Balto and the Great Race (Totally True Adventures): How a Sled Dog Saved the Children of Nome
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
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Balto and the Great Race (Totally True Adventures): How a Sled Dog Saved the Children of Nome
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
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Balto and the Great Race (Totally True Adventures): How a Sled Dog Saved the Children of Nome

Balto and the Great Race (Totally True Adventures): How a Sled Dog Saved the Children of Nome

by Elizabeth Cody Kimmel

Narrated by Richard Davidson

Unabridged — 1 hours, 9 minutes

Balto and the Great Race (Totally True Adventures): How a Sled Dog Saved the Children of Nome

Balto and the Great Race (Totally True Adventures): How a Sled Dog Saved the Children of Nome

by Elizabeth Cody Kimmel

Narrated by Richard Davidson

Unabridged — 1 hours, 9 minutes

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Overview

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

Editorial Reviews

School Library Journal

Gr 3-5-Kimmel presents the legendary story of the part-husky/part-wolf sled dog that braved severe blizzard conditions to take antitoxin serum to a remote Alaskan village in 1925. When the town was stricken by a diphtheria epidemic, Balto overcame unbelievable obstacles to accomplish what other dogs could not. This heroic canine has been immortalized in statue, film, and now in a book that brings his story to life. Kimmel's writing deftly combines geography, sled racing, and historical background with the gripping adventure of Balto's race to save lives. In many ways, the book reads like fast-paced fiction. Koerber's service- able black-and-white illustrations appear throughout and reflect the action. Sure to appeal to beginning chapter-book readers.-Christy Norris Blanchette, Valley Cottage Library, NY Copyright 2000 Cahners Business Information.|

Product Details

BN ID: 2940172162503
Publisher: Penguin Random House
Publication date: 02/27/2009
Edition description: Unabridged
Age Range: 8 - 11 Years
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