Balto and the Great Race (Totally True Adventures)
How a Sled Dog Saved the Children of Nome
$16.85
- Paperback
112 pages
- Release Date
1 September 2004
Summary
This award-winning book tells the true story of one of the bravest and most famous dogs of all time!
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.
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Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780679891987 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0679891986 |
| Author: | Elizabeth Cody Kimmel, Nora Köerber |
| Publisher: | Random House USA Inc |
| Imprint: | Random House Books for Young Readers |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 112 |
| Release Date: | 1 September 2004 |
| Weight: | 79g |
| Dimensions: | 192mm x 130mm x 7mm |
| Series: | Totally True Adventures |
About The Author
Elizabeth Cody Kimmel
Elizabeth Cody Kimmel lives with her family in Cold Spring, New York. She is the author of Balto and the Great Race, Before Columbus- The Leif Eriksson Expedition, and As Far as the Eye Can Reach.
Nora K erber is a children’s book illustrator whose credits include Balto and the Great Race and Sacagawea- The Journey to the West. She lives in Pasadena, California, with her illustrator husband, Robert Rodriguez, and her two children. K erberloves animals and has two cats and one dog.
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