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Welcome to the Alaska Studies Center Website. Here you will find a collection of Alaska oriented Educational Materials. For your convenience we use PayPal to assure easy and secure order processing. You may also contact us directly at the address below.

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Alaska Studies Center
P.O. Box 1125
Homer, Alaska   99603
Fax: 907.235.8757


A Wizard Works Catalog
Learning Materials for Schools and Home Schoolers

Language Arts
Alaska Ocean ABCs
Written and Illustrated by Conrad Field
isbn: 978-0-9797442-2-8
Explore Alaska’s coast from A to Z, with over 50 marine organisms illustrated. Go beyond the alphabet to discover layers of information about these animals. All are accurately depicted in their natural environment, and all descriptions are factual. Written and illustrated by marine biologist, naturalist, and artist Conrad Field.
Good for Preschool and up

$9.95
Kids' Guide to Common Alaska Critters
by Jan O'Meara, Illustrated by Mike O'Meara
isbn: 0-9621543-3-4
Descriptions of more than 40 common Alaska animals, from bats to wolves. Arranged from smallest to largest. Includes small, medium and large land mammals, marine mammals, fish, and insects. Written and illustrated by two teachers and illustrated by beautiful watercolors, the book contains vocabulary builder and comprehension skills builder.
Primary through Intermediate

$7.95
Bear Story: A Rhyme from A to Zzzz's
by Joy Martin, Illustrated by Shannon Cartwright
isbn: 936425-69-5
Follow a bear family all year as they emerge from their den in the spring and explore their world from A to Z, then finally return to their den for the winter. Hardbound.
Aimed at ages 6-12

Special price $12.00
Alice, An Alaska Pioneer
by Sara Budinger Peterson, Illustrated by Dianne Widom
isbn: 0-9665282-0-4
This beautifully illustrated children’s chapter book tells the story of Alice, a six-year-old girl who came to Alaska with her parents in 1946 and homesteaded in Homer.
Aimed at ages 6-12 Limited quantities left.

$11.95
Alice Meets Inupiat Eskimos
by Sara Budinger Peterson, Illustrated by Mary Bee Kaufman
isbn: 0-9665282-1-2
A beautifully illustrated sequel to Alice, an Alaska Pioneer. Alice and her family meet an Inupiat family and learn about courage, tolerance and love.
Aimed at ages 6-12 Teaching Guide available.

$11.95
The Journey of Perm
by Sara Budinger Peterson, Illustrated by Mary Bee Kaufman
isbn: 0-9665282-3-9
This sequel to Alice Meets Inupiat Eskimos traces the history of Alice’s Inupiat friends, especially the father, Perm, who, at the age of 16, journeyed across Alaska, from Nome to the shores of Kachemak Bay, to be with the two people he loved the most.
For ages 10 and up Study Guide available.

$11.95
Nip & Tuck by the Bay of Fundy
by Sara Budinger Peterson, Illustrated by Paula Dickey
isbn: 0-9665282-5-5
Meet Nip and Tuck, two of the most engaging little guys you’ll ever discover. Follow their adventures as they meet in a most unusual way, become friends with the merpeople, overcome pirates, save some forest animals, and discover ancient treasure!
For ages 5 to 8

$11.95
Binky's Trophy
by Millie Spezialy, Six Suns Publishing
isbn: 0-9654200-1-9 hb; isbn: 0-9654200-1-9 pb
The untold story of how Binky, orphaned near the Beaufort Sea, becomes a famous and much loved polar bear.
Ages 7 to 11 Lesson plans available.

$14.95 Hardback
$9.95 Paperback
Gold Rush Poodle
by Millie Spezialy, Six Suns Publishing
isbn: 0-9654200-3-5 hb; isbn: 0-9654200-4-3 pb
Young readers will learn about Pierre, a French poodle, and his exciting adventures as he travels over the Chilkoot Trail during the Gold Rush of 1898.
Lesson plans available.

$14.95 Hardback
$9.95 Paperback
Legend of Sleeping Lady
Written and Illustrated by Mildred Jacobsson
isbn: n/a
Beautiful legend based on Alaska Native tradition, hand lettered and illustrated. Originally created for the Anchorage Adult Literacy Project.
All levels

$4.95


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