Describes the winter landscape and wildlife of the Alaskan tundra through which the gray wolf pack runs on its November hunt for caribou.

How cold does it have to be before Alaskan kids stay inside for recess? This is a photo book with text written from a child's perspective on what kids do during recess at 20 below. We see kids getting ready for recess, putting on layers of outdoor clothing, and then somebody has to go to the bathroom! Going sledding, swinging, running around outside with frosted-up eyelashes and face masks.

Describes the customs, people, and places of Alaska. Maps and symbols are included to enrich the student's understanding of geography and state identity.

The story of the heroic role played by sled dogs, including the Siberian husky Togo, in the delivery of antitoxin serum to those stricken with diphtheria in 1925 Nome. Includes historical notes about the event as well as about the Iditarod Sled Dog Race which commemorates it.

"The book uses maps, full color photographs, and easy-to-read text to introduce the state of Alaska"--

Provides a colorful, comprehensive portrait of Alaska's history, people, land, economy, and government.

This travelogue-like book is filled with current state facts and statistical data about Alaska. Important historical information about the state segues to up-to-date details on cities, economics, geography, sports, climate, and more.

"Togo and Balto were fast and trustworthy.  Sled dogs are trained from a very early age, but nothing could have prepared Togo and Balto for their role in delivering a lifesaving serum in record time to save a town of sick children.  The speedy dogs were the only way that the serum could reach the children in time" --

"It's July on Alaska's North Slope, and scientist Denver Holt is in Utqiagvik surveying nests. Denver has been coming here since 1992, and the snowy owls he studies have been coming here much longer: thousands of years. With its mix of coastal, low-elevation tundra and a rich presence of lemmings, the North Slope is the only area in Alaska where snowy owls regularly nest. How do snowy owls decide where they will nest? How do they manage to arrive...