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1) Stone Fox
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
In spite of tremendous odds, a ten-year-old boy and his dog are determined to win a dogsled race and the five-hundred-dollar prize.
4) Born to pull
Author
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
[2001]
Lexile measure
IG 1150L
Language
English
Description
Describes the life and work of sled dogs as well as sled dog racing.
8) Sled dogs
Author
Series
Publisher
Crestwood House
Pub. Date
[1985]
Language
English
Description
Discusses the history of sled dogs, the characteristics of various sled dog breeds, how they are trained, and the different types of races in which they participate. Includes a glossary of terms.
Author
Series
Publisher
Capstone Press
Pub. Date
[2003]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
660L
Language
English
Description
Recalls the history of the Iditarod dog sled race, including some of its greatest mushers and dogs, and explains how teams and volunteers prepare for and run this famous Alaskan race.
Author
Publisher
Husky Homestead
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
Zig is the princess of the dog yard in this story about a hard-working, well-loved Alaska sled dog at Jeff King's Husky Homestead> How do we know she's a favorite? Well, the boss lets her sleep in the cabin an ride in the truck cab. Spoiled? Never!
Author
Series
Publisher
Children's Press, an imprint of Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2018.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
640L
Language
English
Description
"Each March, the worlds top sled dog teams gather in Alaska for the sports biggest event: the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race. In this incredible race, mushers race their dog teams across more than 900 miles (1,448 kilometers) of rough Alaskan terrain. Readers will join Maggie and Alex, two young relatives of an Iditarod musher, as they get an insiders view of the race. They will learn about the Iditarods history, rules, strategies, and much more."--Amazon.com....
13) Silver
Author
Series
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
1988.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
840L
Language
English
Description
Even though he is the runt of the litter from her father's prize sled-racing dog, ten-year-old Rachel plans to train her puppy to become a champion racer and determines to track him down when he mysteriously disappears.
Series
Publisher
Questar
Pub. Date
2000.
Language
English
Description
Sam can't accept the trauma of what happened eight years ago: the disappearance and apparent death of his dad in the Arctic wilderness. Devoted to his father's memory, he despises his well-meaning, if awkward, stepdad and resents his mother for marrying this intruder. Sam's heart cry for companionship and understanding is finally answered by the appearance of a beautiful wild dog he names Kayla, after his dad's sled dog. Sam bonds with Kayla, whose...
16) On thin ice
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
Determined to win this year's iditarod race across Alaska, Lily Munroe matches skills with her chief competitor, Derek Wright, unaware that Derek is a counter-terrorism agent assigned to protect Lily in the wake of suspicious accidents threatening her life.
17) Woodsong
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 5
Lexile measure
1030L
Language
English
Description
For a rugged outdoor man and his family, life in northern Minnesota is a wild experience involving wolves, deer, and the sled dogs that make their way of life possible. Includes an account of the author's first Iditarod, a dogsled race across Alaska.