Alaska

Take a fun-filled trip around Alaska with Pete and his dog, Larry – cruising through the Inside Passage, stopping in Juneau and Skagway, watching glaciers crash into the bay. But Larry gets separated from Pete, and hops into a seaplane. Looking for Pete, Larry meets a polar bear, team of sled dogs, a Kodiak bear, and explores the Alaskan wilderness. (Picture book)

Benjamin and his sister Lucy are off to discover the natural world of Alaska, to look for bears on Admiralty Island, explore the Mendenhall Glacier, take a cruise around Glacier Bay, and ride dog sleds through the snow in Nome.  (Easy reader)

"What if I put salmon in your parka, ermine in your mittens, and lemmings in your mukluks?"  An Inuit mother tells her daughter much she'll care for her, teach her, and how much she loves her.  Watercolor illustrations of Arctic life glow on each page.  (Picture book)

Tongass, one of the world's largest temperate rainforests, extends throughout southeast Alaska. This unique ecosystem has provided food and shelter to the Tlingit, Haida and Tsimshian peoples for thousands of years.  Explore Tongass forest and sea, plants, trees, animals, and marine life, interwoven with Northwest Coast stories, culture and traditions.   (Picture book)

When all was the world was in darkness, clever Raven stole the sun and gave it to the people. Raven flies to the shining house of the Sky Chief and tricks him into showing where the ball of light is hidden. Beautifully told, with fabulous illustrations.
(Picture book)

Each year, the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race honors the best dog mushers. Kids can read for themselves about the 1925 dog sled relay race in the middle of winter to bring a much-needed serum for a diphtheria epidemic in Nome. Heading bravely into a blizzard, the lead dog Balto found the trail and brought the team to safety. (Easy reader)

Drama and details of the 1925 relay race from Nenana to Nome, which became the route of the Iditarod. All about the dog musher Leonard Seppala and the sled dogs, including a map of the trail. Full two page illustrations make the race come alive. (Picture book)

Bright Dawn, a Native Alaskan girl, takes her father's place in the Iditarod Race, and with her lead dog Black Star, they find their way through a whiteout blizzard, confront a bull moose, and almost drift out to sea on an ice floe. Adventure and excitement of this famous dog sled race.   (Chapter book)

Also, true story of the first woman to win the Iditarod: Storm Run

Meet Dallas Seavey, winner of the 2012 Iditarod and the youngest person to win the race. Follow the grueling race day by day, learn about Alaskan huskies and racing sleds, and meet champion sled dogs. Super race and dog photos. (Chapter book)

True stories of remarkable Alaska dogs – fighting bears, rescuing people trapped in the snow or burning buildings, carrying supplies up the Chilkoot Trail, sniffing out oil spills in the Arctic. (Picture book)

Fabulous photos show off the amazing animals in Alaska – sea otter, bald eagle, humpback whale, polar bear, trumpeter swan, gray wolf, northern fur seal, musk ox, grizzly bear and more, including info about each animal.  (Picture book)

And, a charming picture book: Alaska's Three Bears

Kids might wonder if it's dark in Alaska all the time in winter, who turns on the northern lights, and does the sun really set in summer. Here's a lovely book about the changes in light and darkness during each month of the year. Luminous illustrations. (Picture book)

Activity book with puzzles, mazes, word search, anagrams, crosswords, fun facts about Alaska's native cultures, seasons, history, wildlife, earthquakes, glaciers and volcanoes. (Activity book)