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This digital document is an article from Cities of the United States, brought to you by Gale®, a part of Cengage Learning, a world leader in e-research and educational publishing for libraries, schools and businesses.The length of the article is 338 words.The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase.You can view it with any web browser.Provides a wide range of hard-to-locate data to answer questions concerning American cities. Includes thorough coverage of the area's largest or fastest-growing cities, or those with a particular historical, political, industrial or commercial significance. ... Read more

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Author Ramsey, who lived alone for 266 days in the Arctic, tells of how he coped with the long, cold darkness in the remote Brooks Range of northwest Alaska. ... Read more

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Objective opinion:)
A short, easy to read and most enjoyable book.Not an encyclopedia of survival knowledge, but a most entertaining account of a year in Alaska's Brooks Range.Hit the end and found myself wanting to read more, both times.Hard to go wrong with this one.Enjoy.

One man's balanced picture of a winter in the far north!
I loved this book! It is sensitively and realistically written to encompass the beauty and unpleasantness of one winter in Alaska. Very easy reading, it will take you through a full range of emotions with ease. Adefinite reread for me!

Shows how wonderful nature can be when we stop to look
Having read this book 4 times since 1990, I still find joy every time I pick it up.Whether reading it straight through or reading random entries Mr. Ramsey teaches us to appreciate the little things that make lifeworthwhile.Living in Northern Maine I can relate to a number of hisreferences about animal neighbors and how warm10 degrees can feel afterminus 20.

This book has touched me so, that I have begun to keep my ownjournal of nature and the seasons.

I cannot recommend this book highlyenough. It is full of funny, touching, fearful and even mundane moments.Some will have you laughing out loud and some will bring a tear to youreye.

If you love the natural world around us and long to get away from itall, this book is a delightful escape. ... Read more

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FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. From the earliest stages of sounding out words to the excitement of reading a whole book without help, Ready-to-Read books open up a world of possibilities to children at four different levels: In Alaska, Eliza meets Louie the lemming and his friends. Af ... Read more

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THIS EDITION IS INTENDED FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. ... Read more

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Flying Ghosts
It is about world war II. Jay Smith has tons of adventures such as romance, saving peoples lives, and risking his own life for someone else. He owns part of a saw mill. He fell in love with a girl who likes him, but the problem about that is she is the daughter of his father's worst enemy. it is a cool book. the coolest part is how Jay has to find his uncle Mathew in the Valley of Lost Planes. Jay searches for him and finds his plane crashed thinking him dead. Though Jay sees a sign that says his uncle is okay .He climbs out of the plane. He looks over him seeing a plane that has a pilot named Mr. walker and he also sees his father and his Uncle Mathew. He relized his uncle walked to the alcan highway and was picked up by Mr. Walker and his father. His uncle and Jay's family is much closer now. ... Read more

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Bethel, Alaska -- a small community in a stark landscape where a powerful and richly textured story spins together, one voice at a time. It is the late 1960s as beaten teenaged Dove Alexie sits in prison. One day, Dove suddenly vanishes, and there is nothing in the prison records to mark his arrival or departure. Out of the tundra, four young people step forward with their stories:

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WAAAAA~~~
I hav'int read this book but by the way this girl skakes her mini i can tell she been used up a bad bok bt still you should read it, it's GOOD!!

Amazing Book!
This book was terrific! It is a must read for all teenagers. It has a quick plot with at least one character that everyone, no matter who you are, can identify with. I'd recommend it to everyone!!!

Unseen CompainonBy:Denise Gosliner Orenstein
"Bethel, Alska- a small community in a stark landscape where a powerful and richly textured story spins together, one voice at a time.
It is late 1960s as beaten teenaged Dove Alexie sits in prison. One day, Dove suddenly vanishes, and there is nothing in the prison records to mark his arrival and departure. Out of the tundra, four young people step forward with their sotries.
Lorianne Hobbs, a precious loner who brings meals to the prison; Annette Weinland, the local ministers daoughter, who volenteers at the prison; Thelma Cooke and Edger Kwaigly, two yup'ik adolescents orphand and displaced from their native communtites.
At the core of each narriation is Dove - and the mystery of his disaperance.
lIke planets in the solar system, these four young people travel in seperate orbits with an unseen companion,..... Dove! Denise Gsoliner Orenstein's masterpiece of interviewing voices captures the complexities of human exisitence with humor and insight."

