About the Author Shannon Cartwright arrived in Alaska in 1972 after graduating from the University of Michigan School of Architecture and Design. She was drawn north by the stories she heard as a child from her grandmother, Esther Schaubel, a famous public-health nurse who spent 15 years in the Alaska bush during the '40s and '50s.  She has spent most of her Alaska years living in the bush, away from the road system, and has never owned a TV or a computer and communicates by satellite phone and US mail. 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. Read more
5**L
Very impressed!
My mother is taking a trip to Alaska this year. I thought it would be fun if she got to read my 32 month old daughter a book about Alaska to get them both thinking about it. I was very impressed with the illustrations, the simple messages on each page (that usually have 3+ words for each letter in a silly phrase). I brought the book out for the first time this weekend, both my daughter and mother really enjoyed it! Now I'm interested in purchasing different books from the same author / illustrator
R**L
Super cute book about Alaska!
Adorable book about all things Alaska. Perfect for our little one going to AK for the first time.
E**Z
Love variations on classic stories
Love variations on classic stories. I have many ABC books I use in K to teach ABC order and how to look up words. After I traveled to Alaska, I wanted to read this one to my K class. They loved it.
N**Z
we ordered this book BEFORE we left and it was the perfect "Alaska" gift for our three year old grandson
After considering the type of souvenirs we wanted to bring back from our Alaska cruise, we ordered this book BEFORE we left and it was the perfect "Alaska" gift for our three year old grandson! So glad we did, because there was nothing as appropriate for him as this book, throughout the cruise. This is a Winner!
O**Y
Four Stars
gift.
A**
Five Stars
This is a cute book and great for my daughter to learn her letters.
K**E
Buy this product
This was a little above my reading age...was kind of hard to understand all the letters.
T**C
The best
What can you say? Wonderful childrens book. Not much better.
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