Debby Dahl Edwardson, Author, Annie Patterson, Illustrator, Shelley Gill, Author , illus. by Annie Patterson. Charlesbridge/Talewinds $15.95 (32p) ISBN 978-1-57091-393-8
First-time author Edwardson presents culture and custom through a child's eyes with this handsome tale about the whaling traditions of northern Alaska's Iñupiat Eskimos. Relayed in lyrical prose, the narrative centers on Amiqqaq, a...
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Shelley Gill, illus. by Robin James. Sasquatch/Little Bigfoot (Random, dist.), $16.99 (32p) ISBN 978-1-57061-909-0
Gill keeps to the Alaskan theme of several of her previous picture books as she tells the stories of 19 dogs with ties to the 49th state. Some are loyal companions and protectors, while others are trained service and rescue dogs; historical events...
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Shelley Gill, illus. by Marc Scheff. Charlesbridge, $12.95 (64p) ISBN 978-1-57091-354-9
Over five brisk chapters, Gill (Alaska’s Dog Heroes) shares stories from her itinerant youth with an adoptive husky named Gabe as her steadfast companion. As readers follow Gill from city apartments to a Colorado teepee and the Alaskan wilderness, “b
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Shelley Gill, Author, Grace Lin, Illustrator, Deborah Tobola, Joint Author Charlesbridge Publishing $16.95 (32p) ISBN 978-0-88106-294-6
""Saturday morning, I sure am in luck!/ A raise in allowance--I get a buck!"" Yes, one dollar is the buck featured in this feeble tale. When her father drops her at a store offering wares ranging from stuffed animals to beef jerky, the young...
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