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132 pp.
| Holt/Godwin
| June, 2019
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TradeISBN 978-1-250-18633-1$15.99
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Time Dogs series.
Illustrated by
Misa Saburi.
On a typical day, the elderly dogs of Happy Paws Farm nap and enjoy one another's company. When tracking a lost ball leads the pack to a time-traveling/age-reducing magical van, the five friends experience adventures in history--as puppies. Frequent black-and-white illustrations support the large-font text. An author's note provides details about the real life events that inspired the stories. Review covers these Time Dogs titles: Balto and the Race Against Time and Seaman and the Great Northern Adventure.
263 pp.
| Little
| December, 2018
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TradeISBN 978-0-316-47789-5$16.99
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EbookISBN 978-0-316-47788-8
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4-6
Survival Tails series.
Illustrated by
Owen Richardson.
Animal fantasy meets history in this enjoyable new series about dogs who find themselves in extraordinary circumstances: aboard the Titanic and on Shackleton's expedition. Occasional realistic illustrations highlight key narrative events. An appended author's note in each reveals surprising real-life facts woven into the stories: a cat traveled with Shackleton's men to the Antarctic; several dogs survived the Titanic's sinking. Reading list, timeline, websites. Glos. Review covers these Survival Tails titles: Endurance in Antarctica and The Titanic.
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You Choose: Surviving Extreme Sports series.
Snow, bitter cold, wild animals, and other physical dangers are omnipresent in these pick-your-path wilderness-survival stories. Readers' choices determine whether the adventure ends successfully or in failure. The narratives highlight the exhilaration and danger of both extreme sports; color photographs sprinkled throughout illustrate the majestic yet harsh environments. An epilogue provides limited contextual background. Reading list. Glos., ind. Review covers these You Choose: Surviving Extreme Sports titles: Surviving Mount Everest and Surviving the Iditarod.
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School is tough for eleven-year-old Matthew: he is bullied and may fail math. To earn extra credit, he creates a business plan, relying on his passion for sled-dog racing to create a sled school for other kids. Matthew's growth is believably gradual, while Johnson skillfully incorporates math into the text; animal lovers will welcome the information about dogs and racing.
24 pp.
| Child's
| January, 2017
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LibraryISBN 978-1503816176$18.95
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4-6
Helping Dogs series.
Each of these winning volumes features a different kind of working dog, first summarizing the main jobs they perform, the best breeds for a task, length of training, and famous dogs who have performed these roles. The books then profile a couple of real on-the-job dogs and detail how each canine was trained. Appealing color photos and closing discussion questions accompany each entry. There are four other spring 2017 books in this series. Reading list. Bib., glos., ind. Review covers these Helping Dogs titles: Search and Rescue Dogs on the Job, Sled Dogs on the Job, Detection Dogs on the Job, and Therapy Dogs on the Job.
32 pp.
| Sterling
| March, 2016
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TradeISBN 978-1-4549-1812-7$9.95
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Alaskan husky Paw is too small to be on the dogsled team. But when a little boy doesn't come home from playing in the snow one evening, it's Paw to the rescue, and he earns a spot on the team. The plotting is utterly formulaic, but young readers will cheer the determined hero on. Paw resembles a greeting card animal: airbrushed-seeming but adorable.
211 pp.
| Random
| January, 2016
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TradeISBN 978-0-385-38796-5$12.99
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EbookISBN 978-0-385-38798-9
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4-6
Not-So-Impossible Tales series.
Illustrated by
Sarah McIntyre.
Shipwrecked in a fantastical Arctic with sixty-six pugs, Shen teams up with local girl Sika in a great sled race to find the Snowfather. Pulled by the pugs, the children journey north, encountering yeti at a noodle bar and self-shaping weresnowmen before they ultimately prove their mettle as adventurers--and as faithful friends. Playful two-color illustrations add comical details to the magical hijinks.
279 pp.
| Houghton
| February, 2014
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TradeISBN 978-0-547-89926-8$16.99
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4-6
Fourteen-year-old musher Victoria Secord is in training for the White Wolf Classic sled race. Alone in the wilderness with only basic supplies and a skeleton dog team, she comes upon a boy who has crashed his snowmobile; when she tries to take him home, they get lost. Thus begins a top-notch survival story as the two deal with a blizzard and more.
Reviewer: Betty Carter
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
January, 2014
160 pp.
| Random
| January, 2014
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LibraryISBN 978-0-385-37336-4$12.99
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PaperISBN 978-0-385-37335-7$6.99
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EbookISBN 978-0-385-37337-1
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1-3
Dog Diaries series.
Illustrated by
Tim Jessell.
