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Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.5 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
510L
Language
English
Description
Recounts the life of Balto, the sled dog who saved Nome, Alaska in 1925 from a diphtheria epidemic by delivering medicine through a raging snowstorm. A compelling account, told in easy-to-read format, of a sled dog who led his team over 53 miles of Alaska wilderness to deliver medicine during an outbreak of diptheria in 1925.
5) Sled dogs
Author
Series
Publisher
KidHaven Press
Pub. Date
[2005]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Examines the job of sled dogs to include selection, preferred characteristics and breeds, training and abilities, partnerships with handlers, and how they are used today.
7) Sled dogs
Author
Series
Publisher
Bearport Pub
Pub. Date
[2006]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
730L
Language
English
Description
A collection of facts about famous sled dogs of Alaska and the jobs they perform including Balto, a sled dog who helped save a town and other dogs who have raced in the Iditarod.
8) Sled dogs
Author
Series
Publisher
Bearport Publishing
Pub. Date
[2014]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.2 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
510L
Language
English
Description
"In this book, young readers will learn about sled dogs."--
9) 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.
10) 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.
14) 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
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
[2013]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
1140L
Language
English
Description
"From one of the coldest regions on earth come the mighty sled dogs of the Iditarod. With long hours, freezing temperatures, and treacherous climbs, discover how the mushers and their amazing dogs manage to complete (and win) this grueling race across Alaska"--P. [4] of cover.
18) Balto's story
Author
Series
Publisher
Bearport Pub Co Inc
Pub. Date
[2015]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
880L
Language
English
Description
Details the story of Balto, a sled dog that led a team carrying diphtheria medicine to an isolated Nome, Alaska.
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2011.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
AD 870L
Language
English
Description
Most people know the story of Balto, the world famous dog who led his dogsled team through a blizzard to deliver a lifesaving serum to the stricken people of Nome, Alaska, in 1925. Balto shot to instant stardom; a company named dog food after him, a famous sculptor erected a statue of him that stands in Central Park to this day, and the dog even starred in his own Hollywood movie. But what happened to Balto after the hoopla died down? With a lively,...
20) Balto
Author
Series
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
820L
Language
English
Description
"In 1925, disaster struck the small town of Nome, Alaska. When a deadly epidemic begins affecting the children of Nome, their only hope is to relay life-saving medicine over 650 miles of snow-covered trails using teams of sled dogs. Across the long journey, one dog overcame nearly impossible odds to become a hero"--