ALASKA 2020
TOP 20 ALASKA TITLES 1.
One Man’s Wilderness, 50th Anniversary Edition
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Dream Flights on Arctic Nights
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Recess at 20 Below, Revised Edition
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Pedro’s Pan
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Glacier on the Move
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Children of the First People
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The Alaska Wild Berry Cookbook
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Guide to the Birds of Alaska, 6th edition
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How Raven Got His Crooked Nose
10. Sharkabet 11.
Aurora
12. Alaska’s Mushrooms 13. Alaska’s History 14. Alaska’s Wild Plants 15. A is for Alaska 16. Ten Rowdy Ravens 17.
Two in the Far North
18. Blueberry Shoe 19. Jimmy Bluefeather 20. Haunted Inside Passage
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NEW FOR 2020
Raised in Ruins
Chia and the Fox Man
By Tara Neilson ISBN 9781513262635 $16.99 • PB • 272p • 5½ x 8½ Pub date: April 7, 2020
Retold by Barbara J. Atwater & Ethan J. Atwater Illustrated by Mindy Dwyer ISBN 9781513262673 $16.99 • HB • 32p • 8 x 10 Pub date: March 3, 2020 Ages 5–7 • Grades K–2
A Memoir
Two in the Far North
A Conservation Champion's Story of Life, Love, and Adventure in the Wilderness, Revised Edition By Margaret E. Murie Foreword by Frances Beinecke ISBN 9781513262758 $19.99 • PB • 376p • 5½ x 8½ Pub date: March 10, 2020
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An Alaskan Dena'ina Fable
A Search for the Northern Lights
By Elizabeth Rusch & Izzi Rusch Illustrated by Cedar Lee ISBN 9781513262901 $17.99 • HB • 40p • 10 x 10 Pub date: April 14, 2020 Ages 7–10 • Grades 2–5
Alaska’s History
Alaska’s Wild Plants
By Harry Ritter ISBN 9781513262727 $14.99 • PB • 154p • 5 x 8 Pub date: March 24, 2020
By Janice J. Schofield ISBN 9781513262789 $19.99 • PB • 200p • 5 x 8 Pub date: March 31, 2020
The People, Land, and Events of the North Country, Revised Edition
A Guide to Alaska’s Edible and Healthful Harvest, Revised Edition
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MEMOIR � LIFEST YLE
One Man’s Wilderness,
50th Anniversary Edition By Sam Keith, from the journals and photographs of Richard Proenneke Foreword by Nick Offerman 9781513261645 $19.99 • PB • 272p • 5½ x 8¼ Color images throughout
The Ship, the Saint, and the Sailor: The Long
Search for the Legendary Kad’yak By Bradley G. Stevens 9781513261379 $17.99 • PB 280p • 5½ x 8½
First Wilderness,
Revised Edition By Sam Keith Foreword by Nick Jans 9781513261652 $19.99 • PB • 272 pg • 5½ x 8¼ Color images throughout
A Normal Life: A Memoir By Kim Rich 9781943328505 $16.99 • PB 238p • 5½ x 8½
Iditarod Adventures:
Tales from Mushers Along the Trail By Lew Freedman Illustrations by Jon Van Zyle 9781941821282 $17.99 • PB 222p • 6 x 9
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Alone Across the Arctic: One
Woman’s Epic Journey by Dog Team By Pam Flowers with Ann Dixon 9780882408361 $12.95 • PB 120p • 7 x 10
Never Cry Halibut:
And Other Alaska Hunting & Fishing Tales By Bjorn Dihle 9781513260921 $16.99 • PB • 200p • 5½ x 8½
