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Alaska, Sledding, Carting, Iditarod, Weight pulling
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Black Star, Bright Dawn by Scott O'DellMost young girls' experiences never involve hunting bearded seals on the ice, even within the Alaskan Eskimo culture. In Scott O'Dell's gripping novel, Bright Dawn is an exception. In her father's eyes, she became his son's replacement ever since her brother drowned. When Bright Dawn is 18 years old, her father, recently injured, insists that she take his place in the Iditarod, the famous Alaskan dogsled race covering more than a thousand miles between Anchorage and Nome. Unflinching, yet trembling in her mukluks, she faces her challenge head-on. Bright Dawn proves herself to be a strong, courageous heroine--crossing rivers, mountain ranges, and vast stretches of frozen tundra--with her team of dogs, including the lead Black Star. While the rush of wind and relentless, blinding stretches of ice are exhilarating, the dangers involved make Bright Dawn realize that it's not only the race, but her life that she's entrusting to her team of dogs. O'Dell, author of the Newbery Award-winning Island of the Blue Dolphins, has created an intense, suspenseful, clearly written adventure story that's sure to capture the imagination of young readers and take them for a blustery ride. (Ages 9 to 12) Reading Level: Young Adult, Reissue Edition, Published by Juniper, Publication date: February 1990 The best price for this book is at Amazon.com. The shipping cost and return policy is not under A Dog Owner's Network control. |
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Dog Driver : A Guide for the Serious Musher by Miki Collins, Julie Collins Hardcover 1st Ed. edition (April 1991) The best price for this book is at Amazon.com. The shipping cost and return policy is not under A Dog Owner's Network control. |
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Iditarod: The Great Race to Nome by Bill Sherwonit, Jeff Schultz This richly illustrated book chronicles the origins of the Iditarod trail and traces today's route from Anchorage to Nome. Powerful color and b/w photos provide a dramatic visual record of these courageous human and canine competitors; compelling narrative chronicles the origins of the trail and the race's route from Anchorage to Nome. Conveys the struggles of the mushers and their dogs, in the racer's own words. Paperback - 144 pages (November 1991) The best price for this book is at Amazon.com. The shipping cost and return policy is not under A Dog Owner's Network control. |
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Iditarod : The Last Great Race to Nome by Shelley Gill, Shannon Cartwright The Official Iditarod Curriculum Teaching Guide (The Last Wilderness Adventure Series) by Shelley Gill, Shannon Cartwright (Illustrator), IV Publishing Paws Reading Level: Ages 9-12, Teacher Edition, Paperback - 112 pages Spiral edition (January 1998) The best price for this book is at Amazon.com. The shipping cost and return policy is not under A Dog Owner's Network control. |
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Iditarod Classics; Tales of the Trail from the Men and
Women Who Race Across Alaskaby Lew Freedman, Jon Van Zyle The competitors in one of the world's toughest endurance contests, the 1,100-mile Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, must be resourceful, rugged, and resilient. Often they must make life and death choices. These are the stories -- in their own words -- of the men and women who challenge the elements. Includes first-person accounts from Dick Mackey, Libby Riddles, Rick Swenson, Susan Butcher, Rick Mackey, Martin Buser, Norman Vaughan, Joe Redington Sr., Dewey Halverson, Kathy Halverson, Joe Garnie, Mary Shields, Terry Adkins, DeeDee Jonrowe, Tim Osmar, Jerry Austin, Joe Runyan, Rudy Demoski, Jon Van Zyle, Jacque and Claire Philip, and Lavon Barve. "This book is terrific ... I promise you, short of getting on a dog sled, traveling into the darkness, and running the Iditarod yourself, this will be the next best thing to being there." -- Mitch Albom, ESPN/Detroit Free Press Paperback - 132 pages (February 1992) The best price for this book is at Amazon.com. The shipping cost and return policy is not under A Dog Owner's Network control. |
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Iditarod Dream : Dusty and His Sled Dogs Compete in
Alaska's Jr. of a 15-year-old boy's participation
in the Junior Iditarod in Alaska, with large, colorful,
action-packed photographs of the race. Readers learn of
the origins of the original Iditarod as well as the more
recent junior race, then follow Dusty through his
