Storm Run: The Story of the First Woman to Win the Iditarod Sled Dog Race
- Book Review,
by Libby Riddles
From Publishers Weekly
Storm Run: The Story of the First Woman to Win the Iditarod Sled Dog Race by Libby Riddles, illus. by Shannon Cartwright, recounts the 1,100-mile adventure, updating details in this new edition. An inspiring story packed with snapshots and detailed illustrations of winter gear, Iditarod equipment and the race route. Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information, Inc.
From Booklist
Gr. 2-5. New illustrations enliven this detailed account, first published in 1986, of Riddles' record-setting performance at the 1985 Iditarod. Riddles tells her own story: how she became interested in mushing, the training that prepared her for the event, and, finally, a day-by-day account of the extreme, grueling conditions during the race, covering over 1,000 miles of Alaska's roughest country. The text rambles in places, and the specifics of training may lose some readers. But Riddles' live-off-the-land lifestyle and unusual workout practices (chocolate and seal oil are her power foods) will intrigue young athletes and pioneer-wannabes, and her passion for her dogs and devotion to their care will draw animal lovers. Sporadic color photos mix with Cartwright's straightforward watercolors that show routes, gear, and action scenes on the trail. A welcome counterpart to Robert Blake's Akiak: A Tale from the Iditarod (1997). Gillian Engberg
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Book Description
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.
About the Author
Libby Riddles resides in Knik, Alaska, with a kennel of sixty dogs. Aside from racing and publishing three books, she gives Iditarod presentations and is a motivational speaker. For more than twenty years, Shannon Cartwright has been illustrating the best-selling PAWS IV children’s books. She and her husband live in the Talkeetna Mountains, near Denali.
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