Storm Run: The Story of the First Woman to Win the Iditarod Sled Dog Race

by Libby Riddles (Author) Shannon Cartwright (Illustrator)

Reading Level: 2nd − 3rd Grade
Series: Paws IV
In 1985, Libby Riddles made history by becoming the first woman to win the 1,100-mile Iditarod Sled Dog Race. This brand-new edition of Riddles's timeless adventure story is complete with updated narrative details, sidebars on all aspects of the race, photographs, and all-new illustrations by beloved illustrator Shannon Cartwright. An inspiration to children and adults everywhere, this is a compelling first-hand account of the arctic storms, freezing temperatures, loyal sled dogs, and utter determination that defined Riddles's Iditarod victory.
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Publishers Weekly

Storm Run: The Story of the First Woman to Win the Iditarod Sled Dog Race by Libby Riddles, illus. by Shannon Cartwright, recounts the 1,100-mile adventure, updating details in this new edition. An inspiring story packed with snapshots and detailed illustrations of winter gear, Iditarod equipment and the race route. (Jan.) Copyright 2002 Publishers Weekly Used with permission.
Libby Riddles
Libby Riddles is the first woman to win the grueling 1,049-mile Iditarod Sled Dog Race. She currently lives in Homer, Alaska, and her Blazing Kennels has 28 sled dogs. After three summers in Juneau developing the number one rated "heli-mushing" tour, she is now one of the main Alaskan presenters for Princess Cruises, and enjoys being one of the leading representatives of her sport to the thousands of visitors every summer.

Shannon Cartwright has spent most of her Alaska years living in the bush. Cartwright has traveled all over the state working on a set-net site in Bristol Bay, driving horse-pack trips, guiding in the Alaska Range and Brooks Range, researching book projects, and traveling between her cabins by train, skis, snowmobiles, and horses. She expresses her love of Alaska through the 28 children's books she has illustrated, seven of which she has also written.
Classification
Non-fiction
ISBN-13
9781570612985
Lexile Measure
-
Guided Reading Level
-
Publisher
Little Bigfoot
Publication date
January 20, 2002
Series
Paws IV
BISAC categories
JNF023000 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Girls & Women
JNF007100 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Sports & Recreation
JNF054160 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Sports & Recreation | Winter Sports
Library of Congress categories
Women
Alaska
Sled dog racing
Mushers
Riddles, Libby
Women mushers

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