Storm Run: The Story of the First Woman to Win the Iditarod Sled Dog Race

In 1985, Libby Riddles made history by becoming the first woman to win the 1,100-mile Iditarod Sled Dog Race. This brand-new edition of Riddles's timeless adventure story is complete with updated narrative details, sidebars on all aspects of the race, photographs, and all-new illustrations by beloved illustrator Shannon Cartwright. An inspiration to children and adults everywhere, this is a compelling first-hand account of the arctic storms, freezing temperatures, loyal sled dogs, and utter determination that defined Riddles's Iditarod victory.

Author: Libby Riddles
Publisher: Little Bigfoot
Published: 01/15/2002
Pages: 48
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.49lbs
Size: 8.51h x 10.93w x 0.25d
ISBN: 9781570612930
Audience: Ages 9-12

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 5.1
Point Value: 1
Interest Level: Lower Grade
Quiz #/Name: 124245 / Storm Run: The Story of the First Woman to Win the Iditarod Sled Dog Race


Review Citation(s):
PW Notes and Reprints 02/25/2002 pg. 69
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2002 pg. 452 - Recommended, Satisfactory
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2002 pg. 452 - Recommended, Satisfactory

About the Author
Libby Riddles is the first woman to win the grueling 1,049-mile Iditarod Sled Dog Race. She currently lives in Homer, Alaska, and her Blazing Kennels has 28 sled dogs. After three summers in Juneau developing the number one rated "heli-mushing" tour, she is now one of the main Alaskan presenters for Princess Cruises, and enjoys being one of the leading representatives of her sport to the thousands of visitors every summer.

Shannon Cartwright has spent most of her Alaska years living in the bush. Cartwright has traveled all over the state working on a set-net site in Bristol Bay, driving horse-pack trips, guiding in the Alaska Range and Brooks Range, researching book projects, and traveling between her cabins by train, skis, snowmobiles, and horses. She expresses her love of Alaska through the 28 children's books she has illustrated, seven of which she has also written.