preparations for the 158-mile journey, learning all about
dogs and sleds along the way. Wood (with Guy Garcia,
Spirit of the Maya, 1995, etc.) keeps the pace brisk and
fills the pages with snow scenes, delivering a lot of
information, organized in an engaging way. An attractive
volume that captures the thrill of the race and comes with
a bonus--Dusty takes first place. Reading level: Ages 9-12
Hardcover (March 1996) The best price for this book is at Amazon.com. The shipping cost and return policy is not under A Dog Owner's Network control. |
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Iditarod Dreams : A Year in the Life of Alaskan Sled
Dog Racer Deedee Jonrowe by Lew Freedman, Deedee Jonrowe DeeDee Jonrowe loves dogs, and her consuming passion is the annual Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race. Winter and summer, virtually night and day, she and her huskies prepare for the thousand-mile race across Alaska. IDITAROD DREAMS is an absorbing, personal account of a year in the life of this remarkable woman living on the edge of the wilderness with her husband, Mike, and enough howling huskies to populate a small town. It is about the special bond between a woman and her dogs, and about the astonishing measure of skill and stamina required to compete in the Iditarod. Paperback - 190 pages (February 1995) The best price for this book is at Amazon.com. The shipping cost and return policy is not under A Dog Owner's Network control. |
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Iditarod : Women on the Trail by Nicki J. Nielsen Paperback (February 1986) The best price for this book is at Amazon.com. The shipping cost and return policy is not under A Dog Owner's Network control. |
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The Joy of Running Sled Dogs by Noel K. Flanders The love for nature and my dogs increased 10 fold when I started running sled dogs. The joy of taking my team out at night and running amoung the stars with a small head lamp watching the light sparkel off the thousands of icicles and snowflakes from fresh fallen snow is breath-taking. All of you who have dogs and want to do something just a little different with them will enjoy this book. Anyone can learn to teach their dogs to pull, you don't have to live where there is snow to do this either. Driving a team of dogs from a cart is great! There were no books on the subject when I started so I learned from the (snow up) if you will. By falling off the sled, being drug on my face hanging on for dear life, dog fights and knowing there must be a better way. You are getting all of the tips I spent years learning. I hope you enjoy this little book. I have met a lot of wonderful drivers and they are a great bunch of folks. Remember, if you take life too seriously, it isn't fun any more. Have a great time and enjoy what God has given us-- our beautiful furry friends and the great outdoors. Enjoy, Noel K. Flanders Paperback (October 1988) The best price for this book is at Amazon.com. The shipping cost and return policy is not under A Dog Owner's Network control. |
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The Speed Mushing Manual : How to Train Racing Sled
Dogs by Jim Welch Jim Welch has written a clear and concise book on training sled dogs to race. There are specific examples to clarify most techniques and ample support for the effectiveness of each method. He has successfully condensed the knowledge of many of the world's top mushers into a relatively short book. Consider it essential reading for anyone who wants to reach the maximum potential of their dogs whether they be competitors at the national or local level. Paperback (October 1989) The best price for this book is at Amazon.com. The shipping cost and return policy is not under A Dog Owner's Network control. |
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Skijor With Your Dog by Mari, Hoe-Raitto I can highly recommend this book for it's excellent information about the little known sport of skijoring. From making the equipment to training your dog and yourself, this book covers the entire sport. Paperback (January 1992) The best price for this book is at Amazon.com. The shipping cost and return policy is not under A Dog Owner's Network control. |
