By Truck to the North: My Arctic Adventure

By Debora Pearson and Andy Turnbull

Book Overview

"A bone-chilling silence filled the truck. We were north of the Arctic Circle on a road made of ice -- not pavement or gravel like a regular road, just a bumpy surface of frozen water. Under the ice flowed dangerous waters, deep enough to drown in -- if the shocking cold didn't kill you first. I glanced out the window and shivered..." Adventure is just around the corner when you climb aboard an 18-wheeler and join Andy Turnbull on his eye-opening trip to the Arctic. You're along for the ride as he befriends a trucker's dog, views the Northern Lights, gets caught in a whiteout, and explores the ice roads of the Far North. Short sidebars of information that accompany Andy's story reveal what's inside a truck's cab, why camels once carried goods through this part of North America, what kids love about live in the Arctic, and much more. Colourful maps (essential traveler's tools) help you follow Andy's route chapter by chapter!

• Format: Library Binding
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1550375512
• ISBN13: 9781550375510
• Release Date: October 1998
• Publisher: Annick Press
• Length: 88 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 8.5" x 10.8"
• Age Range: 8 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 3 and higher