Describes the dangerous job of a smokejumper, including schooling, training, safety, and equipment.

Reveals the history, lore, design, significance, and symbolism behind each flag of every recognized indepedent country in the world.

Describes how a small dog became the lead dog as her musher, Pam Flowers, prepared for and made her historic journey alone across the North American Arctic.

In this newly revised edition of Alaska's Totem Poles, readers learn about the history and use of totems, clan crests, symbolism, and much more. A special section describes where to go to view totems.

These gripping stories of the Alaska State Award for Bravery-Heroism recipients celebrate true heroes: those who have unselfishly undertaken risks to their own lives and safety to help others in danger.

"Mary Beck opens this collection of legends by setting the tradition scene: ‘…It will be a time of feasting, singing, and dancing, of honoring lineages and of telling ancestral stories.’ In this small, beautifully produced volume, ...

A step-by-step guide to growing and cooking 36 delicious and nutritious vegetables in Hawai'i.

Presents the stories of six people from different parts of the world whose childhoods were shaped by their experiences during World War II.

Hawai'i's Ambassador of Aloha, Duke Kahanamoku, is remembered for his Olympic medals and as the Father of International Modern Surfing.

Throughout the book you are witness to her determination, such as learning how to roller skate and even to become a cheerleader. The book is a testimony to the care of her parents and those who helped her to learn to live with her illness.