Akiak is the story of a dog that desires to win the iditarod with her owner, mick. Click on the book cover to hear a readaloud of akiak. The rules say once a dog is dropped from the race, it may not rejoin the team. Id like to read this book on kindle dont have a kindle. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. If you were a kid at the iditarod if you were a kid gregory, josh, kennedy, kelly on. Akiak is an inspirational story about a dog who refuses to give up during a dog sled race. It is 1,151 miles of snowy, rugged alaskan terrain. Robert blakes dramatic story is powerfully illustrated with sweeping oil paintings that span each two page spread, capturing a fierce and stunning frozen landscape and the. Storybook provides a sandbox to build ui components in isolation so. This is a story about a dog sled team and the leader, akiak, hurts her foot and. Use the activities below to help students connect with the story. Akiak is injured and is disqualified from finishing the race, but she follows mick and the team of dogs to the finish line. When she hurts her paw on the fourth day of the race, akiak can no longer compete in the iditarod the famed dogsledding race through 1,151 miles of alaskan terrain.
The experienced musher approached the barking dogs. A perfect gift for teachers and for reading students of any age. Akiak is the story of a courageous sled dog who has one last chance to win the iditarod race. Excellent bleed off the page artwork gives picture book readers a realistic view of this grueling trail. When he began to write and illustrate his own books, blake decided he would try to live each of the characters he wrote about. Caldecott honor book what happens when sal and her mother meet a mother bear and her cub. Akiak quiz copy this quiz goes along with the story of akiak. In engrossing prose, this fictional tale chronicles the 10day iditarod run for 10yearold akiak, a veteran lead dog, who is running her final race. It is a story about a 10 year old sled dog who is determined to win the iditarod race. Akiak activities in pdf in the kids wings guide by suzy red include. If you were a kid at the iditarod if you were a kid.
List three to five details you have noticed about the characters in the story. Dog heroes in 6 award winning books, including akiak, togo. List details you have noticed about the story s setting including when and where the story took place. On day five, akiak breaks free from the volunteers who would fly her home and sets off down the iditarod trail alone, in pursuit of her team, in pursuit of her victory. In this first book in the disreputable debutantes series, a young ladys tarnished reputation might. This 15 page packet goes with the the houghton mifflin story akiak. Akiak ackeeack is a lead sled dog who hurts a paw during the iditarod, causing her musher to drop her from the team at one of the race checkpoints. Miller, with companion books akiak, togo, the klondike kid sailing for gold, arctic lights arctic nights,the year. Updated for the iditarod is the annual sled dog race from anchorage, alaska to nome, alaska that is held every march. If you want other types of books, you will always find the akiak story map. The endpaper maps show us the iditarod trail and some of the topography. When robert blake was growing up, his best talent was his ability to pretend. Akiak, alaska state of mind collection description. If it available for your country it will shown as book reader and user fully subscribe will benefit by having full access to all books.
It makes building stunning uis organized and efficient. Akiak, the lead dog on micks sled dog racing team, has never won the iditarod. People had come from everywhere to see the courageous dog that had run the iditarod trail alone. Click on akiak study guide and work packet to download our class work for the week. Kids wings literature guide for arctic lights, arctic nights by debbie s. A tale from the iditarod is an exciting book written by robert j. Blake about an iditarod dog determined to win his race. She gets away and runs the race herself until she catches up with her team a couple days later. When she hurts her paw on the fourth day of the race, akiak can no longer compete in the iditarodthe famed dogsledding race through 1,151 miles of alaskan terrain. As the dog who knows the trail better than any oth. Read online akiak study guide marked as incomplete. Wonderful illustrations and a realistic story that give the feel of the iditarod race and capture the nature of its canine competitors. Kids wings literature guides for dog heroes in 6 award winning books, will bring. Akiak by robert blake, togo by robert blake, tornado by betsy byars, the.
Storybook is an open source tool for developing ui components in isolation for react, vue, and angular. Known as the last great race the iditarod is an annual longdistance sled dog race run in early march from anchorage to nome alaska. In this story, you will read about one special racer who struggles to overcome the odds and to make the most of her last chance at an iditarod victory. List details you have noticed about the story s setting including when and where the story. Kindergarten 3 we recently added akiak to our elementary school library collection, because one of our primary classes was following this years iditarod.
