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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
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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
 
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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