Dean, Patrick

Summary: "In 1913, four men made a months-long journey by dog sled to the base of the tallest mountain in North America. Several groups had already tried but failed to reach the top of a mountain whose size--occupying 120 square miles of the earth's surface --and position as the Earth's northernmost peak of more than 6,000 meters elevation make it one of the world's deadliest mountains. Although its...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Pegasus Books 2021

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 796.522 DEA

Lassieur, Allison

Summary: This encyclopedia offers readers the chance to explore the 63 national parks in the United States and its territories. Alongside photos of the parks, the text highlights each park's history, points of interest, and things to do. Features include glossary, additional resources, and an index. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Encyclopedias, an imprint of Abdo Reference 2023

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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J917.3 LAS

Summary: An action-adventure comedy that follows the adventures of feisty and resourceful ten-year-old Molly Mabray, an Alaska Native girl, her dog Suki, and friends Tooey and Trini on their adventures in epically beautiful Alaska.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2021

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Waterman, Jonathan.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Lyons Press 1998

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Waterman, Jonathan.

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Publisher / Publication Date: AAC Press 1983

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 796.522 WAT

Rodriguez, Cindy

Summary: "On May 6, 1996, dozens of excited climbers set off to scale Mount Everest and to reach the tallest point on Earth. On the morning of May 10, the skies were clear. The summit was in sight. But hours later, a terrible storm hit. Eight climbers died as they became trapped near the peak. What went wrong, and how did the survivors manage to make it back alive? Told through the gripping, full-color...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Graphic Library is published by Capstone Press 2023

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 796.522 ROD

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Zaslove, Mark

Summary: When Anka, Tooey's new sled dog, goes missing, what can Molly and Tooey do to make sure the log dog finds her way home?

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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HaperCollins Publishers 2019

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Walker, Tom

Summary: A naturalist-photographer observes the changing character of a national park.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Stackpole Books 1992

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 508.7983 WAL

Hall, Margaret

Summary: Describes Denali National Park and Preserve in Alaska, including a history of the region, the plants and animals that live there, and the activities that people participate in while visiting the park.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Heinemann Library 2006

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 979.83 HAL

Conefrey, Mick.

Summary: The first attempt on Everest in 1922 by George Leigh Mallory and a British team is an extraordinary story full of controversy, drama, and incident, populated by a set of larger-than-life characters straight out of an adventure novel. The expedition ended in tragedy when, on their third bid for the top, Mallory's party was hit by an avalanche that left seven men dead. Using diaries, letters, and...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Pegasus Books 2022

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Taliaferro, John

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Publisher / Publication Date: PublicAffairs 2006

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 979.802 TAL

Summary: Ten-disc expanded edition of National Geographic's National parks collection that explores the natural history and wildlife of America's national parks.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2011

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 917.3 NAT

Hommer, Ed.

Summary: Ed Hommer discusses his life as an air pilot and mountaineer, how he and a fellow mountain climber survived for four nights with no supplies after their plane crashed on Mount McKinley, his recovery from the episode, life as an amputee, and recent climb of Mount McKinley.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Rodale 2001

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Dickmann, Nancy.

Summary: Introduces Mount Everest, the tallest mountain in the world; describes the first expedition to the top of the mountain completed by Edmund HIllary and Tenzing Norgay; and explains why climbing the mountain is so difficult.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Raintree 2013

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Peterson, Tracie

Summary: Allan Brennan lands an apprenticeship to a wilderness guide at Denali, a position that will allow him to investigate his father's death on the mountain, and he finds an unlikely ally in his dangerous search for answers in his boss's daughter, Cassidy.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Bethany House, a division of Baker Publishing Group 2017

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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FICTION PET

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1 available in Adult, Call number: Fiction Peterson 2017

Ellsworth, Scott

Summary: "While tension steadily rose between European powers in the 1930s, a different kind of battle was raging across the Himalayas. Contingents from Great Britain, Nazi Germany, and the United States had set up rival camps at the base of the mountains, all hoping to become recognized as the fastest, strongest, and bravest climbers in the world. Carried on across nearly the entire sweep of the...

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Publisher / Publication Date: : Little, Brown and Company 2020

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Travel Ellsworth

Storti, Craig

Summary: The height of Mt. Everest was first measured in 1850, but the closest any westerner got to Everest during the next 71 years, until 1921, was 40 miles. The Hunt for Mt. Everest tells the story of the 71-year quest to find the world's highest mountain. It's a tale of high drama, of larger-than-life characters-George Everest, Francis Younghusband, George Mallory, Lord Curzon, Edward Whymper-and a...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Nicholas Brealey Publishing, imprints of John Murray Press, an Hachette UK Company 2021

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Peterson, Tracie

Summary: Cassidy Ivanoff and her father, John, work at the new and prestigious Curry Hotel outside Mt. McKinley. While John will be expedition and wilderness exploration guide for the wealthy tourists, Cassidy has signed on as a cook's assistant. Both are busy as the hotel prepares to welcome the president of the United States on his way to drive in the golden spike to officially complete the railroad....

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Publisher / Publication Date: Thorndike Press, A part of Gale, Cengage Learning 2017

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Fountain, Henry

Summary: "In the tradition of Erik Larson's Isaac's Storm, a riveting narrative about the biggest earthquake in recorded history in North America--the 1964 Alaskan earthquake that demolished the city of Valdez and obliterated the coastal village of Chenega--and the scientist sent to look for geological clues to explain the dynamics of earthquakes, who helped to confirm the then controversial theory of...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Crown 2017

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 551.2 FOU

Southwell, Rex.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Pleasant Word 2004

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 977.465 SOU
1 available in Reference, Call number: NEL 977.465 SOU

Waugh, Kathy

Summary: When Molly plans a birthday surprise, a moose gets in the way! Can Molly's quick thinking save the day?

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2019

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1 available in Beginning Readers - New Reader (Green), Call number: JBR GREEN WAU

Bauer, Erwin A.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Sasquatch Books 1999

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 979.83 BAU

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Mountaineers Books 2000

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1 available in Stacks, Call number: 979.8 SHE

Neumann, Glenn

Contents: Issues of: 1880, 1881 and 1882

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Elk Rapids Historical Society 1997

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1 available in Adult, Call number: MI 977.464 NEU