| The Bravest Dog Ever: The True Story of Balto Contributor(s): Standiford, Natalie (Author), Cook, Donald (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0394896955 ISBN-13: 9780394896953 Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers OUR PRICE: $5.39 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 1989 Annotation: A compelling account, told in easy-to-read format, of a sled dog who led his team over 53 miles of Alaska wilderness to deliver medicine during an outbreak of diphtheria in 1925. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Animals - Dogs - Juvenile Fiction | Historical - United States - General |
| Dewey: E |
| LCCN: 89003465 |
| Lexile Measure: 510 |
| Series: Step Into Reading - Level 3 - Quality |
| Physical Information: 0.15" H x 6.4" W x 9.02" (0.23 lbs) 48 pages |
| Themes: - Theometrics - Secular - Cultural Region - Pacific Northwest - Geographic Orientation - Alaska - Religious Orientation - Christian - Topical - Home Schooling - Topical - Friendship |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 6255 Reading Level: 2.5 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: It is one of the worst storms ever - the snow has not stopped for days and it is 30 degrees below zero. But somehow Balto must get through. He is the lead dog of his sled team. And he is carrying medicine to sick children miles away in Nome, Alaska. He is their only hope. Can Balto find his way through the terrible storm? Find out in this exciting true story |