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Why Do Things Have Names?
ISBN: HB: 9783035802757, University of Chicago Press, University of Alaska Press, June 2020
42 pp., 22.8x15.2 cm, illustrated in colour throughout
Why is a horse called a horse and not a giraffe or a flapdoodle? Why did Plato go from being called Aristocles, after his grandfather, to being called Plato, which means muscleman? Where do any names come from? In this delightful book, readers young...
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£10,99
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Fighter in Velvet Gloves Alaska Civil Rights Hero Elizabeth Peratrovich
ISBN: PB: 9781602233706, University of Chicago Press, University of Alaska Press, April 2019
80 pp., 22.8x15.2 cm, 25 halftones
"No Natives or Dogs Allowed", blared the storefront sign at Elizabeth Peratrovich, then a young Alaska Native Tlingit. The sting of those words would stay with her all her life. Years later, after becoming a seasoned fighter for equality, she would d...
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£13,00
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Seal Named Patches
ISBN: HB: 9781602233317, University of Chicago Press, University of Alaska Press, November 2017
40 pp., 25.4x20.3 cm, 39 colour plates
Scientists Roxanne Beltran and Patrick Robinson set off on a polar adventure, traveling to Antarctica to study the lives of Weddell seals. By finding Patches, a wily seal they've been tracking since its birth, they'll be able to learn a lot about ho...
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£12,00
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Alaska on the Go Exploring the Alaska Marine Highway System with Children
ISBN: PB: 9781602233157, University of Chicago Press, University of Alaska Press, April 2017
300 pp., 22.9x15.2 cm, 19 halftones, 4 maps
Every year, nearly two million tourists visit Alaska, and at least half of them spend time exploring the state's waterways. For families that want to do so in a more independent fashion than a cruise ship or guided tour would allow, Erin Kirkland has...
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£16,50
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Little Whale A Story of the Last Tlingit War Canoe
ISBN: PB: 9781602232952, University of Chicago Press, University of Alaska Press, August 2016
64 pp., 22.9x15.2 cm, 7 line illus., 1 map
Keet, a ten-year-old Tlingit Indian boy, stows away for a voyage on his father's canoe... and soon finds himself caught in the middle of a wild seastorm. The story carries him far from his home village, and when he makes land, he winds up right in th...
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£12,50
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Stubborn Gal The True Story of an Undefeated Sled Dog Racer
ISBN: HB: 9781602232723, University of Chicago Press, University of Alaska Press, November 2015
32 pp., 25.4x20.3 cm, illustrated in colour throughout
"Stubborn Gal" is the true story of a sixty-mile sled dog race and a young woman determined, if not exactly qualified, to run it. A grandfather tells his granddaughter about the tenacious Sarah and her adventure with sled dogs. The older Sarah, bored...
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£12,00
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Pup and Pokey
ISBN: PB: 9781602232419, University of Chicago Press, University of Alaska Press, September 2014
48 pp., 21.6x17.7 cm, illustrated in colour throughout
A boisterous wolf pup and an awkward young porcupine are unlikely allies in this tale of friendship set on Alaska's tundra. The two grow up as neighbors, but only through helping each other escape from a trapper do they learn what it means truly to b...
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£11,50
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Mary's Wild Winter Feast
ISBN: PB: 9781602232327, University of Chicago Press, University of Alaska Press, September 2014
40 pp., 25.4x17.8 cm, illustrated in colour throughout
When winter rain washes away Mary's chances for a sledding day, she thinks there is no hope for excitement. But with a little imagination and a brimming pantry she soon finds herself caught up in a colorful journey. Together with her father she reliv...
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£11,50
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King Salmon Journey
ISBN: PB: 9781602232310, ISBN: HB: 9781602232303, University of Chicago Press, University of Alaska Press, August 2014
32 pp., 25.4x20.3 cm, illustrated in colour throughout
Two thousand miles is a staggering distance for any kind of journey. But imagine making it not by car or even foot – but by fin. That's what faces Chinook, a female king salmon, as she takes a dramatic trip to safely deliver her eggs. From the Bering...
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£10,00
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£12,00
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Alaska on the Go Exploring the 49th State with Children
ISBN: PB: 9781602232211, University of Chicago Press, University of Alaska Press, March 2014
352 pp., 22.9x15.2 cm, 22 halftones
Nearly two million people visit Alaska every year, drawn to its spectacular views and endless activities. But with such size and so many options, it can seem overwhelming when it comes to planning a family vacation to the 49th state. The best place t...
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£16,50
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