Storm Run | 
 enlarge | Author: Libby Riddles
Publisher: Paws IV Pub
Category: Book
List Price: $13.95
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Rating:  2 reviews
Sales Rank: 2192520
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 1st
Reading Level: Ages 9-12
Pages: 48
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.6
Dimensions (in): 9.5 x 6.5 x 0.5
ISBN: 0934007314
Dewey Decimal Number: 796
EAN: 9780934007313
ASIN: 0934007314
Publication Date: November 1996
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Product Description
Storm Run is the true story of Libby Riddles, who came north to Alaska to live with nature and, after battling a killer storm on Arctic ice, became the first woman to win the Iditarod Sled Dog Race.
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A great true story by the first woman to win the Iditarod. May 2, 2004
Monika (Davis, California)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
In 1985, Libby Riddles became the first woman to win the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, a grueling 1,100+ mile test of stamina and spirit. When an unusually severe snowstorm stopped all the other mushers in their tracks, Riddles pushed on. It was only her second time running the Iditarod, but her courage and determination brought her into Nome, Alaska ahead of the pack. In this book she recalls her experiences, briefly recounting her childhood and early life, and then describing the famous race. The writing is simple and fast-paced, but still captures the feeling of her adventure. You can feel the cutting sharpness of the wind-driven snow or see the northern lights dancing overhead. The book is also beautifully illustrated with simple but vibrant colored pencil drawings by Shannon Cartwright. This is an excellent Iditarod story for any young reader and I'd definitely recommend it.
Well done! February 10, 2003
Margaret J. Johnson (Fairbanks, Alaska)
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
Once I started reading Libby's STORM RUN, I could't put it down! Even though I've lived in Alaska for 33 years, Libby's dog mushing background and Iditerod experience kept me spellbound until the end.I can't wait to read it to my second graders. It will be a terrific geography lesson as well as learning about dog mushing. Libby definitely has 'true grit'.
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