| Midnight Dance of the Snowshoe Hare: Poems of Alaska |
Level
Toddlers to 9
Author
White Carlstrom
Illustrator
Ken Kuroi
Publisher
Philomel, 1998
In playful poems, favorite Alaskan children's writer Nancy Carlstrom shares the changing seasons and all the fun they bring.
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| More Wild Critters |
Level
Ages 6 to 12
Author
Tim Jones
Illustrator
Tom Walker
Publisher
Graphic Arts Center, 1994
Up-close photos of wild critters from Alaska and other wild lands fill the pages of this book, each with a short verse that tells something about the critter.
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| Wild Critters |
Level
Ages 10 & up
Author
Tim Jones
Illustrator
Tom Walker
Publisher
Epicenter Press, 1992, 2007
Short, fun poems paired with bright photographs introduce favorite critters of the North.
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| Recess
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| Recess at 20 Below |
Level
Toddlers to 9
Author
Cindy Lou Aillaud
Publisher
Alaska Northwest Books, 2005
How could it possibly be fun to go outside when the temperature is 20 below zero? Real kids and their teachers show you how they do it.
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| School
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| The Year of Miss Agnes |
Level
Ages 8 to 12
Author
Kirkpatrick Hill
Publisher
Margaret K. McElderry, 2000
10-year old Fred doesn't know what to make of the new teacher, "Miss Agnes," who throws away old textbooks, reads Greek, and tells his classmates they can become doctors or scientists.
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| Teachers
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| The Kids from Nowhere |
Level
Ages 14 & up
Author
George Guthridge
Publisher
Alaska Northwest Books, 2006
Kids from Gambell, Alaska win a national academic competition against all odds.
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| The Year of Miss Agnes |
Level
Ages 8 to 12
Author
Kirkpatrick Hill
Publisher
Margaret K. McElderry, 2000
10-year old Fred doesn't know what to make of the new teacher, "Miss Agnes," who throws away old textbooks, reads Greek, and tells his classmates they can become doctors or scientists.
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