| Balto and the Great Race Turtleback Scho Edition Contributor(s): Kimmel, Elizabeth Cody (Author), Koerber, Nora (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0613211650 ISBN-13: 9780613211659 Publisher: Turtleback Books OUR PRICE: $15.51 Product Type: Prebound - Other Formats Published: December 1999 Annotation: When dozens of children in a remote Alaska contract diphtheria, Balto the Siberian husky leads a dog-sled team hundreds of miles through a blinding snowstorm to find help. Based on a true story. B&W illustrations. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Animals - Dogs - Juvenile Nonfiction | History - United States - State & Local - Juvenile Nonfiction | Adventure & Adventurers |
| Dewey: 636.73 |
| LCCN: 98035753 |
| Lexile Measure: 940 |
| Series: Stepping Stone Books |
| Physical Information: 0.52" H x 5.26" W x 7.62" (0.38 lbs) 99 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1920's - Geographic Orientation - Alaska |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 31070 Reading Level: 6.3 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 2.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: It's 1925 and Balto, a Siberian husky, lives a quiet existence as a sled dog in Nome, Alaska, until tragedy strikes. Dozens of children in the remote town of Nome become sick with diphtheria. Without special medication, they will perish -- and the closest supply is 650 miles away. The only way to get the medication to Nome is by sled, but can the sled dogs get there in time? Heading bravely into a brutal blizzard, Balto leads the race for life |