Haunted Inside Passage: Ghosts,
Legends, and Mysteries of Southeast Alaska By Bjorn Dihle 9781943328949 $16.99 • PB 220p • 5½ x 8½
Running with Champions: A
Midlife Journey on the Iditarod Trail By Lisa Frederic 9780882406169 $16.99 • PB 224p • 5½ x 8½
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Life with Forty Dogs:
Misadventures with Runts, Rejects, Retirees, and Rescues By Joseph Robertia 9781943328918 $16.99 • PB • 230 pg • 5½ x 8½
Journeys Through Where the Sea the Inside Passage: Breaks Its Back: Seafaring Adventures Along the Coast of British Columbia and Alaska By Joe Upton 9780882407401 $14.95 • PB 192p • 5½ x 8½
The Epic Story - Georg Steller & the Russian Exploration of AK By Corey Ford 9780882403946 $17.99 • PB 220p • 6 x 9
To the Top of Denali: Climbing
Adventures on North America’s Highest Peak, 3rd Edition By Bill Sherwonit 9780882408941 $18.99 • PB 374p • 5½ x 8½
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GUIDEBOOKS & NATURE
Alaska: Portrait of a State By Fred Hirschmann 9781513262611 $22.99 • PB • 112p • 10 x 10
Animal Stories:
Encounters with Alaska’s Wildlife By Bill Sherwonit 9781941821084 $17.99 • PB 276p • 6 x 9
Alaska’s Bears:
Grizzlies, Black Bears, and Polar Bears, Revised Edition By Bill Sherwonit Photographs by Tom Walker 9781943328581 $13.99 • PB 108p • 5 x 8
Alaska’s Mushrooms:
A Wide-Ranging Guide By Gary A. Laursen & Neil McArthur 9781943328499 $26.99 • PB • 224p • 6 x 9
True Stories of Bear Attacks: Who Survived and Why By Mike Lapinski 9781558686793 $14.95 • PB 224p • 5½ x 8½
The Great Alaska Nature Factbook, A Guide to the State’s Remarkable Animals, Plants, and Natural Features, Revised Edition By Susan Ewing 9780882408385 $14.95 • PB 224p • 5½ x 8½
Guide to the Birds of Alaska, 6th Edition By Robert H. Armstrong 9781941821428 $29.99 • PB • 368p • 5½ x 8½
The Alaska Homesteader’s Handbook:
Independent Living on the Last Frontier by Tricia Brown & Nancy Gates 9780882408118 $18.95 • PB 162p • 7½ x 9¼
Moose Views
Edited by Tricia Brown Photographs by Alaska Stock LLC 9780882405872 $11.99 • PB 32p • 8 x 8
The Nature of Southeast Alaska:
A Guide to Plants, Animals, and Habitats, 3rd Edition By Richard Carstensen, Robert H. Armstrong, & Rita M. O’Clair 9780882409900 $18.99 • PB 310p • 6 x 9
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Alaska’s Wilderness Medicines: Healthful
Plants of the Far North By Eleanor Viereck 9780882403229 $13.99 • PB 116p • 6¼ x 8¾
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NATIVE CULTURES
Shamans and Kushtakas:
North Coast Tales of the Supernatural By Mary Giraudo Beck 9780882404066 $12.99 • PB • 128p • 6 x 9
Alaska’s Totem Poles, Revised
Edition By Pat Kramer Foreword by David A. Boxley 9780882407319 $14.95 • PB 104p • 5 3⁄ 8 x 8 3⁄ 8
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Last Letters from Attu: The True
Story of Etta Jones, Alaska Pioneer and Japanese POW By Mary Breu Afterword by Ray Hudson 9780882408101 $18.99 • PB 320p • 5½ x 8 3⁄ 8
Potlatch: Native Ceremony and Myth on the Northwest Coast By Mary Giraudo Beck 9780882408200 $12.99 • PB • 128p • 6 x 9
The Last Light Breaking:
Living Among Alaska’s Inupiat By Nick Jans 9780882404585 $17.99 • PB 224p • 6 x 9
