alaska

Examines territorial expansion in the years following the Civil War and discusses the people and land of Alaska and its purchase from Russia in 1868, the 1896 Klondike Gold Rush, strategic military importance to the U.S., and statehood in 1959.

After her boyfriend is killed in a hunting accident, Alaska high-school-senior Marty, with help from her mother and two younger sisters, tries to get over her grief and begin a new life.

Examines the arctic tundra, its life and ecosystems, and its responses to temperature and weather.

Describes the annual dog sled race from Anchorage to Nome, Alaska, and the life of the woman who was the first person to win it for three consecutive years.

A journal of the author's observations and adventures while working on a research vessel counting seabirds through Alaska's Aleutian Island chain.

Describes how the concerted efforts of an international team of concerned people eased the suffering of three gray whales trapped by ice off the coast of Alaska and eventually helped two of them back to the open sea.

Homesteaders Jack and Mabel struggle to survive in the harsh Alaskan wilderness, but the couple's quiet life of hard work and routine suddenly changes when a small girl named Faina magically appears on their doorstep.

In their father's absence, thirteen-year-old September and her younger brother Ivan disobey his orders by taking the boat out on their Alaska bay, where they are caught in a terrifying storm called a williwaw.

Describes a river in Alaska and the life that it supports, emphasizing how the living things around it are connected and dependent upon it for their survival.

After two weeks on the trail and traveling over 1,000 miles, Susan Butcher nears Nome and the end of the Iditarod. Has she won again?.