The Arctic Son

Author : Jean Aspen
Publisher : Graphic Arts Books
Page : 293 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2014-04-09
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9781941821008

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Arctic Son by Jean Aspen Pdf

The chronicle of a family's first year alone in Alaskan wilderness, here is a poetic exploration into what we value in life. In 1992 Jean Aspen took her husband, Tom, and their young son to live in Alaska's interior mountains where they built a cabin from logs, hunted for food, and let the vast beauty of the Arctic close around them. Jean had faced Alaska's wilderness alone before in a life-altering experience she shared in Arctic Daughter. Cut off from the rest of the world for more than a year, now her family would discover strength and beauty in their daily lives. They candidly filmed themselves and later produced a companion documentary, ARCTIC SON: Fulfilling the Dream, which shows on PBS stations across the nation. From an encounter with a grizzly bear at arm's length to a challenging six-hundred-mile river passage back to civilization, Arctic Son chronicles fourteen remarkable months alone in the Brooks Range. At once a portrait of courage, a lyrical odyssey, and authentic adventure, this is a family's extraordinary journey into America's last frontier.

Author : Jean Aspen
Publisher : Graphic Arts Books
Page : 230 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2015-03-15
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781941821589

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Arctic Daughter by Jean Aspen Pdf

Setting off in an overloaded canoe, they journeyed down the Yukon River and walked upstream into the remote Brooks Range to build a cabin and live off the land. She was twenty-two, daughter of a famous woman adventurer. He was her childhood sweetheart. Four years later, they emerged from the Alaskan wilds. Now in her sixties, Jean Aspen updates her spellbinding tale of adventure in a harsh and beautiful land for a new generation. ARCTIC DAUGHTER is at once an extraordinary journey of self-discovery and a lyrical odyssey. A READER'S DIGEST book selection, this remarkable tale of survival and courage measures the value of dreams against the unforgiving realities of the natural world. First published in 1988 by Bergamot Books, Minneapolis, MN.

Author : Jean Craighead George
Publisher : Turtleback Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 061322812X

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The Arctic Son by Jean Craighead George Pdf

In this stunning tribute to the Arctic and its inhabitants by the celebrated author of Julie of the Wolves, the warmth of the Inupiat Eskimo culture shines through. Full color.

Author : Jean George
Publisher : Hyperion Books for Children
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 1999-09-15
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 078681179X

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Arctic Son by Jean George Pdf

In this stunning tribute to the Arctic and its inhabitants by the celebrated author of "Julie of the Wolves, " the warmth of the Inupiat Eskimo culture shines through. Full color.

Author : Lydia Dabcovich
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Page : 43 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 1999-03-29
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780547531458

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The Polar Bear Son by Lydia Dabcovich Pdf

A lonely old woman adopts, cares for, and raises a polar bear as if he were her own son, until jealous villagers threaten the bear's life, forcing him to leave his home and his "mother," in a retelling of a traditional Inuit folktale.

Author : Roman Dial
Publisher : HarperCollins
Page : 345 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2020-02-18
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780062876621

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The Adventurer's Son by Roman Dial Pdf

NATIONAL BESTSELLER "Destined to become an adventure classic." —Anchorage Daily News Hailed as "gripping" (New York Times) and "beautiful" (Washington Post), The Adventurer's Son is Roman Dial’s extraordinary and widely acclaimed account of his two-year quest to unravel the mystery of his son’s disappearance in the jungles of Costa Rica. In the predawn hours of July 10, 2014, the twenty-seven-year-old son of preeminent Alaskan scientist and National Geographic Explorer Roman Dial, walked alone into Corcovado National Park, an untracked rainforest along Costa Rica’s remote Pacific Coast that shelters miners, poachers, and drug smugglers. He carried a light backpack and machete. Before he left, Cody Roman Dial emailed his father: “I am not sure how long it will take me, but I’m planning on doing 4 days in the jungle and a day to walk out. I’ll be bounded by a trail to the west and the coast everywhere else, so it should be difficult to get lost forever.” They were the last words Dial received from his son. As soon as he realized Cody Roman’s return date had passed, Dial set off for Costa Rica. As he trekked through the dense jungle, interviewing locals and searching for clues—the authorities suspected murder—the desperate father was forced to confront the deepest questions about himself and his own role in the events. Roman had raised his son to be fearless, to be at home in earth’s wildest places, travelling together through rugged Alaska to remote Borneo and Bhutan. Was he responsible for his son’s fate? Or, as he hoped, was Cody Roman safe and using his wilderness skills on a solo adventure from which he would emerge at any moment? Part detective story set in the most beautiful yet dangerous reaches of the planet, The Adventurer’s Son emerges as a far deeper tale of discovery—a journey to understand the truth about those we love the most. The Adventurer’s Son includes fifty black-and-white photographs.

Author : Peggy Caravantes
Publisher : Chicago Review Press
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2016-03-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781613731017

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Marooned in the Arctic by Peggy Caravantes Pdf

The first and only young adult book about Ada Blackjack and her remarkable, true-life survival story In 1921, four men ventured into the Arctic for a top-secret expedition—an attempt to claim the remote, uninhabited Wrangel Island in northern Siberia for Canada. With the men was a 23-year-old Inuit woman named Ada Blackjack, who had signed on as a cook and seamstress to earn money to care for her sick son, left at home. Conditions soon turned dire for the team when, after rations ran out, they were unable to kill enough game to survive. Three of the men tried to cross the frozen Chukchi Sea for help but were never seen again, leaving Ada with one remaining, ill team member whom she cared for but who soon died of scurvy. Determined to be reunited with her son, Ada learned to survive alone in the icy world by trapping foxes, catching seals, and avoiding polar bears. She taught herself to shoot a shotgun and a rifle. After Ada was finally rescued in August 1923, after two years total on the island, she became an instant celebrity, with newspapers calling her a real "female Robinson Crusoe." The first and only young adult book about Ada Blackjack and her remarkable story, Marooned in the Arctic includes sidebars on relevant topics of interest to teens, such as the uses of cats on sailing ships, the phenomenon known as Arctic hysteria, and various aspects of Inuit culture and beliefs.

