Author: Diane Swanson
Publisher: Walrus Books
Keywords: octopus, world, welcome
Number of Pages: 32
Published: 2000-04
List price: $5.95
ISBN-10: 1552850234
ISBN-13: 9781552850237

Which animal is a master of disguise, able to make its skin bumpy or smooth to blend in with the background? An octopus! It’s hard to imagine that a spineless creature such as the octopus is actually an intelligent animal. Some, such as the giant Pacific octopus, weigh up to 154 pounds and can stretch up to 23 feet from arm to arm! Young readers will discover through vibrant photos and intriguing text that octopuses, often misunderstood and feared, are actually curious, playful, and gentle sea creatures.

Author: Pam Withers
Publisher: Walrus Books
Keywords: xtreme, limits, vertical
Number of Pages: 226
Published: 2006-04-01
List price: $6.95
ISBN-10: 1552857832
ISBN-13: 9781552857830

This time, when Jake and Peter stumble upon adrenaline-pumping adventure, it’s high in the peaks of the Bugaboo Mountains just west of the Rockies. Fifteen-year-old Jake is obsessed with solo-climbing a soaring granite spire. His best friend, Peter, is as absorbed with filming Jake for a video as he is in not divulging his secret fear of heights to the runaway girl who joins them. Though a talented climber, the surly runaway girl seems possessed by a death wish. When Jake arrives at the halfway mark and cheerfully hangs his overnight cot on anchors at a death-defying 150-storey height

Author: Pam Withers
Publisher: Walrus Books
Keywords: xtreme, tunnel, bmx
Number of Pages: 231
Published: 2007-09-14
List price: $6.95
ISBN-10: 1552859045
ISBN-13: 9781552859049

Join Jake and Peter as they BMX their way through another adventure. "Pam’s books have wide appeal to boys and girls, to avid and reluctant readers, to teens and to younger children who are looking for a challenging high-interest book." - The Bookmark Fifteen-year-olds Jake and Peter share a burning desire to excel at as many extreme sports as they can, and to surpass each other in the process. They always seem to land themselves in the middle of an action-packed, adrenaline-pumping adventure while they’re at it. In BMX Tunnel Run, the latest installment in Pam Withers&

Author: Shelley Gill
Publisher: Sasquatch Books/Paws IV Children’s Books
Keywords: mountain, wild, alaska, denali
Number of Pages: 32
Published: 2006-02-13
List price: $16.95
ISBN-10: 1570613664
ISBN-13: 9781570613661

From its origins as a trick played by Raven (the scientific version involving plate tectonics is also included) to the flora and fauna and human explorations, this colorful children’s book reveals every facet of Alaska’s great Denali mountain. Employing the Gill-Cartwright signature style of mingling fiction and fact, this book is brimming with fun and fascinating information and wonder about the tallest, coldest, wildest mountain in America.

Author: Shelley Gill
Publisher: Sasquatch Books/Paws IV Children’s Books
Keywords: colors, alaska, count
Number of Pages: 32
Published: 2002-01-15
List price: $9.95
ISBN-10: 0934007357
ISBN-13: 9780934007351

In this companion to the Alaska ABC Book, children learnto count as colorful critters leap through the pages.

Author: Arlene Laverde
Publisher: Sasquatch Books/Paws IV Children’s Books
Keywords: pigs, three, alaska
Number of Pages: 32
Published: 2002-04-26
List price: $10.95
ISBN-10: 1570612293
ISBN-13: 9781570612299

The newest addition to the Paws IV line of Alaska children’s books features the classic story of those irresistible little pigs--retold Alaskan-style, as the pigs camp, fish, ski, and build homes on the Last Frontier! "Once upon a time in the wilds of Alaska, there were three little pigs." And so begins the adventure of three outdoor-loving pigs who head to Alaska to homestead and "grow big cabbages." After playing under the Midnight Sun, it’s time to get busy and build safe homes for the winter. The first and second little pigs are creative, but it’s the third hardworking l

Author: Jen Funk Weber
Publisher: Sasquatch Books/Paws IV Children’s Books
Keywords: fun, facts, games, jokes, puzzles, filled, alaska, activity, book, clueless
Number of Pages: 48
Published: 2006-02-13
List price: $12.95
ISBN-10: 1570614415
ISBN-13: 9781570614415

Whether visiting the state or studying it in school, young, inquiring minds are always captivated by Alaska’s exotic land and animals. Who can resist a state with giant mountains, moose, and cabbages, a place where the sun never sets? As a take-home gift, travel companion, or information resource, this full-color, photo-illustrated children’s book is both entertaining and enlightening. Chock-full of challenging puzzles, fascinating facts, silly jokes, and fun activities, Clueless in Alaska offers a memorable tour of the history, geography, culture, environment, and people — including ph