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Born to Pull by Bob Cary, Gail de Marcken Sled dogs are a mysterious breed-unrelentingly independent. At play, they may look like any other pup, but at work they bear no resemblance to others of their species. Investigate how the fierce bond between musher and dog slowly develops until the team fuses and unleashes its collective power on the trail. Learn how these roles occasionally reverse when a "green" musher learns to trust a sled dog's experience and innate pulling instinct. Born to Pull is written by famed North Woods author Bob Cary. Each chapter features expert insight into dog sled team dynamics that complement Bob's lively stories about life on the trail. These narratives are vividly brought to life with stunning illustrations by northern watercolor artist Gail de Marcken who spent several months traveling with dog sled teams. Inside these pages, you'll learn everything you always wanted to know about sled dogs and their sport! Hardcover - 96 pages (October 1998) The best price for this book is at Amazon.com. The shipping cost and return policy is not under A Dog Owner's Network control. |
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Puppies, Dogs, and Blue Northers : Reflections on Being
Raised by a Pack of Sled Dogs by Gary Paulsen, Ruth Wright Paulsen Three of Gary Paulsen's books have made it to the Newbery Honor list: Dogsong, Hatchet and The Winter Room. Puppies, Dogs, and Blue Northers is a good bet to join the previous three on that list. This loving biography relates the story of Cookie, Paulsen's dog and friend and the lead dog for the Iditarod sled race in Alaska. The book begins with Cookie's last litter and ends when the arthritic old dog heads out the door for the last time. It is a story no dog lover will be able to resist. Reading level: Young Adult, Paperback - 96 pages (February 1998) The best price for this book is at Amazon.com. The shipping cost and return policy is not under A Dog Owner's Network control. |
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Racing Sled Dogs; An Original North American Sport by Michael Cooper Text and photographs describe the sport of sled dog racing, focusing on the Iditarod race in Alaska and discussing how dogs are raised and trained as racers, the history of sled dog racing, and how the sport is practiced in North America. Reading level: Ages 4-8 , Hardcover - 73 pages (October 1988) The best price for this book is at Amazon.com. The shipping cost and return policy is not under A Dog Owner's Network control. |
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Winterdance : The Fine Madness of Running the
Iditarod by Gary Paulsen by Mari, Hoe-Raitto Paulsen's survival adventure is in the tradition of Jack London: one man and his dog team together against the Arctic wilderness. With everything stripped down to the barest essentials, Paulsen finds elemental connection with a world beyond cities, family, and work. His prose is spare and physical; at its best, it has the fluid simplicity of Hemingway. On the other hand, there is too much reliance on the pattern of menace beneath the surface. Paulsen is always teetering on the edge of a precipice, waiting to be dragged, dropped, crashed, frozen, torn apart, and buried alive. Fortunately, however, he also has a sense of farce, and there's a lot of the Marx Brothers here. As Paulsen makes clear from the start, the Iditarod race is itself an absurd undertaking--to run with a dog team for 1,800 miles through unimaginable cold, "winds beyond belief, roaring waters and deadly dreams." What's most moving is his behavior at the end of the race: "I didn't want to go in," he says. Armchair travelers will understand. Hardcover - 256 pages (March 1994) The best price for this book is at Amazon.com. The shipping cost and return policy is not under A Dog Owner's Network control. |
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Race Across Alaska : First Woman to Win the Iditarod
Tells Her Story by Libby Riddles, Tim Jones Libby Riddles proves that being a woman in the middle of Alaska s traitorous terrain can be a blessing, especially when flying behind a pack of healthy enthusiastic dogs. Although this recount of the 1985 Iditarod wasn t written to prove a point about the strength and determination of women, the perseverance of the team with Libby in the lead illustrated the inner drive that makes completing a daunting task like the Iditarod possible. In her own words she describes the incredible task of racing a pack of sled dogs across Alaska from Anchorage to Nome while facing unbelievable odds including ferocious weather, exhaustion, doggie runs, sneaky sweepers, and the ever elusive trail markers. This book gives a behind-the-scenes type of look inside the mind of a determined and intelligent musher making moment-to-moment decisions while coming within inches from mortal danger for herself and her dogs. Libby s story will make you want to harness up your beagle and set out for the tundra of Alaska! Paperback - 240 pages (March 1988) The best price for this book is at Amazon.com. The shipping cost and return policy is not under A Dog Owner's Network control. |