Get ready for high adventure as you join a four-man sea-kayaking expedition through treacherous seas, subfreezing weather, and dense fog to explore five remote islands in Alaska's Aleutian Islands. Although uninhabited for centuries, the islands are the birthplace of the Aleut people and their spirit is felt by the adventures as they paddle their kayaks, climb the volcanic peaks, and search for caves where the Aleuts buried their mummies.
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A six-time grantee of the National Geographic Expeditions Council and award-winning writer and filmmaker Bowermaster's recently concluded OCEANS 8 project took him and his teams around the world by sea kayak during the past ten years, on expeditions ranging from the Aleutian Islands to Vietnam, French Polynesia to Chile/Argentina/Bolivia, Gabon to Croatia and Tasmania to Antarctica. Seeing the world from the seat of a sea kayak has given Bowermaster a one-of-a-kind look at both the health of the planet's ocean and the lives of the nearly 3 billion people around the globe who depend on them.
His website and blog (Notes from Sea Level, www.jonbowermaster.com) continues his reporting on the world's coastlines, the people who live along them and issues of importance to anyone interested in and concerned about the planet's ocean. His companion book to the brand new DisneyNature film "Oceans" will be published alongside premiere of the film on Earth Day, April 2010.
Author of eleven books, his most recent are "Descending the Dragon" about his travels in Vietnam published by National Geographic Books, "Wildebeest in a Rainstorm," a collection of profiles of our most intriguing conservationists and explorers and "Crossing Antarctica," the latter two just-published by Menasha Ridge Press. When not traveling Bowermaster lives in Stone Ridge, New York.
His website and blog (Notes from Sea Level, www.jonbowermaster.com) continues his reporting on the world's coastlines, the people who live along them and issues of importance to anyone interested in and concerned about the planet's ocean. His companion book to the brand new DisneyNature film "Oceans" will be published alongside premiere of the film on Earth Day, April 2010.
Author of eleven books, his most recent are "Descending the Dragon" about his travels in Vietnam published by National Geographic Books, "Wildebeest in a Rainstorm," a collection of profiles of our most intriguing conservationists and explorers and "Crossing Antarctica," the latter two just-published by Menasha Ridge Press. When not traveling Bowermaster lives in Stone Ridge, New York.
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
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Students love this!,
By Sarah Canfield (Coloma, Ca USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Aleutian Adventure (Hardcover)
As a fourth grade teacher in the central California foothills, I am always looking for nonfiction titles with high interest for my classroom. A friend bought this book from Barry Tessman's widow and I immediately ordered a copy. We study Explorers and Geographers as part of our 4th grade curriculum and this book leads into a great discussion about modern day exploring. Pictures and maps are easy to read, text and font grade-appropriate, natural history and wildlife pictures very appealing.
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Four stars for its little-addressed subject matter,
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This is not a flawless book, by any means. The author dumbs the writing down just a little too much for a suggested audience of "Ages 10 & up," the book shifts randomly from past to present tense, and there's at least one paragraph that's repeated almost word for word more than once.But, that said, it's one of the ONLY books about the Aleutian Islands, and as far I can tell, is the ONLY book period about kayaking along them. For that alone, it's worth a lot. One of my dreams is to kayak from Anchorage, Alaska to Russia, along the Aleutian peninsula and the Aleutian Islands, and in my research for this trip I've come across very few books on the topic. My wife found this one for me. Not only does this book contain some beautiful photos (by Barry Tessman, R.I.P), but it gives a good idea of the dangerousness of the waters, of the area's history, of the general terrain, and of the preparations neccesary for such a trip. It's a quick read, but for those in love with Alaska or this area in particular, it will haunt you for days.
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