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The Great Serum Race: Blazing the Iditarod Trail

5 reviews
Debbie S. Miller

Walker Books for Young Readers, 2003

A treasure to own for everyone
The Great Serum Race, Blazing the Iditarod Trail by Debbie S. Miller with illustrations by Jon Van Zyle, the official artist of the dogsled race and a two-time participant in the Iditarod, is a children's book, ages 7 to 10, published in 2002 by Walker & Company. This has become one of my favorite books for introducing children to this amazing race of skill and endurance. The book is based on ...

Running With Champions: A Midlife Journey on the Iditarod Trail

13 reviews
Lisa Frederic

Alaska Northwest Books, 2006

chance encounter
On a recent trip to Alaska's Denali National Park, my wife and I were fortunate to have an extremely knowledgeable tour guide who had spent the last 27 years in Alaska, first as a commercial fisherman(or fisherwoman) and now as a dog trainer/fisherman/tour guide. Only in passing, at the end of our delightful 8 hour tour, did she mention that she had completed the Iditarod (at age 42). Seeing ...

Winterdance: The Fine Madness of Running the Iditarod

145 reviews
Gary Paulsen

Perfection Learning Prebound, 1995

Excellent, very well written book!
I read this book a few years ago, and it practically had me rolling on the floor laughing at times. Finally got it for myself to own, and it's still every bit as good. Gary Paulsen has a wonderful way with words, and is an excellent storyteller. I wholeheartedly recommend this book to anyone.

Akiak : A Tale from the Iditarod

5 reviews
Robert J. Blake

Philomel, 1997

A heartwarming dog story from the land of bitter cold!
We recently added "Akiak" to our elementary school library collection, because one of our primary classes was following this year's Iditarod. It instantly became a popular title, and several other classes have thoroughly enjoyed it as a read-aloud. I can see "Akiak" becoming an annual tradition, right before the first "mush" of the famous Alaskan sled-dog race. In frosty clear language, ...

Backstage Iditarod

11 reviews
June Price

Sunhusky Productions, 2007

This is the book to read if you really want to know what goes into this great race!!!
June Price does an excellent job of bringing you right there through it all.... if you really want to know what these mushers do, go through, and provide for their dogs, how much a part of the team they are, then read this book. It's a very well done account of the true happenings surrounding this great race. June has spent many years with these very people, researching, learning, and ...

Kiana's Iditarod

25 reviews
Shelley Gill

Sasquatch Books/Paws IV Children's Books, 2009

Chris at Ashley River EL.
I liked this book because it has excitement.I also liked this book because of the colorful pictures.I liked the part when they were in the iditarod near the finish line.

Adventures of the Iditarod Air Force: True Stories About the Pilots Who Fly for Alaska's Famous Sled Dog Race

4 reviews
Ted Mattson

Epicenter Press, 1997

It is a good book on a subject not easy to record.
Ted acquaints the reader with stories that could only come from being a pilot himself. Having done some flying in the Alaskan bush, I became acquainted with the author and know of his intense love of the subject. I recommend readers also read "The Eye of the Rainbow", Ted Matson's first writing. You will have a greater respect of the Alaskan adventurer.

Danger: The Dog Yard Cat (Discoveries in Palaeontology)

22 reviews
Libby Riddles

Sasquatch Books/Paws IV Children's Books, 2002

Kathleen at Ashley River El.
Danger the Dog Yard Cat was one of the best books I've ever read because it's funny with a very catchy ending. Shelley Gill is funny and cool.

Back of the Pack: An Iditarod Rookie Musher's Alaska Pilgrimage to Nome

10 reviews
Don Bowers

Publication Consultants, 1996

Merely finishing this race is a great adventure
Subtitled, "An Iditarod Rookie Musher's Alaska Pilgrimage to Nome", the author, Don Bowers, shares his 1994 and 1995 experience in running a team of sled dogs on the 1,100-mile run from Anchorage to Nome in the race that has been sometimes called the "Last Great Race on Earth." He was 48 years old, a bachelor, with no previous experience in dog mushing. However, he was a pilot who lived Alaska ...

Termination Dust

13 reviews
Sue Henry

Books on Tape, 2000

Past and present are interwoven
Sue Henry writes another winner in "Termination Dust", the second book of her Alex Jensen Mystery Series. Canoeist Jim Hampton is on a trip down the Yukon River when he discovers the bones and the journal of a prospecter, Addison Riser from the Klondike Gold Rush of 1897. While pondering the question of what may have caused Riser's death, Hampton is attacked and left for dead himself. He ...

