Douggie The Playful Pup Who Became a Sled Dog Hero

Toolmaker Thomas Lie-Nielsen brings a unique perspective to the subject of sharpening.  He started making hand tools in 1981, after working in New York City at tool dealer Garrett Wade.  Lie-Nielsen Toolworks now makes several dozen different high-end planes and saws, based on traditional designs.Pam Flowers is the fourteenth recipient of the Gold Medal from the Society of Woman Geographers, following in the footsteps of Amelia Earhart, Margaret Mead, and Jane Goodall. Named an Outsider of the Year by OUTSIDE MAGAZINE, she has participated in nine Arctic expeditions and completed a thru-hike of the Appalachian Trail.Pam is the author of ORDINARY DOGS, EXTRAORDINARY FRIENDSHIPS;…  More ELLIE'S LONG WALK; HUG A HUSKY; DOUGGIE and, along with Ann Dixon, is the coauthor of ALONE ACROSS THE ARCTIC: ONE WOMAN'S EPIC JOURNEY BY DOG TEAM and BIG-ENOUGH ANNA.Pam has spoken to more than 700,000 students at over 1,200 schools and has spoken at the Smithsonian, the St. Louis Science Center, and hundreds of public libraries. www.pamflowers.com  Less

Jon Van Zyle is an award-winning artist whose illustrations appear in many children's books, including Gone Again Ptarmigan and Ollie's First Year, both from University of Alaska Press. He lives near Eagle River, Alaska and is the official artist of the Iditarod.