West Warwick Public Library

 

CHILL OUT

COOL READING FOR OLDER READERS

 

 

 

Fiction

Snow Queen—Hans Christian Andersen

Lexie on Her Own—Eisenberg

Stone Fox—Gardiner (sled dog race)

Julie of the Wolves—George

Toughboy and Sister—Kirkpatrick Hill (Yukon)

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe  - Lewis

Black Star, Bright Dawn—O’Dell (Iditarod)

Brian’s Winter—Gary Paulsen  (Hatchet sequel)

Night the Whole Class Slept OverPevsner

Golden CompassPullman

The Long Winter—Laura Ingalls Wilder

 

INFORMATION BOOKS

Exploring WinterMarkle

Winter Across America—Simon

Arctic and Antarctic—Taylor (Eyewitness)

Tundra: The Arctic LandHiscock

Sled Dogs: Arctic Athletes—Ring

The Siberian HuskyZenk

Adventure in Alaska—Kramer

Indians of the Arctic and SubarcticYounkin

Destination: Polar RegionsGrupper

Frozen Girl—Getz

Frozen Man—Getz

Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World –Armstrong

Trapped by the Ice—McCurdy

Great Mysteries of the Ice and Snow –Dolan

Story of Figure Skating—Boo

Great Ice Bear—Patent

Harp Seal PupsGuravich

BlizzardsBurby (Extreme weather)

It’s Snowing! It’s Snowing!- Prelutsky (poetry)

Winter PoemsRogasky

The Top of the World—Jenkins

 

 

BIOGRAPHIES

Within Reach: My Everest Story—Mark Pfetzer

Woodsong—Gary Paulsen

Puppies, Dogs and Blue Northers: Reflections on Being Raised by a Pack of Sled Dogs—Paulsen

Susan Butcher and the Iditarod Trail—Dolan

Over the Top of the World—Steger

Ann Bancroft: On Top of the World—Wenzel

 

 

List compiled by:

Anne McLaughlin

Children’s Librarian

West Warwick Public Library

Updated 2007