Books with author Katherine Norberg

ALASKA! Get a glimpse of TANANA, before "YUKON MEN", and of HOMER—"THE LAST FRONTIER" before radio,TV, HDTV, cell phones and computers changed things forever. YOU CAN'T WALLPAPER MY IGLOO gives you uncommon insight into wilderness life in Alaska—where few have dared to tread—before reality shows and the Internet had their impact on the Eskimo and Indian cultures of the 49th state. Follow a young, newly married teaching couple as they take culture shock, contrary events, extreme temperatures, and the antics of their students in stride. When you're lost in a blizzard, have to come up with a creative lesson plan, or don't know how to skin out your dinner, a sense of humor is not only helpful, but required to get you through. At the end of the day, you can feel your character building.Other books by the author: MRS. JONES STEPS OUT OF BOUNDS, ASSISTED MURDER, MURDER GOES A-HUNTING, and MURDER GOES TO AUCTION, and a historical novel set in Alaska: SEND ME YOUR STRONG.

This revised edition of You Can't Wallpaper My Igloo takes you on an uncommon voyage to the farthest reaches of the Alaskan wilderness. When Bob and Kathy say good-bye to the "lower forty-eight" in order to accept teaching positions in the unknowns of the forty-ninth, they never imagined the challenges they would face on the "Last Frontier." Thanks to healthy senses of humor, temperatures of 70 below freezing, balky (or no) plumbing, culture shock, and classes full of restless kids who have their own ideas about education, the young teachers remain undaunted, ready for any adversity. With her husband providing the punchline for many embarrassing situations, the author ensures that the reader is likely to laugh all the way through this entertaining and informative account of a unique and vanishing way of life.

Explore the amazing world of Animal Jam, the online virtual world where you take on an awesome avatar and start exploring. This book reveals insider information about the game's world and its animal inhabitants. Packed with photos, facts, and fun, it's also a great guide to real-world animals, making it both a fact extravaganza and a useful game handbook. The new edition is totally updated, with new games, facts, and quizzes, plus new profiles on the coolest new animals and lands in Jamaa -- everything you need to become an Animal Jam master!

The official guide to the amazing virtual world of National Geographic Kids Animal Jam, this colorful, fun companion book offers novices and expert gamers alike all they need to know. Richly illustrated with colorful photography and Animal Jam-style art, this book reveals never-before-known information about the game's world and its animal inhabitants. Packed with photos, facts, and fun, it's also a great guide to real-world animals, making it both a fact extravaganza and a game handbook.

You Can't Wallpaper My Igloo combines asense of humor with an informative and colorful account of life beforetelevision invaded rural Alaska and took away much of its character. LeavingNew Mexico in 1969 for the unknown of teaching positions in the far reaches ofAlaska, Bob and Kathy Norberg drive up the Alaska Canadian Highway with barenecessities, ready for any kind of adventure. Their first assignment, a smallEskimo village in the north Pacific around the corner from the Bering Sea,introduces them to seal hunting, steam baths, and spinach souffl as a snackfrom the tiny school cafeteria. They enjoy the culture shock and absorb as muchof a new culture as time allows. A move to the interior of Alaska, anAthabascan Indian village introduces them to seventy degrees below zero, whiteouts, moose, caribou, and bear roasts obtained in the most basic fashion. Thebirths of their first two children do not keep them from their everydayteaching duties, seasonal hunts, family dramas, and unsafe excursions by boat,plane and snowmobile. The new culture adds to their repertoire of six years ofexciting, if not harrowing, experiences. Hating to leave the 'bush'but deciding that the children might be better served in a 'conventional'environment, they move to a small town on the Kenai Peninsula, where they hopethe children will benefit from a more developed school system and opportunitiesfor 'normal' activities. They have a third child, build their ownhouse on the beach, and settle in for a more conventional lifestyle, neverforgetting the wilderness experience that has enriched their lives beyondmeasure.

The Plaza is a major virtual hub on Club Penguin, featuring three buildingsÑa pizza shop, pet shop, and theater. This model-making kit features 23 fullcolor, perf-out cardstock sheets that kids can use to build the Plaza all by themselves, with easy-tofollow instructions. Once theyÕre done building, kids can use the models as a playset, using the perf-out penguins, puffles, and set pieces featured inside.