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) |
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ISBN: 0679891986 ISBN-13: 9780679891987 Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guarantee Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions 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 Click for more in this series: Stepping Stone Books |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Animals - Dogs - Juvenile Nonfiction | History - United States - State & Local - Juvenile Nonfiction | Adventure & Adventurers |
Dewey: 636.73 |
LCCN: 98035753 |
Age Level: 7-10 |
Grade Level: 2-5 |
Lexile Measure: 940(Not Available) |
Series: Stepping Stone Books |
Physical Information: 0.4" H x 5.1" W x 7.5" L (0.20 lbs) 112 pages |
Themes: - Theometrics - Secular - Chronological Period - 1920's - Geographic Orientation - Alaska |
Features: Ikids, Illustrated, Price on Product, Table of Contents |
Review Citations: Booklist 10/15/1999 pg. 438 Kirkus Review - Children 11/01/1999 pg. 1744 School Library Journal 03/01/2000 pg. 227 Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2000 pg. 415 - Below Average, With Minor Flaw Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2000 pg. 415 - Below Average, With Minor Flaw |
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 |
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