Native Cultures in Alaska: Looking
Forward, Looking Back Edited by Tricia Brown Concept by Alaska Geographic 9780882407562 $18.95 • PB 176p • 6 x 9
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Heroes & Heroines: Tlingit-Haida Legend By Mary Giraudo Beck 9780882403342 $12.99 • PB • 128p • 6 x 9
What the Elders Have Taught Us: Alaska Native Ways Photographs by Roy Corral Introduction by Will Mayo Text by Natives of Alaska 9780882409092 $14.99 • PB 108p • 5½ x 8¼
The Winter Walk:
A Century-Old Survival Story from the Arctic By Loretta Outwater Cox 9780882405742 $14.99 • PB 224p • 5 x 7
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CHILDREN’S
Glacier on the Move
By Elizabeth Rusch Illustrated by Alice Brereton 9781513262307 $17.99 • HB • 32p • 10 x 10
Dream Flights on Arctic Nights By Brooke Hartman Illustrated by Evon Zerbetz 9781513261898 $16.99 • HB • 32p • 8 x 10
Pedro’s Pan: A Gold Rush Story By Matthew Lasley Illustrated by Jacob Souva 9781513261874 $17.99 • HB • 32p • 10 x 10
Children of the
First People
Fresh Voices of Alaska’s Native Kids Profiles by Tricia Brown Photographs by Roy Corral
Recess at 20 Below, Revised Edition By Cindy Lou Aillaud 9781513261911 $11.99 • PB • 34p • 8 x 10
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Children of the First People:
Fresh Voices of Alaska’s Native Kids Profiles by Tricia Brown Photographs by Roy Corral 9781513261973 $13.99 • PB • 48p • 8 x 10
How Raven Got His Crooked Nose
An Alaska Dena’ina Fable Retold by Barbara J. Atwater & Ethan J. Atwater Illustrated by Mindy Dwyer 9781513260952 $16.99 • HB • 32p • 8 x 10 2018 Association of School Librarians Notable Book
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CHILDREN’S
A is for Alaska
Aurora:
By Boys and Girls Clubs Alaska 9781513261799 $9.99 • PB 32p • 8 x 8
Blueberry Shoe
By Ann Dixon Illustrated by Evon Zerbetz 9780882405193 $12.99 • PB 32p • 10 x 8¼
Groucho’s Eyebrows:
An Alaskan Cat Tale By Tricia Brown Illustrated by Barbara Lavallee 9780882408927 $11.99 • PB 32p • 8 x 10
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Baby Animals of the North
A Tale of the Northern Lights By Mindy Dwyer 9780882405490 $11.99 • PB • 32p • 10 x 83⁄8
Charlie and the Blanket Toss
By Tricia Brown Illustrated by Sarah Martinsen 9781941821664 $11.99 • PB 32p • 8 x 10
Haibu Saves the Circus Animals
By Blake Freeman 9781513262543 $16.99 • HB 32p • 8 x 8
By Katy Main 9781941821510 $10.99 • PB 36p • 7½ x 9¾
Dance on a Sealskin
By Barbara Winslow Illustrated by Teri Sloat 9781941821800 $10.99 • PB 32p • 8 x 10
Honey Paw and Lightfoot
By Jonathan London Illustrated by Jon Van Zyle 9781941821107 $16.99 • HB 32p • 8 x 10
Berry Magic
The Little Sled Dog Who Braved the Arctic By Pam Flowers with Ann Dixon Illustrated by Bill Farnsworth 9780882405803 $10.99 • PB 32p • 8 x 10
Douggie: The Playful Pup Who Became a Sled Dog Hero By Pam Flowers Illustrated by Jon Van Zyle 9780882406558 $11.99 • PB 32p • 8½ x 10
The Eyes of Gray Wolf
The Hungry Giant of the Tundra
Retold by Teri Sloat Illustrated by Robert Sloat 9780882405360 $9.95 • PB 32p • 8½ x 10½
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Big-Enough Anna:
By Teri Sloat & Betty Huffmon 9780882405766 $11.99 • PB 32p • 8 x 10
