Dog Sledder!: Racing with Dogs in Alaska [Paperback]

Robyn Brode (Author), Paul Hayes (Illustrator)

Book Description

Age Level: 4 and up | Series: Going Places

In this series for younger boys and girls, each book features cartoon-style illustrations superimposed on vivid full-color photos that show different people in different cultures using different means of travel. The cartoons complementing each photo depict kids with their parents. Each parent is a vehicle driver of one kind or another—but the vehicle type depends entirely on where the story takes place! For instance, Maria is a little girl whose mother is a taxi driver in bustling New York City. Other kids and their parents live in Alaska, and travel by dog sled . . . or in a tropical rain forest, where touring visitors are taken on a safari . . . or in the bush country of Australia's Outback, where the most common way for people to go places is to fly around in light aircraft. The photos on every page capture the contrasting scenic backgrounds and highly individual atmospheres of each book's place. Meanwhile, boys and girls will identify with the cartoon illustrations of kids and parents, as they learn a little bit about how people live and travel in different places. Early-grade teachers will value these wonderfully illustrated books as fine introductions to social studies.

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From the Back Cover

Grab the reins and warm clothes! Race across the Alaskan snow with a boy and his sister, who is a dog sledder.

You will feed and harness the dogs, prepare the sled, and then drive the dogs along snowy wilderness tracks.

On your day-long journey, you will see a glacier, an eagle, and a seal, and an ice fisherman sitting patiently next to a hole in the ice.

Authentic photos of Alaska and original illustrations make this a ride to remember. Also featured are maps, flags, and interesting facts about the famous Iditarod dog-sledding race.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 4 and up
  
• Paperback: 32 pages
• Publisher: Barron's Educational Series (June 1, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0764121510
• ISBN-13: 978-0764121517
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 7 x 0.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.2 ounces
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,949,467 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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