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Tall tales and sea kayaking adventures sure to please young and old alike!
Teelo's Adventures: A Cat in a Kayak
K-Gr 2. When Victor adopts Teelo, a soon-to-be-homeless cat, and takes him to his peaceful little cabin on Cloud Island, Teelo is thoroughly pleased with his idyllic new life.
Frozen Stiff
Gr 4-7. In this compelling adventure story with a highly realized Alaskan setting, two cousins set out on a kayak trip, expecting to return before their mothers even realize they are gone.
Aleutian Adventure
Gr 4-7. Get ready for high adventure as you join a four-man sea-kayaking expedition through treacherous seas, subfreezing weather, and dense fog to explore five remote islands in Alaska's Aleutian Islands.
Ituku's Christmas Journey
K-Gr 2. An Arctic boy, Ituku leaves his northern home to search for a newborn king. Accompanied by his faithful dog, Ituku paddles his canoe across many miles of water, seeking the child.
Adventure Sports: Kayaking
Gr 4-7. Tracing the use of kayaks back thousands of years, the authors touch on the history of the boats before moving on to contemporary usage for sports and recreation.
Red Midnight
Gr 5-9. When soldiers burn his Guatemalan village and kill his family, 12-year-old Santiago escapes with his 4-year-old sister, Angelina. Following the instructions of his dying uncle, he makes his way to Lake Izabal, where he takes his uncle's small sailing canoe and begins a terrifying journey north and across the Gulf of Mexico to Florida.
Wild Man Island
Gr 5-9. Set in contemporary Alaska, this adventure yarn follows 14-year-old Andy as he nears the safe conclusion of a guided sea kayaking trip with the nagging thought that he ought to visit the nearby site of his father's accidental death nine years earlier.
Jungle Islands: My South Sea Adventure
Gr 4-9. Encounters with sharks, giant centipedes, crocodiles, falling coconuts, and native peoples are detailed in this fascinating travelogue by Coffey and Goering, who kayaked through the Solomon Islands.