Lassie: Adventure in Alaska (Big Little Book 5754)

248 pp. Lassie and her master Corey travel to the Alaskan wilderness to explore the natural wonders of the region. Unfortunately, they are trapped in the midst of a violent earthquake (this was written only four years after the 9.9 earthquake that all but destroyed Anchorage). Corey is badly injured. Lassie must go for help. Corey must survive until she returns. In LASSIE: ADVENTURE IN ALASKA, the young reader is introduced to the Tlingit Indians and their traditional way of life, and to the fact that Native American cultures and the natural world are worth preserving.