WoodsongMore Books and Videos about the Iditarod
By Gary Paulsen, Ruth W. Paulsen (Illustrator)
The three-time Newberry Honor-winning author of Hatchet, Dog Song and The Winter Room tells--in a memoir as compelling as his novels--the story of his intimate relationship with Minnesota's north woods and the dog team he trained for the Iditarod sled race. ALA Notable Book; ALA Best Book for Young Adults.
By Sue Henry
A state trooper must track down the killer of the Iditarod dog sled race contestents.
by Scott O'Dell
Bright Dawn could not believe it when her father asked her to take his place in the 1,000-mile Iditarod dogsled race through Alaska. She knew she would have to count on Black Star, her part-husky, part-wolf lead dog. But soon Bright Dawn was depending on Black Star for not only the race but also for her life!
Akiak
: A Tale from the Iditarod
Robert J. Blake (Illustrator)
Akiak is the lead dog for her team and has been so for the past seven years, so when she is removed from her team because of a frozen paw and left behind, she is determined to catch up with them and regain her lead position, despite the rules of the Iditarod. Jr.
John Reynolds Gardiner, Marcia Sewall (Illustrator)
Ten-year-old Willy needs to win the big dogsled race in order to pay the back taxes on his grandfather's farm--but that means beating the huge Indian mountain man, Stone Fox. "Gardiner's description of the race and sudden climax (based on legend) is fast-paced and enveloping."--School Library Journal. New York Times Outstanding Children's Book.
Videos:
The story of a boy who enters a dog-sled race in hopes of winning prize money to save the family. Lots of adventure and shows the harshness of racing in the Alaskan wilderness. Rated PG.
Balto
Rated PG
Loosely based on a true story of the 1920s, Balto is a half-dog, half-wolf who overcomes his outcast past to guide a sled carrying urgent medical supplies to a town full of sick children in Alaska. Cute for young children, but lacks historical accuracy.
Books
about Dog Racing and the Iditarod
Murder
on the Iditarod Trail