Siberian husky and sled dog Togo narrates this fourth installment. Musher Sepp and exuberant Togo lead the team in the 1925 Nome Serum Run, saving Alaskan children in a remote village who have diphtheria. Based on a true story, this is an intimate portrait of the breed's lively and devoted personality. Black-and-white illustrations, additional breed information, and some archival photos are included.
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Bow-Wow! Dog Helpers series.
Titles in this approachable series provide introductions to the lives and purposes of various working dogs. Told in simple language from the dogs' perspectives and punctuated by occasional fact boxes, the information covered ranges from particular character traits to each service dog's specific tasks. Engaging photographs of dogs in real-life situations are a highlight. Reading list. Glos., ind. Review includes these Bow-Wow! Dog Helpers titles: Sled Dogs, Therapy Dogs, Police Dogs, Guide Dogs, Search-and-Rescue Dogs, and Service Dogs.
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K-3
Illustrated by
Mark Elliott.
The simple story of fictional sled dog Yukon unfolds from her puppyhood through steps of basic training, and, after four years, a race in which Yukon leads. The elements of dogsledding are simplified in the story but elaborated in the author's note. The cuddly pups in the awkwardly rendered pencil and digitally colored art will capture readers' interest.
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4-6
When her family moves to Alaska, young Tatum comes to love the brutal weather and the legendary Iditarod. Soon she and Bandit (a retired musher dog), and her friend Cole are caught in a blizzard. Though a hovering wolf dog and blustery winds create some tension, Tatum's protracted journey through deep snow grows tedious for her--and for readers.
32 pp.
| Philomel
| January, 2011
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TradeISBN 978-0-399-24323-3$16.99
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Painter and Ugly, two sled dogs that are separated at the story's beginning, find each other on the Junior Iditarod Trail. The dogs seem to jump right out of the accomplished oil paintings, and the fast-paced text will keep readers' hearts racing as the dogs listen to their own instincts to be reunited.
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McCarthy recounts the engaging tale of Balto, the sled dog that led a team carrying lifesaving medication from Anchorage to Nome, Alaska. The text delves into Balto's later life, which included starring in a movie, performing on vaudeville, and retiring to the Brookside Zoo in Cleveland, Ohio. McCarthy's recognizable illustrations, starring big-eyed, big-hearted characters, enhance the journey. Bib.
32 pp.
| Orca
| October, 2008
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TradeISBN 978-1-55143-752-1$19.95
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Illustrated by
Vladyana Krykorka.
Cairn terrier pup Igvillu dreams (impossibly) of being a fierce sled dog, but fate has something else in store, and Igvillu's life with an Inuit storyteller in far-northern Rankin Inlet has its own rewards. The story's sly confluence of fantasy and reality, tradition and modernity, is captured in candy-colored pictures that blithely swoop from Igvillu's dreams to the equally spectacular Nunavut landscape.
Reviewer: Roger Sutton
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
January, 2009
40 pp.
| Holt
| October, 2006
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TradeISBN 0-8050-7053-2$16.95
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K-3
Illustrated by
Kate Kiesler.
When Ziva the sled dog is born, the pup's eyes--one blue, one brown--scare off most mushers. "The Man" assumes care of the quiet half-wild creature. In this melodramatic narrative, dark-hued oil paintings illuminate the sled dog's struggle to choose between rejoining the wild and staying with the musher who chose her from the pack. Glos.
48 pp.
| Philomel
| September, 2002
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TradeISBN 0-399-23381-4$$16.99
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K-3
This is a fictionalized account of a 1925 diphtheria serum run from Anchorage to Nome, Alaska. The story focuses on Togo, the lead sled dog on one of the teams. It's due to Togo's determination and strength that his team logs the most miles in the grueling relay and ensures the delivery of the life-saving serum. The dramatic telling is enhanced by the textured oil paintings, which depict a realistic frozen landscape.
202 pp.
| Kingfisher
| September, 2002
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TradeISBN 0-7534-5493-9$$15.95
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Kingfisher Classics series.
Illustrated by
Andrew Davidson.
London's classic novel of a stolen dog learning to survive in the Yukon is presented with its text unabridged and accompanied by engravings that evoke the snow and cold of northern Canada. In a foreword, Jean Craighead George describes how her childhood appreciation for London's novel led her to travel to the Arctic and write Julie of the Wolves.
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Illustrated by
Jon Van Zyle.
In 1925, a diptheria outbreak threatened the town of Nome, Alaska. Miller dramatically recounts the heroic efforts of several sled dog teams that participated in the grueling relay to transport serum from Anchorage to Nome. The acrylic paintings ably convey the extreme weather conditions. Notes about various dogs, mushers, and the commemorative Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race are appended. Bib.