The Itchy Little Musk Ox
By Tricia Brown Illustrated by Debra Dubac 9780882406145 $11.99 • PB 32p • 8½ x 10
By Jonathan London Illustrated by Jon Van Zyle 9781943328727 $10.99 • PB 32p • 8 x 10
It’s Only the Wind
By Mindy Dwyer 9781513260747 $16.99 • HB 32p • 8 x 10
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CHILDREN’S
Kumak’s River:
A Tall Tale from the Far North By Michael Bania 9780882408873 $9.99 • PB 32 pg • 10 x 83⁄8
Little Puffin’s First Flight
By Jonathan London Illustrated by Jon Van Zyle 9780882409245 $10.99 • PB 32 pg • 8 x 10 A 2015 CBC/NSTA
Pup the Sea Otter
By Jonathan London Illustrated by Sean London 9781513262840 $11.99 • PB 32p • 8 x 10 2017 National Outdoor Book Award
The Seasons of Little Wolf
The Misadventures of Seldovia Sam
By Jonathan London Illustrated by Jon Van Zyle 9781941821749 $11.99 • PB 32p • 8 x 10
Collects books 1–4 of the series By Susan Woodward Springer Illustrated by Amy Meissner 9781513261669 $14.99 • PB 258p • 5¼ x 8
Notable book
Dwyer
A heartwarming primer on words and their concepts, this book tells the quiet story of collection of curios scatters in a storm and a crow returns one of the beloved items. Author Mindy Dwyer’s lovely illustrations depict each word’s meaning as the young
Treasure
treasures found and lost when a child’s unique
Treasure
reader discovers an unexpected friendship between a curious child and a black crow.
$16.99
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Sharkabet
By Ray Troll Contributions by American Museum of Natural History 9781558685192 $11.99 • PB 40 pg • 10 x 8½
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The Sleeping Lady
Retold by Ann Dixon Illustrated by Elizabeth Johns 9780882404950 $8.99 • PB 32 pg • 8½ x 11
Sweet Dreams, Polar Bear
By Mindy Dwyer 9780882405551 $10.99 • PB 32 pg • 8½ x 8½
Ten Rowdy Ravens
By Susan Ewing Illustrated by Evon Zerbetz 9780882406107 $11.99 • PB 32 pg • 83⁄8 x 10
Mindy Dwyer
Treasure
By Mindy Dwyer 9781513261959 $16.99 • HB 32p • 9 x 9
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MIDDLE READERS
Bristol Bay Summer
Desolation Canyon Bella Bella
Grizzly Peak
By Annie Boochever 9780882409948 $12.99 • PB 258p • 5½ x 8½
By Jonathan London Illustrated by Sean London 9781941821299 $12.99 • PB 168p • 5½ x 8½
By Jonathan London Illustrated by Sean London 9780882409238 $12.99 • PB 180p • 5½ x 8½
By Jonathan London Illustrated by Sean London 9781943328772 $12.99 • PB 174p • 5½ x 8½
Ordinary Dogs, Extraordinary Friendships
Runaways on the Inside Passage
Sojo: Memoirs of a Reluctant Sled Dog By Pam Flowers Illustrated by Bill Farnsworth 9781943328536 $12.99 • PB 120p • 5½ x 8½
The War Canoe
Secondhand Summer By Dan Walker 9781943328420 $12.99 • PB • 182p • 6 x 9
By Pam Flowers Illustrated by Jason Baskin 9780882409160 $12.99 • PB 144p • 5½ x 8½
By Joe Upton 9780882405650 $16.95 • PB 304p • 5 x 8
By Jamie S. Bryson 9780882407586 $12.99 • PB 180p • 6 x 9
ADULT FICTION
Jimmy Bluefeather
By Kim Heacox 9781943328710 $16.99 • PB 264p • 6 x 9
National Outdoor Book Award
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pH: a Novel
By Nancy Lord 9781513260686 $16.99 • PB 256p • 5¼ x 8
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ART
Coloring the National Parks
