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Very cool. And welcome, Swordwhale.

That cover art is beautiful swordwhale, did you do that? And welcome to the Iditabuds!!

ADDED TO: IDITAROD BY MUSHERS 4-9-15

Iditarod Dreamer by Hank DeBruin and Tanya McReady
Jump on the sled and join Winterdance Dogsled Tours owner Hank DeBruin and his team of 20 Purebred Siberian Huskies for a year in their life preparing for and competing in Alaska's Iditarod "The Last Great Race on Earth". This has been a consuming goal that Hank has pursued for 10 plus years. The story will take you from the hills of Maine, Haliburton, Ontario and Minnesota, across Canada to the heights of the Alaska Range and along the brutally cold, mighty Yukon River, plus many breathtaking spots and encounters along the way. Grasp why someone would willingly put themselves through days of sleep deprivation, exposure to -50F temperatures and in the grip of blizzards. Available at: https://www.winterdance.com/products.php




ADDED TO: CHILDREN AND YOUNG ADULTS on 4-9-15

Snow Dogs!: Racers of the North By Ian Whitelaw
Photographs combine with lively illustrations and engaging, age-appropriate stories in DK Readers, a multilevel reading program guaranteed to capture children's interest while developing their reading skills and general knowledge.
Snow Dogs! Racers of the North takes readers into the exciting world of dogsled racing, revealing what it takes to be the leader of the pack.

ADDED THIS BOOK TO THE PART 2 LISTING THIS MORNING.

ADDED TO MISCELLANEOUS AND SLED DOGS IN GENERAL

Be the Lead Dog - 7 Life-Changing Lessons Taught By Sled Dogs
By Liz Parrish and Barbara Schaefer
Brought to you be renowned mushers, speakers and entrepreneurs Liz Parrish and Barb Schaefer, Be the Lead Dog lays out the foundational lessons you need to be your best. Use these strategies and tips to achieve your full potential...in leadership, teambuilding, communications and life! Decades of training, racing and being guided by their champion dogs have given Liz and Barb a wealth of experience from which to draw their insider secrets of the relationship of sled dogs and their people, and how those can be applied to everyday life.

ADDED THESE BOOKS TO PART 2 LIST THIS MORNING

ADDED TO CHILDREN & YOUNG ADULT: FICTION & NON-FICTION

Kamik: An Inuit Puppy Story By Matilda Sulurayok. Illustrated by Qin Leng
When Jake finally gets a puppy to call his own, all he can think about is the fast, strong sled dog that his puppy will become. But Kamik is far from an obedient sled dog. He won’t listen, he tracks mud all over the house, and he’s a lot more work than Jake ever thought a puppy could be. But after a visit with his grandfather, who raised many puppies of his own while living out on the land, Jake learns that Inuit have been raising puppies just like Kamik to be obedient, resourceful, helpful sled dogs for generations. Grade Level: 1 – 3


Kamik's First Sled By Matilda Sulurayok. Illustrated by Qin Leng
All Jake wants is to raise his puppy into a strong, fast sled dog, but Kamik is far from ready to pull a sled with a dog team. With some advice and a little help from his grandmother, Jake learns basic principles of how to begin training a dog to pull. Kamik finally has his first sled, and he and Jake can finally begin exploring the tundra together. But Jake and Kamik are still inexperienced, and when a blizzard starts blowing in across the tundra, Jake has to rely on his knowledge to get home. Grade Level: Kindergarten – 2


Douggie: The Playful Pup Who Became a Sled Dog Hero By Pam Flowers . Illustrated by Jon Van Zyle
Douggie: The Playful Puppy Who Became a Sled Dog Hero is Pam Flowers's tribute to the pup who seemed destined to remain the class clown. But Pam saw potential in this exuberant youngster, and Douggie's intelligence and persistence ultimately earned him the position of lead dog for a dangerous 325-mile expedition to the Magnetic North Pole. Grade Level: Kindergarten - 5


