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Under Alaska's Midnight Sun.


Under Alaska's Midnight Sun

Deb Vanasse & Jeremiah Trammell

Paws IV/Sasquatch Books

119 South Main Street, Suite 400, Seattle, WA 98104-2555

www.sasquatchbooks.com

1570614512 $15.95 1-800-775-0817

Featuring a skillfully skill·ful  
adj.
1. Possessing or exercising skill; expert. See Synonyms at proficient.

2. Characterized by, exhibiting, or requiring skill.
 written text in the form of a kind of prose poetry by Deb Vanasse, which is perfectly framed by the full color artwork of Jeremiah Trammell, Under Alaska's Midnight Sun is a picturebook about a young girl living in Alaska who looks forward to the longest day of the year--the solstice. During this time the sun never sets on Alaska, people and animals are reluctant to sleep, and the midnight sun shines brightly. The playfully play·ful  
adj.
1. Full of fun and high spirits; frolicsome or sportive: a playful kitten.

2.
 exuberant exuberant /ex·u·ber·ant/ (eg-zoo´ber-ant) copious or excessive in production; showing excessive proliferation.

ex·u·ber·ant
adj.
Proliferating or growing excessively.
 illustrations are the perfect complement to this read-aloud storybook sto·ry·book  
n.
A book containing a collection of stories, usually for children.

adj.
Occurring in or resembling the style or content of a storybook: storybook characters; a storybook romance.
 that will introduce young readers to how different day and night can be at far northern latitudes.
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