After reading that I can tell that there are going to bealot of discription, because they way she ties the solar system into the review of the story, I know she has imagination.
So I would really want you to read this book!

Reminded me of 'To Kill a Mockingbird'
Though it was set in the cold muddy tundra of Alaska, 'Unseen Companion' reminded me of 'To Kill a Mockingbird'.Dove Alexie is as mysterious and haunting as Boo Radley, though he's a completely different kind of character.The reader is left with a sense of outrage at the racial injustice that takes place, and yet there is humor to lighten the darkness.The characters of Lorraine and her mother are particularly enjoyable.Though the narrators (four of them) are all teenagers, this is not just a book for teens, any more than 'To Kill a Mockingbird' is a children's book because the narrator is a child.The narrators speak in an authentic vernacular, and yet the writing is lyrical and beautiful.The images of stars and planets wheel in the background, along with the wonder of man's first step on the moon.I expect this book to become a classic.

Outstanding1
This book was recommended by a friend, and I have to say I am eternally grateful to her. I couldn't put it down. Ms. Orenstein writes with compassion and understanding of the complexities which bind and separate people. And in a single paragraph I was often moved to both laughter and tears.

In addition to a compelling plot -- a young man who is jailed and then seemly disappears (the book is also a bit of a mystery story!) -- the author rights authoritatively about Alaska, making you almost believe you have visited the town of Bethel, and have wandered its street, and feel your heart tugged by the relentless poverty and isolation. More than anything, she writes of the terrible toll this takes on the children, who have no escape.

READ THIS BOOK! I hope it finds its way into many hands, and that the author receives the recognition she deserves. Barbara Johnson ... Read more

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Twelve-year-old Esther Atoolik tells of the last winter her people spent on King Island, Alaska, in the early 1960's. ... Read more

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A Beautiful and Realistic Story
I used this book with my 4th grade class to teach them about Alaska Native cultures and geography - and I would recommend it highly. A different reviewer was concerned about a character who suffers from alcoholism... ignore that review. Alcoholism is a serious issue andreaders get an honest glimpse of how this character's alcoholism negatively affects the lives of those around him. This is a great book.

Inappropriate Reading for Young Readers
I bought this book for my 9 year old granddaughter. Thankfully I decided to read it before I gave it to her.The book has now been disgarded.There are about 5 or 6 references to a adult character who does nothing but drinks or gets drunk when he is in Nome.This is no way to instill moral values in the minds of young readers.The book should be pulled from book shelves. ... Read more

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Katie at Ashley River El.
Dear Shelley, I liked your book called Adventure at the Bottom of the World:Adventure at the Top of the World.I liked learning about what you do to prepare to climb a mountain and what they do while climbing a mountain.It was very good. ... Read more

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As the only ones not captured when the Japanese take over their Aleutian island village during World War II, two children must survive on their own. ... Read more

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Aleutian and WWIIHistory in an Easy-to-read Format
This is a story of the invasion of Attu by the Japanese during World War II.It is told about two Native children who are not in the village when it is captured, but who try to save their people, and learn to live off the land like their ancestors did.They learn to respect the old ways, and also help to save a young Japanese soldier.They learn that the soldiers aren't any different from their own people, just fighting for the "other side".I read this book to my third grade class so they could get a better feel for what has happened in the Aleutian Islands.This is a good piece of historical fiction. There is a lot of wisdom in it's pages.

The Wind is Not a River
Immediately bringing us to a remote, Aleutian island during World War II, The Wind is Not a River is a powerful tale, richly textured by the environment and culture in which it is set.The story is not a simple "adventure" story, as some summaries have purported; the plot is strikingly complex.

The characters, so true to life, are struggling with the echoing words of their grandmother, as they try to escape the Japanese invasion of their village.Their physical challenges are compounded by a profound questioning of ethics.What should they do when they find an unconscious, Japanese soldier?Is their freedom more valuable than their humanity?

