Robert J Blake

Akiak the sled dog refuses to give up after being injured during the Iditarod sled dog race.

When Johnnie's dad gets hurt by a bear while hunting, it's up to Johnnie and his dog Swift to find their way through the forest and down the river for help.

In 1925, Togo, a Siberian husky who loves being a sled dog, leads a team that rushes to bring diphtheria antitoxin from Anchorage to Nome, Alaska.

Yusi wants people to notice that he is different, so he puts his "tag" on desks, walls, and even trees, alienating everyone in his village. Wild Yusi, thoughtless Yusi, crazy Yusi thinks the village -- and the canyon itself -- is his, scrawling his mark everywhere: on desks at school, buildings, and even trees. "Yudonsi, " you-don't-see, the villagers begin calling him. Yudonsi's arrogance knows no bounds until the day he climbs the canyon wall...

The reader is invited to find hidden foxes in sunlight, under waiting wind, and on a purpled hill.

A homeless street dog struggles with cold weather at Christmas time while becoming known for his good deeds, and while searching for a permanent home.

Zach's dog Riptide loves the sea and proves himself worthy of being the nineteenth lifeguard on Cape Cod's Nauset Beach.