Yukon: Sled Dog By Judith Janda Presnall. Mark Elliott Illustrator
Sled dogs must love to run. Sled dogs must be strong. Sled dogs must obey commands. Sled dogs must get along with teammates. Puppy Yukon is the only girl in her litter, and she’s got high energy. Could she be a leader in the sled dog team? Trainer Roberta works with the puppies. Yukon is faster and smarter than her brothers. Roberta thinks Yukon can help lead the team! Yukon continues to train with her team for two long years. Is she finally ready to race? Grade Level: 1 – 8


Big-Enough Anna: The Little Sled Dog Who Braved The Arctic By Pam Flowers with Ann Sixon. Bill Farnsworth (Illustrator)
A true story of how the runt of the litter became the leader of the pack. Flowers was preparing for a six-month, 2500-mile dogsled journey from Barrow, AK, to Repulse Bay, Canada, which would make her the first woman to cross the North American Arctic alone. Anna and her littermates trained with the older, more experienced dogs, with the intention that the strongest would accompany the expedition. Before attempting to pull a sled, the young canines were taught to follow voice commands; wear a harness; and drag twigs, sticks, and then small logs behind them. Though Anna was the smallest, she proved to have heart and a love of running; she was chosen for the trip. About halfway through the trek, the seasoned lead dog ran off; Anna took over and was instrumental in finishing the journey, which lasted almost twice as long as planned. Grade Level: Preschool and up.

ADDED THIS BOOK TO PART 2 LIST THIS MORNING
ADDED TO CHILDREN & YOUNG ADULT: FICTION & NON-FICTION

Sweet Home Alaska by Carole Estby Dagg

To make a fresh start, Terpsichore Johnson’s father signs up for President Roosevelt’s Palmer Colony project, uprooting the family from Wisconsin to become pioneers in Alaska. Terpsichore is a vivacious, inventive, Eleven-year-old resourceful, and determined to help her family thrive in their new Alaskan home.
Age Level: 10 – 12 Grade Level: 5 and up

ADDED 3-4-17 to Part 2 Book List. IDITAROD BY MUSHERS

FAST INTO THE NIGHT By Debbie Clarke Moderow.
Fast into the Night is the gripping story of Moderow’s journeys along the Iditarod trail with her team of spunky huskies: Taiga and Su, Piney and Creek, Nacho and Zeppy, Juliet and the headstrong leader, Kanga. The first failed attempt crushed Moderow’s confidence, but after reconnecting with her dogs she returned and ventured again to Nome, pushing through injuries,  hallucinations, epic storms, flipped sleds, and clashing personalities, both human and canine. And she prevailed. 

Added 3/19-17 to Part 2 book list. MUSHER BIOGRAPHY

REACHING BEYOND THE CLOUDS: From Undiagnosed to Climbing Mt. Everest.
Cindy Abbott is 2015 and 2017 Red Lantern winner. While not strictly dealing with her sled dog racing the story is inspirational none the less.
After years of experiencing the frightening symptoms of a mysterious illness, at the age of 48, and with almost no mountaineering experience, Cindy Abbott decides to climb Mt. Everest. A few months after that fateful decision, she becomes functionally blind in one eye and is subsequently diagnosed with Wegener’s Granulomatosis, a rare, incurable and potentially life-threatening disease, but she refuses to give up on her dream. In this extraordinary and true story, Cindy Abbott takes us with her into one of nature’s most extreme environments while battling a rare disease that turns her own body against her. Less than five months after her diagnosis while climbing on Mt. Aconcagua in Argentina, she falls during the descent at nineteen thousand feet, breaks her leg, and is forced to climb down five thousand feet to base camp in order to be helicoptered off the mountain. But perseverance is Cindy's middle name. She will be the first woman to climb Everest AND complete the Iditarod.

RETIRING. Need someone for upkeep of Books listing.

If anybody is interested in keeping up the Listing of Sled Dog, Mushing and Racing Books thread from now on, please feel free to do so. Or members can add books themselves as they become aware of them. Happy reading.

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