Balto and the Great Race (Totally True Adventures)

How a Sled Dog Saved the Children of Nome

Illustrated by Nora Köerber
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$6.99 US
RH Childrens Books | Random House Books for Young Readers
48 per carton
On sale Dec 21, 1999 | 9780679891987
Age 7-10 years
Reading Level: Lexile 940L | Fountas & Pinnell P
Sales rights: World
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 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