Artwork by Meggyn Pomerleau 9781513261942 $13.99 • PB 70p • 8 x 10
Alaska’s Wild Life:
A Coloring Book Featuring the Artwork of Monica Estill Illustrated by Monica Estill 9781943328642 $12.99 • PB 70p • 8 x 10
Byron Birdsall’s Alaska
Illustrated by Byron Birdsall Foreword by Dana Stabenow 9781941821503 $18.99 • PB • 104p • 9 x 7
FOOD
The Alaska Wild Berry Cookbook: Homestyle Recipes from the Far North, Revised Edition 9781513261195 $19.99 • PB • 208p • 7½ x 9¼
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The Alaska Homegrown Cookbook:
Alaska Sourdough
The Best Recipes from the Last Frontier Introduction by Kirsten Dixon 9780882408576 $16.99 • PB 224p • 6 x 9
By Ruth Allman 9780882400853 $14.95 • PB 190p • 73⁄8 x 9
Baked Alaska:
Recipes for Sweet Comforts from the North Country By Sarah Eppenbach 9781943328246 $16.99 • PB 98p • 8 x 8
The Tutka Bay Lodge Cookbook: Coastal Cuisine from the Wilds of Alaska By Kirsten Dixon & Mandy Dixon 9781941821824 $22.99 • PB 224p • 8½ x 10
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STILL AVAILABLE Alaska Ascents Edited by Bill Sherwonit 9780882404790 • $19.95 • PB • 296p • 6 x 9 Alaska Light By Kim Heacox 9780944197554 • $22.95 • PB • 112p • 10 x 9½ Arctic Daughter By Jean Aspen 9781941821169 • $18.99 • PB • 240p • 6 x 9 Arctic Son By Jean Aspen 9780882409207 • $18.99 • PB • 276p • 6 x 9 Also on DVD: 9781941821244 • $24.99 A Place Beyond By Nick Jans 9780882408071 • $17.99 • PB • 192p • 5½ x 8½ A Tender Distance By Kaylene Johnson 9780882407722 • $16.95 • PB • 208p • 5½ x 8½ Bear Tales for the Ages By Larry Kaniut 9780882407005 •$14.95 • PB • 256p • 5 ⁄ x 8 ⁄ Bradford Washburn, An Extraordinary Life 3
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By Bradford Washburn with Lew Freedman 9780882409078 • $19.99 • PB • 320p • 6 x 9
Goodbye, My Island By Jean Rogers; Illustrated by Rie Muñoz 9780882405384 • $9.99 • PB • 96p • 5½ x 8½ In the Valley of the Grizzly By Ed Ferrell 9780882407708 • $12.95 • PB • 184p • 5½ x 8½ Jump Shot By Lew Freedman 9780882409931 • $16.99 • PB • 218p • 6 x 9 Johnny’s Girl By Kim Rich 9780882405247 • $18.99 • PB • 304p • 5½ x 8½
Journeys to the Far North By Olaus J. Murie 9781941821732 •$16.99 • PB • 254p • 6 x 9 Lowell Thomas Jr. By Lowell Thomas Jr. with Lew Freedman 9781941821633 •$19.99 • PB • 282p • 6 x 9 My Season on the Kenai By Lew Freedman 9780882409061 • $16.99 • PB • 218p • 6 x 9 Noel Merrill Wien By Noel Merrill Wien 9781943328406 • $19.99 • PB • 210p • 6 x 9 On Patrol By Ray Tremblay; Foreword by Jim Rearden 9780882405735 • $16.99 • PB • 224p • 5½ x 8½ Quilt of Dreams By Mindy Dwyer 9780882405223 • $15.95 • HB • 32p • 10 ⁄ x 8¾ Racing Toward Recovery By Mike Williams Sr. and Lew Freedman 9781941821442 • $17.99 • PB • 214p • 6 x 9 Seaplanes Along the Inside Passage By Gerry Bruder 9780882409580 • $17.99 • PB • 194p • 5½ x 8½ Thunder on the Tundra By Lew Freedman 9780882407425 • $14.95 • PB • 264p • 5½ x 8½ Wild about Game By Janie Hibler 9781943328062 • $19.99 • PB • 320p • 7½ x 9 Winging It! By Jack Jefford, 3
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as told to Ms. Carmen Jefford Fisher and Mr. Mark Fisher 9780882408163 •$18.95 • PB • 320p • 6 x 9
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