The Alaskan Adventure (Hardy Boys, No 138) (The Hardy Boys)

1 review
Franklin W. Dixon

Demco Media Inc, 1996

GREAT BOOKS BY FRANKLIN W.DIXON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
DON'T UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING FOR.

Dashing Through The Snow

1 review
Sherry Shahan

Millbrook Press, 1997

I have read this book and find the photographs to be fantast
The photographs are fantastic to show what all is being described in this book. I found the material to be factual and presented in an interesting manner for an elementary student who wishes to write a report on sled dogs or sledogging as a sport. It would also be a good book to learn about sled dogs and their sport. I live in Alaska and follow sled dog activity. I have also written a ...

Elim: The Determined Athlete

4 reviews
Joan F. Jackson

Publication Consultants, 1998

A great story that encourages children to do their best.
This story is based on a real dog's experience along the Alaskan Iditarod Trail. The illustrations tell the story in great detail. Children particularly enjoy Elim's facial expressions and actions. It is an inspiring story that every child will enjoy.

Storm Run: The Story of the First Woman to Win the Iditarod Sled Dog Race

2 reviews
Libby Riddles

Sasquatch Books/Paws IV Children's Books, 2001

A highly recommended story of fulfilling one's dreams.
Libby Riddles' Storm Run is a picturebook of the exciting true story of the first woman to win the Iditarod Sled Dog Race in Alaska. Storm Run is the story of fulfilling one's dream, daring freezing treasures and bonding with loyal sled dogs. Wonderfully illustrated by Shannon Cartwright with soft, full-color artwork, Storm Run is an especially recommended giftbook for young girls nurturing their ...

Fan's Guide to the Iditarod

2 reviews
Mary H. Hood

Alpine Publications, 1996

Great Book!
This is a great book. The training section helped me with ideas for my dogs, as did the parts on equipment and feeding.

Iditarod dream: Dusty and his sled dogs compete in Alaska's Jr. Iditarod

2 reviews
Ted Wood

Scholastic, 2001

A. D. Tarbox, Freelance Reviewer for Midwest Book Review
I chose this book because I wanted to know more about sled dog racing. Wood does a wonderful job with photographs and text to tell the story of Dusty, a high schooler, and his sled dogs getting ready to race in the Jr. Iditarod in Alaska. This book is great for 8-12 year olds but adults will like it too. A. D. Tarbox, author of ALREADY ASLEEP (October 2006)

Dogs of the Iditarod

2 reviews
Jeff Schultz

Sasquatch Books, 2003

Great for anyone who loves sled dogs
Being partial to sled dogs myself (I am owned by two) I very much enjoyed leafing through this book. I actually bought it as a gift for my brother who adopted an Alaskan Husky last year, but I may have to buy another copy for myself! Good portraits of the various types of dogs which nowadays run this intense and challenging race. The photos and text give you a glimpse into the world of sled ...

The Mystery on Alaska' s Iditarod Trail (Carole Marsh Mysteries)

2 reviews
Carole Marsh

Gallopade International, 2003

Great for Homeschoolers!
My son is ten and really enjoyed this book. I picked it up because he has really enjoyed the huskies on Nintendogs, and I thought he might like this tale. He did! We will be reading more of these mysteries! Carole Marsh uses real kids in her book. As far as a work of fiction, there is not that much imagination, but the stories are VERY real, and very educational. The dialog between the ...

Jon Van Zyle's Iditarod Memories: 25 Years of Poster Art from the Last Great Race

2 reviews
Jona Van Zyle

Epicenter Press, 2008

For anyone who has ever thrilled to an Iditarod event
Jon Van Zyle's Iditarod Memories, Alaskan artist Jon Van Zyle has captured the twenty-five years of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race year by year with his commemorative posters celebrating the triumph, heroes, historic tales, and spirit of this classic dog sledding event. With true-life Iditarod stories by Jona Van Zyle, this 64-page book is a fitting memorial testament and celebration of human ...

Iditarod: The Great Race to Nome

2 reviews
Bill Sherwonit

Sasquatch Books, 2002

A Useful and Informative Book
Iditarod; The Great Race to Nome, is a informative book with abundant and excellent pictures to supplement the text. Iditarod; The Great Race to Nome, provides information about the gold rush, early sled dog races, and how the Iditarod dog sled race got started and more! It also includes tidbits of information about various topics that relate to the Iditarod, such as mushers. Wonderful ...

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