Sled Racing Dogs

Author : Jonathan London
Publisher : Walker Books for Young Readers
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2005-04-01
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 0802789587

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Sled Dogs Run by Jonathan London Pdf

Experience the freedom and danger of a girl's first sled run. Whoosh! A young girl and her three dogs take off, their sled nearly flying off the ground. Skookum and Hawk and Bamboo strain and huff, racing over the soft white snow. The sled dogs have been waiting for this day since they were puppies, and the girl has imagined it for years. Only the shusshh of the runners and the jingling of the collars and snaps disturb the quiet-until the team meets a moose. Mushing can be dangerous, but there is nothing like the freedom and speed and peace that come from a run.

Author : Alicia Z. Klepeis
Publisher : ABDO
Page : 35 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2019-01-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781532170270

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Sled Racing Dogs by Alicia Z. Klepeis Pdf

This title introduces young dog lovers to the sports of sled dog racing, covering everything from the history of the sport to conditioning, training, and competing. The title features informative sidebars, exciting photos, a photo diagram, and a glossary. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. SportsZone is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.

Author : Michael Cooper
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 80 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 1988
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : PSU:000013535773

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Racing Sled Dogs by Michael Cooper Pdf

Text and photographs describe the sport of sled dog racing, focusing on the Iditarod race in Alaska and discussing how dogs are raised and trained as racers, the history of sled dog racing, and how the sport is practiced in North America.

Author : John Reynolds Gardiner
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 96 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2010-05-18
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780062009661

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Stone Fox by John Reynolds Gardiner Pdf

John Reynolds Gardiner's classic action-packed adventure story about a thrilling dogsled race has captivated readers for more than thirty years. Based on a Rocky Mountain legend, Stone Fox tells the story of Little Willy, who lives with his grandfather in Wyoming. When Grandfather falls ill, he is no longer able to work the farm, which is in danger of foreclosure. Little Willy is determined to win the National Dogsled Race—the prize money would save the farm and his grandfather. But he isn't the only one who desperately wants to win. Willy and his brave dog Searchlight must face off against experienced racers, including a Native American man named Stone Fox, who has never lost a race. Exciting and heartwarming, this novel has sold millions of copies and was named a New York Times Outstanding Children's Book.

Author : Elizabeth Ring
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Pets
ISBN : 1562942921

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Sled Dogs by Elizabeth Ring Pdf

Describes the various breeds of Arctic dogs, and their demanding training for the high-endurance sport of dogsled racing.

Author : Bob Cary
Publisher : U of Minnesota Press
Page : 98 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780816667734

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Born to Pull by Bob Cary Pdf

Introduces the origins of dogsledding and the different types of sled dogs, and discusses living conditions for sled dogs, canine communication, selecting and training a team, and dogsled racing.

Author : Kristen Rajczak Nelson
Publisher : The Rosen Publishing Group
Page : 34 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2013-12-30
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781482465150

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Racing the Iditarod by Kristen Rajczak Nelson Pdf

Discusses the history of the Iditarod race, including its history, traditions, and the possible dangers the racers and their dogs face.--

Author : Brian Patrick O'Donoghue
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2009-09-30
Category : Humor
ISBN : 9780307488534

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My Lead Dog Was A Lesbian by Brian Patrick O'Donoghue Pdf

The Iditarod may be the only race that awards a prize for last place. But then how many people can even complete a course that ranges across 1,000 miles of Alaska's ice fields, mountains, and canyons at temperatures that sometimes plunges to 100 degrees below zero? In conditions like these, anything can go wrong. For Brian Patrick O'Donoghue, nearly everything did. In My Lead Dog Was a Lesbian, his reporter and intrepid novice musher tells what happened when he entered the 1991 Iditarod, along with seventeen sled dogs with names like Harley, Screech, and Rainy, his sexually confused lead dog. O'Donoghue braved snowstorms and sickening wipeouts, endured the contempt of more experienced racers (one of whom was daft enough to use poodles), and rode herd of four-legged companions who would rather be fighting or having sex. It's all here, narrated with self-deprecating wit, in a true story of heroism, cussedness and astonishing dumb luck.

Author : Patricia Seibert
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1562940538

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Mush! by Patricia Seibert Pdf

Describes the annual Iditarod dog sled race in Alaska and the sled dogs who compete in it.

Author : Lew Freedman
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : PSU:000021976148

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George Attla by Lew Freedman Pdf

Recounts the life and career of George Attla, Alaskan sprint sled-dog musher.

Author : Lew Freedman
Publisher : Epicenter Press
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Iditarod (Race)
ISBN : 1935347055

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Yukon Quest by Lew Freedman Pdf

Over beer and hamburgers at the Two Rivers Lodge near Fairbanks, Alaska, a small group of mushers conceived a gutsy idea for a new sled dog race that would be more challenging than any other marathon race in the Far North. In 1984, mushers organized the Yukon Quest International Sled Dog Race between Fairbanks and Whitehorse, Yukon Territory. Soon, mushers adopted an unofficial race motto, "Survive first, race second." The Quest trail boasts fewer checkpoints, longer wilderness runs, and more campouts. The trail crosses three mountain passes, including the dreaded 3,685-foot Eagle Summit, a killer of mushers' dreams. Outdoor survival skills and self reliance are on a par with commercial sponsorships and high-tech sleds and mushing gear. Yukon Quest is an exciting, inspirational story full of bigger-than-life characters told by Lew Freedman, best-selling author of eight books about sled-dog racing. Includes a list of race champions, names of all finishers, and 16 pages of photos.

Author : Gary Paulsen
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0156001454

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Winterdance by Gary Paulsen Pdf

Paulsen and his team of dogs endured snowstorms, frostbite, dogfights, moose attacks, sleeplessness, and hallucinations in the relentless push to go on. Map and color photographs.

Author : Denise a Lawson
Publisher : Brown and Lowe Books
Page : 30 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2018-11-21
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1732230315

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Black Bear Goes to Washington by Denise a Lawson Pdf

Black Bear is a sled dog from deep in the bush of Alaska. After 11 years in the wilds of Alaska, she retires from dog sledding and makes the journey to Washington, DC. Follow her on her first adventure as she discovers her new world and offers some sled dog insights.

Author : Noel Flanders
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 124 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : Pets
ISBN : 0931866391

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The Joy of Running Sled Dogs by Noel Flanders Pdf

Author : Elizabeth A. Martin
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 130 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : History
ISBN : 9780738596273

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Yukon Quest Sled Dog Race by Elizabeth A. Martin Pdf

The Yukon Quest is more than just a sled dog race. It was the dream of two Fairbanksans--a recreational musher and an amateur historian--who conceived of a race closer to the roots of Alaskan dog sledding. The Yukon Quest is a 1,000-mile slog through trails used only for this race that cross mountains, rivers, and lakes in some of the harshest weather on the planet. It celebrates the history of the dogs that carried freight and delivered mail, dogs that many times over saved lives before the advent of aviation and snowmachines made them obsolete. The inaugural Yukon Quest Sled Dog Race of 1984 was a great success with the wholehearted support of the Fairbanks community, and it has become a much-anticipated annual event ever since.