Claire Rudolf Murphy

Complete List of Claire’s Books

Marching With Aunt Susan: Susan B. Anthony and the Fight for Women’s Suffrage

Marching With Aunt SusanFull color picture book about a real girl in 1896 who just wants to hike with her brothers, until she meets Susan B. Anthony and wants much more. For readers, ages 5 and up.ISBN 1561455938

 

 

 

 

Children of Alcatraz: Growing Up on the Rock 

Purchase this book from your local independent bookstore

ISBN-10: 0802795781

 

 

 

 

 

I Am Sacajawea, I Am York:Our Journey West with Lewis and Clark

Illustrated by Higgins Bond

The two lost voices of the Lewis and Clark expedition finally speak.

Purchase this book from your local independent bookstore.

ISBN-10: 0802789196

 

 

 

Gold Rush Women

Co-Author: Jane G. Haigh

Ages ten and up, 96 pages, photos, maps. Features twenty-four profiles of courageous women who shared the challenge of the northern gold rushes a century ago.

Purchase this book from your local independent bookstore.

For large orders contact Todd Communications – 907-274-8633

 

 

Gold Rush Dogs

Co-Author: Jane G. Haigh

Ages eight and up, 96 pages, photos, maps. Stories and adventures of real-life and fictional dog heroes of the northern gold rushes of 100 years ago, including Balto, Nero, and Baldy. Study guide available.

Purchase this book from your local independent bookstore

For large orders contact Todd Communications 907-274-8633

 

 

Free Radical

Novel for ages 10 and up. Luke’s All Star baseball summer in Alaska explodes when his mother reveals a secret from long ago that changes all their lives.

This book is now out of print. Find it at your local library or used booksellers online.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Daughters of the Desert

Co-Authors: Mary Cronk Farrell,
Meghan Nuttall Sayres,
Betsy Wharton and Sarah Conover.

Ideal for readers of all ages. Study guide available.

This groundbreaking collection of short stories breathes new life into the old tales of our female ancestors in the early days of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.

Purchase this book from your local independent bookstore

For large orders:

Skylight Paths Publishing

ISBN-10: 1594731063

ISBN-13: 978-1594731068

 

Children of the Gold Rush (NEW STUDY GUIDE AVAILABLE)

Co-Author: Jane G. Haigh

Study Guide Available

“Features children’s stories from the exciting Alaska and Yukon gold rushes of one hundred years ago. A colorful, album-like
mélange that reflects the diversity of the children’s lives.”

— starred review School Library Journal Purchase this book from your local independent bookstore.

 

 

Gold Rush Winter

Illustrated by Richard Waldrep

Early chapter book, for grades 1-3. Klondy’s papa has lived in the  North looking for  gold ever since she was a baby. Finally she and her mama are joining him at his gold camp near Nome, Alaska. What will her new life be like?

Find at your local library or  purchase as ebook or used book online.

 


 

 

The Prince and the Salmon People

Illustrated by Duane Pasco

Study guide available

Different versions of the Salmon People legend have been told for centuries by many tribes of Northwest Coast Indians.
Claire Rudolf Murphy’s retelling  is based on anthropologist Franz Boas’ accounts and interviews with Tsimshian elders and craftsmen.

Contact author for copies.

 

 

 

Gold Star Sister

This book is out of print. Look for used copies at online bookstores.

 

 

 

 


 

 

A Childs Alaska – NEW PAPERBACK EDITION 2012

Photos by Charles Mason

Our forty-ninth state is bigger than Texas, California, and Montana put together. What is it like to grow up in a land with
more animals than people?

Purchase this book from your local independent bookstore

For large orders contact Graphic Arts Books (www.graphicartsbooks.com)

 

Caribou Girl

Illustrated by Linda Russell

Kindergarten-Grade 3

The story of a young Inuit girl’s quest to bring the caribou to her hungry people.

This book is out of print. Look for it at your local library or used booksellers online.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Friendship Across Arctic Waters

Photographs by Charles Mason

Photo essay, 48 pages, map, ages 8-12.
Alaskan Cub Scouts meet their Arctic neighbors in the Russian Far East on a friendship exchange.

This book is out of print. Look for it at your local library or used booksellers online.

 

To the Summit

Novel for ages 10 and up.

Sarah and her father are attempting to climb Mount McKinley, the tallest mountain in North America. Can they help each other
succeed?

Check your local library for copies or used booksellers online.