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50 pp.
| Holiday
| February, 2007
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TradeISBN 978-0-8234-1973-9$16.95
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4-6
Marie Ahnighito Peary (daughter of North Pole explorer Robert Peary) loved her childhood home in the Arctic. In this absorbing book, Kirkpatrick artfully conveys the beauty of the region as well as the sense of adventure and peril faced by the Peary family. Historic family photos and maps enhance the vivid prose. Bib., ind.