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Against the Tide
My Little Book of Manatees
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HOPE
IRVIN MARSTON
Works in Progress
EYE ON THE IDITAROD
A Young Musher in Training
Eleven-year-old Aisling Shepherd (pronounced “Ashley”)
holds her second Bronze Medal from the
International Sled Dog Racing Association.
Bronze Medal detail.
Hope tells of the need for this
book:
The Iditarod Race,
considered to be “The Last Great Race,” has a huge following
throughout the United States. When the 2009 race
began, my local newspaper, The Watertown Daily Times,
featured the race in its weekly syndicated children’s page
(Universal Press Syndicate). “The Family Circus”
cartoon by Bill Keane also carried an Iditarod theme.
Diane Johnson, Director,
Iditarod Education Department, says, “Each year thousands of
students are involved with Iditarod activities in all 50
states and in many foreign countries.” Students in
preschool through university level use her department’s
study materials. Many teachers utilize creative lesson
plans downloaded without cost from the “Iditarod Insider for
Educators” website at
http://iditarodblogs.com/teachers/insider-for-educators
.
Despite the popularity of
the race here in the “lower 48”, I have found no books for
young readers that portray the nitty-gritty of training sled
dogs. Several young people have written
autobiographical accounts of winning the Junior Iditarod.
They are rather brief accounts of their climb toward this
exciting accomplishment for young mushers.
Other manuscripts looking for
publishers:
DR GRENFELL’S CHILLING
ADVENTURE
(Middle grade historical fiction from the life of Dr. Wilfred Grenfell)
HANNAH BROWN
PIONEER
GIRL
(Middle grade historical fiction based on the settlement of Pulaski, NY)
THE WALLS HAVE EARS
A SPY IN THE CONFEDERATE WHITE HOUSE
(Middle grade historical fiction inspired by the life of Mary Elizabeth
Bowser) |
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