Description |
[44] p. : ill. (chiefly col.), col. maps ; 23 x 29 cm. |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
Indexed In: |
New York Times Review of Books 11/17/2002 |
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Kirkus Review 10/01/2002 |
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School Library Journal 11/2002 |
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Booklist 01/15/2003 |
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Horn Book Guide 04/2003 |
Summary |
The story of the heroic role played by sled dogs, including the Siberian husky Togo, in the delivery of antitoxin serum to those stricken with diphtheria in Nome, in 1925. Includes historical notes about the event as well as about the Iditarod Sled Dog Race which commemorates it. |
Audience |
3-6 |
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5.60 |
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Lexile value, 910 Metametrics |
Study Program |
Accelerated Reader AR-ATOS RL 5.6 1.0 PHS WEST PCMS 64587 |
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Reading Counts RC RL 5.9 3.0 34431 |
Subject |
Iditarod (Race)
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Togo (Dog)
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Balto (Dog)
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Sled dogs.
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Siberian husky.
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Dogs.
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Diphtheria -- History.
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Alaska -- History.
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Added Author |
Van Zyle, Jon, illustrator.
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ISBN |
0802788114 |
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