Balto and the Great Race (Totally True Adventures): How a Sled Dog Saved the Children of Nome Contributor(s): Kimmel, Elizabeth Cody (Author), Köerber, Nora (Illustrator) |
|
ISBN: 0679891986 ISBN-13: 9780679891987 Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers OUR PRICE: $6.29 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 1999 Annotation: Balto has a quiet life as a sled dog--until tragedy strikes. Dozens of children in Nome become sick with diphtheria. Without antitoxin serum, they will perish--and the closest supply is 650 miles away! The only way to get the serum to Nome is by sled, but can the dogs deliver it in time? Heading bravely into a brutal blizzard, Balto leads the race for life. A Kansas City Children's Book Award for Grades 1-3 |
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: 0.4" H x 5.1" W x 7.5" (0.20 lbs) 112 pages |
Themes: - Theometrics - Secular - 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: Balto has a quiet life as a sled dog--until tragedy strikes. Dozens of children in Nome become sick with diphtheria. Without antitoxin serum, they will perish--and the closest supply is 650 miles away The only way to get the serum to Nome is by sled, but can the dogs deliver it in time? Heading bravely into a brutal blizzard, Balto leads the race for life. A Kansas City Children's Book Award for Grades 1-3 |