Author : Jennifer Niven
Publisher : Hachette Books
Page : 448 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2012-02-21
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781401304423

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Ada Blackjack by Jennifer Niven Pdf

From the author of The Ice Master comes the remarkable true story of a young Inuit woman who survived six months alone on a desolate, uninhabited Arctic island In September 1921, four young men and Ada Blackjack, a diminutive 25-year-old Eskimo woman, ventured deep into the Arctic in a secret attempt to colonize desolate Wrangel Island for Great Britain. Two years later, Ada Blackjack emerged as the sole survivor of this ambitious polar expedition. This young, unskilled woman--who had headed to the Arctic in search of money and a husband--conquered the seemingly unconquerable north and survived all alone after her male companions had perished. Following her triumphant return to civilization, the international press proclaimed her the female Robinson Crusoe. But whatever stories the press turned out came from the imaginations of reporters: Ada Blackjack refused to speak to anyone about her horrific two years in the Arctic. Only on one occasion--after charges were published falsely accusing her of causing the death of one her companions--did she speak up for herself. Jennifer Niven has created an absorbing, compelling history of this remarkable woman, taking full advantage of the wealth of first-hand resources about Ada that exist, including her never-before-seen diaries, the unpublished diaries from other primary characters, and interviews with Ada's surviving son. Ada Blackjack is more than a rugged tale of a woman battling the elements to survive in the frozen north--it is the story of a hero.

Author : Carolyn Keene
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2013-02-05
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781416990727

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Curse of the Arctic Star by Carolyn Keene Pdf

Nancy and her friends Bess and George tour the dangerous waters off the coast of Alaska on a posh new ship's maiden voyage, a journey that is overshadowed by a series of deaths and near-misses that reveal the work of a saboteur.

Author : Sam Branson,Sir Richard Branson
Publisher : Random House
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2013-03-31
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9780753521373

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Arctic Diary by Sam Branson,Sir Richard Branson Pdf

It's hardly a surprise to discover that Sam Branson has a love of adventure and a real concern about our future in a world where the climate is changing rapidly. Journeying into the heart of the Arctic wilderness with his father and a film crew, Sam explores the changing landscape and the lives of the native Inuit people who have survived in a relentlessly inhospitable environment for 5000 years. Sleeping on frozen seas and encountering majestic polar bears, Sam and his father embark together on a winter expedition which Sam must ultimately complete on his own, finding new depths of resilience and courage in a formidable and breathtaking landscape.

Author : Brooke Hartman
Publisher : Graphic Arts Books
Page : 34 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2019-02-26
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781513261904

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Dream Flights on Arctic Nights by Brooke Hartman Pdf

Follow a child's dreamy flight through the Arctic and discover the animals that live there, from the wolves prowling through the snow to the goats and sheep leaping across mountains, to walrus and sea lions lying on icebergs. Children's Book Review, Best Picture Books of 2019 "Dramatic rhythm, matched by spectacular linocut illustrations with black backgrounds, glowing colors, and exaggerated perspectives that suggest a surreal dream world. The child has beige skin and dark hair and eyes. The setting is indicated by the title and arctic wildlife and by a simple map of the Arctic Ocean on the wall of the child's cozy bedroom. This stunning interpretation of a fascinating region soars with polished poetry and striking, memorable art." —Kirkus Reviews, Starred Review "The deep desire to fly inspires a child's Alaskan dream in this lushly illustrated rhyming book. . . The simple rhymes match well with the linocut illustrations by Zerbetz, whose thick lines give dimension to colorful stars and beasts. The images seem to leap from the page." —WSU Magazine At night, just as the moon climbs high, I make a wish that I could fly. Told in singsong rhymes and colorfully illustrated with gorgeous linocut art, Dream Flights on Arctic Nights is a beautiful bedtime story for children to explore the Arctic before drifting off to sleep.

Author : Jean Aspen
Publisher : Epicenter Press
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2017-05-05
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781935347859

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Trusting the River by Jean Aspen Pdf

Jean Aspen, daughter of arctic explorer and author Constance Helmericks, began life in the wilderness. Throughout six decades, the natural world has remained central to her. What began as a series of letters to her son, Lucas, when she and her husband Tom set out to search for a different future, evolved over the seasons into a many snapshots of her remarkable life. All those seemingly random threads have woven the tapestry of her journey and the journey of the river flowing by the remote cabin. In Trusting the River, she closes the circle of her mother's books and her own early work, Arctic Daughter.

Author : Cory Hansen
Publisher : Sasquatch Books
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Alaska
ISBN : 9781570613715

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Far North in the Arctic by Cory Hansen Pdf

Rhyming text describes the activities of young Arctic animals and their mothers. Includes notes on animals of Alaska and other Arctic areas.

Author : Constance Helmericks
Publisher : Epicenter Press (WA)
Page : 266 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2019-02-12
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1941890121

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We Live in Alaska by Constance Helmericks Pdf

Bud and Connie Helmericks paddled down the Tanana River to the Yukon River in a homemade canoe. During the summer they floated down the Yukon, portaged to the Kuskokwim River and hauled out at Bethel, the last few miles through pack ice.

Author : Frances Ann Degnan
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Alaska
ISBN : WISC:89073078214

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Under the Arctic Sun by Frances Ann Degnan Pdf