Iditarod: The Last Great Race to Nome:Curriculum Guide

by Shelley Gill, Shannon Cartwright (Illustrator)

Book by Gill, Shelley

112 pages, Spiral-bound

First published June 1, 1995

About the author

Alaskan author Shelley Gill lives in Homer, Alaska at the end of the road in North America. Her books reflect her life: racing in the Iditarod Sled Dog Race, doing humpback research in Prince William Sound and working as a naturalist in various habitats: Alaska, Antarctica and Hawaii. Her current project, Whale Detective, follows her own research into the community life of humpbacks in Alaska. Her APP What's Up With Whales is in the App Store and looks at the new science about whales around the world. And in February her first board book: If I Were A Whale will be released by Sasquatch Books. She has visited 4800 schools around the world inspiring students to be avid readers and great writers. Her autobiography, Gabe-a girl, her dog and the 1970's, was released in the fall 2016.

Reviews

[Robert · Rating 3 out of 5]

Some time in my past I became interested in the Iditarod. I picked up a couple books including this one in hopes of developing a unit to teach. I never did do that. The way I teach has changed since then so it is unlikely I will develop such a unit at this point.

This book, however, is a pretty good book. Each day of the Iditarod is explained and there are activities for children to complete. Some of the activities are weak, but this would still be a good book for anyone teaching this event.