Host of the popular television show Corwin's Quest, author Jeff Corwin offers this second installment of his Junior Explorer series, The Great Alaska Adventure. Here Corwin proves that fun can be found right around the corner, as young adventurers discover the wonderful, exciting terrain and wildlife of Alaska.
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"Benjamin and Lucy go to Alaska with their scientist parents to see how climate change has affected the state. Kids learn about the animals that they can find in Alaska. They also learn paying attention to the world around them and what happens in one side of the world affects the rest."
— Maria (4 out of 5 stars)
" This book was good, but I'd thought it was going to be better. Its reading level is 5.6, but it is written for the younger readers. "
— Luanne, 8/22/2012Jeff Corwin is a biologist,
wildlife conservationist, Emmy Award–winning host of several television shows,
and producer of MSNBC’s 100 Heartbeats documentary. He earned
two bachelor of science degrees from Bridgewater State College in Massachusetts
and a master’s of science in wildlife and fisheries conservation from the
University of Massachusetts at Amherst; in 1999 he received a doctorate in
public education from Bridgewater State for his lifelong work in communicating
to the public the need for a sustainable approach to using natural resources
and the importance of conserving endangered species. He is the founder of the
interactive EcoZone Wetlands Museum in Norwell, Massachusetts. When he’s not in
the field, he lives off the coast of Massachusetts with his wife and daughter.
Mark Turetsky is an award-winning audiobook narrator and voice-over artist living in Brooklyn. In addition to audiobooks, he has voiced numerous commercials, video games, and online presentations. Turetsky is a graduate of New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts and holds a minor in English and American Literature. He was an AudioFile Best Voice for 2010 and 2013.