By Gary Paulsin The fine Madness of Running the Iditarod.

By Lew Freedman
The Alaskan Adventures of Iditarod Champion Dick Mackey

by Jill Fredston & Doug Fesler
A guid to evaluating snow avalanche hazard.

by Gary Paulsen
All about his amazing dogs!

A must book for every Sled Dog Driver and would-be Dog Musher.

-Practical advice for mushers
-What it takes to win
-Training and selecting pups
-Kennel management
-Anecdotes and recollections from the trail
-Coach the winning team and musher
-Insights and nutrition
-Joe's evaluation of the 1996 Iditarod

Learn the basics of skijoring, canicross, bikejoring and rollerjoring. Gain insight into required equipment, proper fit and training techniques. Laugh at humorous drawings and stories, your dog's perspective and a fresh variation of Murphy's Law. Discover how to become a responsible participant and advocate for skijoring and related dog-powered sports.

In 1978, Dick Mackey claimed the most dramatic victory ever in the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, crossing the finish line in Nome a mere one second ahead of Rick Swenson after a two-week, 1,149 mile-run from Anchorage. Many years later Alaskans still shake their heads in amazement. In One Second to Glory, Mackey shares this and many other adventures: Making a home in the forntier state in the heady first day s of Statehood; Surviving the 1964 earthquake and helping rebuild Alaska; Mushing against ""Doc"" Lombard and George Attla in the heyday of sprint racing; Helping Joe Redington organize the Iditarod Trail SLed Dog Race; Experience 82 degrees below zero at Coldfoot, his famous Arctic Circle truck stop; Mackey's colorful stories are told in his own words in interviews with Lew Freedman, outdoor adventure writer for the Chicago Tribune and longtime former sports editor of the Anchorage Daily News. Freedman has written seventeen books about Alaska.

The Newbery Honor author, a two-time participant in the Iditarod, describes the thrill of a winter's night run with a team of sled dogs. Ages 4-8.

Readers follow a 15-year-old boy, winner of the two-day, 158-mile Jr. Iditarod, in this photo-essay. "Dusty's stamina, courage and sportsmanship shine through," wrote PW. Ages 8-12.

Set in Alaska, Silver is told by nine-year-old Rachel, whose father competes in dog sled races in the winter. She is given the runt of the litter of puppies born to her father's best sled dog, and she names him Silver. While her father is competing in the Iditarod, Silver is stolen by a mother wolf to replace one of her cubs who had died. Rachel rescues the pup and trudges home through the snowstorm, barely able to find her way. Safely home, she awaits word of her father, who finishes third in the dog sled race. This is a lively, thoroughly credible story emphasizing the loneliness and excitement of Alaskan living for a young girl.

This is a colorful collection of annual posters from the official artist of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race. Included are stories about how each of the first 30 posters came to be created, and the stories they tell about the race.

For centuries, sled dogs pulled the people of northern climates over otherwise impassable distances of snow and ice, guiding them home through trackless wilderness. These burly, strong dogs were the lifeblood of the northern winter world. Today, from races like the famed Iditarod and the John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon to sled dog tours, people from all climates are rediscovering the joy of this dog-powered sport. Born to Pull is a celebration of sled dogs who love to run in cold and snowy Minnesota, including lively stories from veteran mushers, insider information on dog care and training, and breathtaking watercolor illustrations that make the dogs come to life on the page.

Susan Butcher tells the story of her favorite dog Granite.

Come join the Adventure of Running with the big dogs!
Written by Lori Yanuchi
Illustrated By Wendy Brown