By Truck to the North: My Arctic Adventure (Adventure Travel Books by Annick Press)

by Andy Turnbull and Debora Pearson

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"A bone-chilling silence filled the truck. We were north of the Arctic Circle on a road made of ice -- not pavement or gravel like a regular road, just a bumpy surface of frozen water. Under the ice flowed dangerous waters, deep enough to drown in -- if the shocking cold didn't kill you first. I glanced out the window and shivered..."

Adventure is just around the corner when you climb aboard an 18-wheeler and join Andy Turnbull on his eye-opening trip to the Arctic. You're along for the ride as he befriends a trucker's dog, views the Northern Lights, gets caught in a whiteout, and explores the ice roads of the Far North. Short sidebars of information that accompany Andy's story reveal what's inside a truck's cab, why camels once carried goods through this part of North America, what kids love about live in the Arctic, and much more. Colourful maps (essential traveler's tools) help you follow Andy's route chapter by chapter!

  • ISBN10 1550375504
  • ISBN13 9781550375503
  • Publish Date 7 August 2000 (first published 31 December 1994)
  • Publish Status Out of Print
  • Out of Print 22 June 2009
  • Publish Country CA
  • Imprint Annick Press Ltd
  • Format Paperback
  • Pages 88
  • Language English