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Superb travel writing... One of the most refreshing travel guides this reviewer has encountered. Highly recommended.

A beautifully illustrated Alaska Native story of a young boy and his encounter with the fabled Fox Man, and how doing the right thing isn't always easy but important in the end. Life is hard for Chia. His village doesn't have enough food and every day there are many chores to do. Chia always goes to bed hungry and tired, until one day in the middle of the night he wakes to a strange noise. He decides to investigate-and meets the legendary Fox ...

Discover 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 the Alaskan interior. But when their search turns up empty, Pan begins to wonder if he's broken in this lighthearted glimpse into gold rush history." --New York Public Library, Best Books for Kids 2019 (Nonfiction History) "Though the story is hum...

Anna may be the smallest member of the dog team, but she's surely the most determined. In this incredible true story, Anna is picked to join a thrilling, 2, 500-mile expedition across the top of the world. When the lead dog becomes lost, it's up to Anna to take his place. Will she have what is takes to ensure the survival of all? Arctic adventurer Pam Flowers shares Anna's amazing story in classrooms and auditoriums all over North America. Chi...

In the Arctic, before winter gives way to buds and flowers, breakup occurs-the moment when the ice of a frozen river suddenly breaks apart in a spectacular sight-and-sound show. Massive chunks of ice crunch and pound against one another, pushing their way down river towards the sea. '"That river will come to visit us today, " said Kumak. The water starts rising. It spills out of the river banks, up over the sandy beach, and begins flowing up p...

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A collection of stories, photographs, and recipes about the incredible bounty and island culture hidden in Southeast Alaska, My Father's Smokehouse vividly explores the author's way of life as she uses traditional Tlingit and Sámi knowledge to care for the people and the world around her. Located near one of the oldest Tlingit settlements in Wrangell, Alaska, is Mickey's Fishcamp, named after three generations of fishermen in Vivian Faith Pres...

The Kenai is a world-class salmon river that attracts fishermen from all over the world, but is also the everyman river of the great fishing paradise of Alaska because of its accessibility. The Kenai River is special not only because world-record salmon are caught in its stunning green waters, but because it is on the road system and thus can be accessed by the average fisherman, not merely the well-to-do who pay huge sums to fish in remote Al...

Among the Northwest Coast Indians (Tlingit, Haida, and others), potlatches traditionally are lavish community gatherings marking important events, such as funerals or marriages. In celebrations that often last many days, sumptuous meals are served, legends about clans and ancestors are sung and enacted with dances, masks, costumes, and drums, totem poles are often raised, and gifts are presented to all guests. Through this custom, cultural tie...

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Do you want to build a log home? From tools and site selection to foundation work and bush cabin etiquette, BUILDING THE ALASKA LOG HOME includes everything you need to build with logs. The detailed drawings and insightful text in which Walker explains every step clearly and concisely take you from standing timber to the finished home. As Walker sums it up, "If you build carefully, fifty or sixty years from now someone will look at your handiw...

Told in singsong rhymes and colorfully illustrated with gorgeous linocut art, this is a beautiful bedtime story for children to explore the Arctic before drifting off to sleep. Full color.

A collection of canine-related conundrums a couple faces as a result of sharing their life in Alaska with forty sled dogs. This book will give readers a peek at the endless adventures and misadventures that come from living with and caring for retired sled dogs.

Lowell Thomas Jr. is a famed Alaskan who made his mark as a Bush pilot and by serving in state government, but who also has had a lifetime's worth of adventures that have taken him around the world. Thomas, now eighty-nine, and living in Anchorage, is the son of one of the most widely known Americans of the twentieth century, and his connection to Lowell Thomas Sr. (1892-1981) enabled him to jump-start his life of adventure at a very early age...