Big-Enough Anna: The Little Sled Dog Who Braved the Arctic

by Pam Flowers, Ann Dixon (With), Bill Farnsworth (Illustrator)

Overview

Anna may be the smallest member of the dog team, but she’s surely the most determined. In this incredible true story, Anna is picked to join a thrilling, 2,500-mile expedition across the top of the world. When the lead dog becomes lost, it’s up to Anna to take his place. Will she have what is takes to ensure the survival of all? Arctic adventurer Pam Flowers shares Anna’s amazing story in classrooms and auditoriums all over North America. Children lean that even the smallest, seemingly the most powerless among us, are big enough to try their best.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780882405803
Publisher:	Turner Publishing Company
Publication date:	10/01/2003
Pages:	32
Sales rank:	682,590
Product dimensions:	8.00(w) x 10.00(h) x 0.09(d)
Age Range:	5 - 8 Years

About the Author

Pam shares her adventures with dogs in six noteworthy and award-winning books published by Alaska Northwest Books. She has spoken as a visiting author to more than 800,000 students at over 1450 schools across America, lectured at The Smithsonian, received the Gold Medal from the Society of Woman Geographers, and was named an "Outsider of the Year" by Outside Magazine. She has participated in nine arctic expeditions, successfully completed the Iditarod Sled Dog Race, completed a thru-hike of the Appalachian Trail, and appeared three times on THE MOTH international radio show.

Editorial Reviews

PreS-Gr 3-A true story of how the runt of the litter became the leader of the pack. Flowers was preparing for a six-month, 2500-mile dogsled journey from Barrow, AK, to Repulse Bay, Canada, which would make her the first woman to cross the North American Arctic alone. Anna and her littermates trained with the older, more experienced dogs, with the intention that the strongest would accompany the expedition. Before attempting to pull a sled, the young canines were taught to follow voice commands; wear a harness; and drag twigs, sticks, and then small logs behind them. Though Anna was the smallest, she proved to have heart and a love of running; she was chosen for the trip. About halfway through the trek, the seasoned lead dog ran off; Anna took over and was instrumental in finishing the journey, which lasted almost twice as long as planned. Farnsworth's soft, sunlit oil paintings convey the cold and vast expanse of the northern climes while deftly depicting the action. White, brown, gray, and blue predominate in the attractive illustrations. Dog lovers will appreciate this real-life adventure tale starring a loyal and intrepid canine.-Maryann H. Owen, Racine Public Library, WI Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information.

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