For teachers, this story is a fine centerpiece to an interdisciplinary unit on the tundra, providing an accurate look at our generous, sensitive, and courageous neighbors to the north.A must for any teacher serious about providing his/her students with a critical and inspiring education. ... Read more

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Olive A Wadsworth classic nursery poem, "Over in the Meadow," was written in the late 1800s and is based on a traditional Southern Appalachian counting rhyme. Sara Donkersloot and Dale Preston have created a northern version of this timeless favorite using the animals found along Alaska’s many rivers. From Mother Moose with her single calf, to Mother Mink with her little kits ten, young children will want to hear this wonderful read-aloud again and again. And, the adventure continuesin Out on the Tundra. Follow along with Mother Porcupine and single porcupette, to Mother Ptramigan and her ten little chicks as you learn more about the animals that roam the tundra.As children sing or recite the verses, they learn to count and also learn more about Alaska plants, fish, and animals. ... Read more

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One of a series focusing on individual wild animals - in this case, bears. The book explains where they live in the world and shows a group hunting, feeding, playing and raising their young. ... Read more

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The everyday lives of the Athabaskan Indians come to life in the story of Anna's family and their annual journey to a salmon fish camp as they remember the ways of their people by listening to Grandmother's wise words. ... Read more

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THIS EDITION IS INTENDED FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. The author tells of her cold and dangerous journey from Alaska to the Arctic of northern Canada with her team of eight sled dogs. ... Read more

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"Fools rush in...."
I found this to be an interesting and exciting read despite the protagonist's obvious ineptitude and insufficiency for being the team's leader.She loves her animals and tries her very best, but she was not always equipped by nature physically or emotionally to guide and protect her team of dogs.To this day, I don't think that she can even comprehend that her Lead Dog "Douggie" was trying to get away from her when he ran off from his Leadresponsibilities.Several times she makes bad decisions which endanger her team and their expedition.Despite that ineptitude, I got emotionally "hooked," and I found this book to be an exciting and fascinating read.It is also wonderfully-illustrated and well-explained.The overall map of the expedition route was helpful, although it was not always complete.

Riding with Pam
As I read this book, I felt like I was with Pam as she crossed Alaska. A truly well written book which gives the reader a wonderful insight into the beauty of Alaska and most of all into the human emotions of such an arduous journey. It is a book of truimph, beating all the odds!

Alone Across the Artic
Excellent true story, well told with many explanations so the reader understands what is going on.

GREAT, great story!
This is a great book that will inspire you to be a stronger, more adventursome person than you might otherwise be. I like the way the author incorporates diary entries from her expedition, and also the text inserts including helpful background information that might otherwise have bogged down the flow of the story. I bought both this (the version for adults or teens) and the companion book, Big Enough Anna, which tells the same story in a manner appropriate for young children. Both are fantastic, and I plan to give copies to friends as gifts. Way to go, Pam Flowers!!!

Hard to put down
I needed something to read during the benchmarks, so I ran to the library during passing time and grabbed the first book I could find on mushing (I'm an addicted musher). I had a hard time putting it down. The pictures were wonderful, and the story was great. It was a pretty fast read, I finished it that day, but I enjoyed it. I've reread it twice since I bought my own copy. ... Read more

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A retelling of a folktale based on Yupik oral tradition tells how the clever village children, with the help of two special birds, outwit the hungry Arctic giant who has captured them. ... Read more

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A photographic tour of the Yukon River tells the story of the great gold rush of 1898 with photographs of a 460-mile stretch from Whitehorse, the capital of Yukon Territory, to the Arctic Circle. ... Read more

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Nice book for kids; good pictures
If you want info for a canoe trip down the Yukon forget this one... it's for kids... unless, that is, you want it for the pictures, which are delightful. ... Read more

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An Athabascan Indian boy confronts his tribe's medicine man in an effort to prevent trouble with the Eskimos. ... Read more

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Stands the Test of Time
This book is nearly 35 years old, but it lacks the stereotypes and disrespectful attitude towards native peoples that characterizes much ethnic fiction of the time. I'm happy to have it in my fifth grade classroom. This is a good companion book to go with Julie of the Wolves. ... Read more

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Focuses on the land, animals, plants, and climate of Alaska, presenting it as an example of a place where it is so cold your hair can freeze and break off. ... Read more

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not what I expected
This book was not what I expected. It was informative, but very wordy. I wasn't able to use this book with my children at school.

Great Kids Book
This is one of the best written, most comprehensive and accurate children's books about Alaska that I have found. The illustrations are well drawn and clever. This book holds the interest of young children and Iwould recommend it as a great addition to any young child's library.

Great educational book!
I was given this book by my aunt who moved to Point Barrow, Alaska to be a teacher there. She gave me this book to teach me about where she was to be living. This book taught me a lot in a very educational way. I highlyrecommend it, The pictures are great too!! ... Read more