It includes an illustration section, a vocabulary practice 10 words, a story map or a crossword puzzle according to teacher preference, comprehension ques. In school i had a very special teacher who recognized this and taught me how to really read, how to pretend with words, and how to feel the words, he says. Within these 32 pages you get striking and informative illustrations, an exciting story, and hooks to math, geography, science and history. This book has interesting illustrations that appear to be paintings. Sep 09, 2011 click on akiak study guide and work packet to download our class work for the week. Miller, with companion books akiak, togo, the klondike kid sailing for gold, arctic lights arctic nights,the year of miss agnes, and skylark. Extend your understanding of this story of courage by clicking on a button below. Although the book is fiction, the story is very plausible and exciting. On page 34, why do you think the author has included the deail about the rules of iditarod. Akiak catches up with the team and barks to make them go a different way.
Storybook provides a sandbox to build ui components in isolation so you can develop hard to reach states and edge cases. A beautiful malamute named akiak is featured in this book about alaskan sled dog runs. Akiak a tale from the iditarod is realistic fiction by author and illustrator robert j. Download or read recovery of mercury from cinnabar ores by electrooxidation book by clicking button below to visit the book download website. This unit will provide you with plenty of ideas for activities for your primary students as well as worksheets and printables. Kids wings activities for akiak by robert blake and tornado. Picture book an inspiring story of a dogs courage and determination. There are 4 pages that list the title, author, genre, and strategy focus. And you should get the akiak story map houghton mifflin driving under the download link we provide. Choosing the picture of akiak will always bring you back to this page. The vocabulary cards can be cut apart to put in a pocket chart or used at a center. A doublesided worksheet for akiak a tale from the iditarod, as published in houghton and mifflin reading 4, that trifolds into a pamphlet. Ever since, he has traveled to the locations where his stories take place, so he can write and paint right there. Books and authors top teaching blog teachers tool kit student activities the teacher store book clubs book fairs scholastic education.
Through the book, students learn about the conditions of the alaskan mu. This is a hybrid book that highlights a dogs courage, and different facts about the famous iditarod race. This is worth reading, even if youre just looking for a heartwarming dog story. For me, says blake, that is living a story, and i hope it makes my stories feel real. It includes a 2 page reading comprehension test for the story that is ca standards based, a 1 page vocabulary test, and 12 vocabulary cards.
This week we are reading a great story about a dogs courage called, akiak. A tale from the iditarod reprint by robert j blake isbn. Another great story from blake, with more beautiful illustrations. Therefore it need a free signup process to obtain the book. The problem in the story is that akiak, the lead dog, injures her pawpad. There are multiple format available for you to choose pdf, epub, doc. I personally like illustrations that are clear and bright and these appear to be a bit blurry making it harder to decipher the pictures. This book can be enjoyed by children who love dogs, and boys might like the nonfiction part of the story. For everyone, whether you are going to start to join with others to consult a book, this akiak story map houghton mifflin is very advisable.
The paintings of mick, the woman musher, look like libby riddles, the first woman to win the iditarod. We have been learning about the iditarod race, which will be happening in alaska beginning on march this race of over miles began a. Kids wings activities for akiak by robert blake and. Welcome,you are looking at books for reading, the cinnabar, you will able to read or download in pdf or epub books and notice some of author may have lock the live reading for some of country. Mick, the team musher, decides that akiak cant finish the race and must be sent home.
A tale from the iditarod iditarod, kindergarten art. Here is a 34 day activity which helps students explore the theme of the short story akiak. When she hurts her paw on the fourth day of the race, akiak can no longer compete in the iditarodthe famed dogsledding race through 1151. The last page is a vocabulary study guide for the story. A tale from the iditarod from the worlds largest community of readers. Open library is an initiative of the internet archive, a 501c3 nonprofit, building a digital library of internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form. The story of the old malamute who literally ran herself into the snow, when she reached a point where she could not run on that paw, akiak is taken to a dog drop. Which of the following events occurred first in the story. Akiak ackeeack is a lead sled dog who hurts a paw during the iditarod. Oct 21, 2004 wonderful illustrations and a realistic story that give the feel of the iditarod race and capture the nature of its canine competitors.