Reaching North: A Celebration of the Subarctic

by Jamie Bastedo

Jamie Bastedo looks into the heart of one of Canada's largest yet least understood regions - the subarctic wilderness. Told with a passion for northern people and an exacting eye for detail, Reaching North celebrates a vast northern wilderness, drawing inspiration from its basement rock all the way to the aurora borealis.

256 pages, Paperback

First published September 10, 2002

About the author

As a professional ecologist, outdoor educator, nature tour guide, radio broadcaster, video script writer, actor and children’s entertainer, Jamie Bastedo has been involved in many projects that bridge the realms of science, art and culture. His ability to weave these realms together in creative, street-friendly formats was recognized recently when he received the national Michael Smith Award for Science Promotion (one of only five given each year) and the Queen Elizabeth’s Golden Jubilee Medal.

As for Jamie's knowledge of bears, he has published numerous popular articles, book chapters and one major novel about bears and has first-hand experience working with bear biologists in various arctic habitats. The inspiration for this project arose while doing research and creative writing for a Canadian Museum of Nature exhibit on Arctic climate change aimed at adolescent and teenage audiences.

Reviews

[Dinah Might · Rating 3 out of 5]

Some chapters I find to be great, others a chore.