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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 2
Lexile measure
940L
Language
English
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Description
Recounts how the sled dog Balto saved Nome, Alaska, in 1925 from a diphtheria epidemic by delivering medicine through a raging snowstorm. Balto lives a quiet existence as a sled dog--until tragedy strikes. Dozens of children in the remote town of Nome become sick with diphtheria. Without an antitoxin serum, they will perish--and the closest supply is 650 miles away! No roads exist in the icy wilderness. The only way to get the serum to Nome is by...
3) Togo
Author
Pub. Date
[2002]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
420L
Language
English
Description
In 1925, Togo, a Siberian husky who loves being a sled dog, leads a team that rushes to bring diphtheria antitoxin from Anchorage to Nome, Alaska.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 7
Lexile measure
730L
Language
English
Description
"When a diphtheria epidemic hits her 1840 village, thirteen-year-old Jessie discovers it is actually a 1996 tourist site under unseen observation by heartless scientists, and it's up to Jessie to escape the village and save the lives of the dying children"--
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 8.4 - AR Pts: 16
Language
English
Description
In 1925, a deadly diphtheria epidemic swept through icebound Nome, Alaska. The life-saving serum was a thousand miles away, and a blizzard was brewing. Airplanes could not fly in such conditions: only the dogs could do it. Racing against death, twenty dog teams relayed the serum across the Alaskan wilderness as newspapers nationwide headlined the drama, enthralling an entire generation. The heroic dash to Nome inspired the annual Iditarod Dog Sled...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
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? Meghan McCarthy...
8) Togo
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Series
Dog diaries volume 4
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 3
Lexile measure
650L
Language
English
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Description
"Sled dog Togo--the true hero of the 1925 Serum Run--narrates the story of his life working with musher Leonard Seppala"--
Author
Series
Time dogs volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
490L
Language
English
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Description
"When a pack of senior dogs find themselves transported back in time--and turned into puppies!--they must make their way back home, helping real-life historical dogs along the way. In this first adventure, meet Baxter, Trevor, Newton, Titch, and Maia--the time dogs!--as they find themselves transported through time and space to 1925 Alaska. There, deep in the wilderness, the puppies must help Balto in his famous sled race to deliver medicine during...
10) Balto
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Series
Pub. Date
2022.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
820L
Language
English
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Description
"Disaster has struck the small town of Nome, Alaska! When a dangerous epidemic begins affecting the children of Nome, it's up to teams of sled dogs and their drivers to deliver lifesaving medicine over 650 miles of snow-covered trails. As blizzard rages, can one dog overcome nearly impossible odds to become a hero?" --
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Series
Language
English
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"Patrick and Beth knew they'd be facing a danger more fierce than a polar bear or a walrus, but they never thought their opponent wouldn't be large enough to see. After arriving in Alaska in the winter of 1925, they discover that a very small enemy--a disease called diphtheria--is sweeping through the town of Nome. Can Patrick help retrieve enough medicine for the children by riding along with Clearsky and his team of sled dogs? Meanwhile, Beth makes...
Author
Pub. Date
2002.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
The story of the heroic role played by sled dogs, including the Siberian husky Togo, in the delivery of antitoxin serum to those stricken with diphtheria in 1925 Nome. Includes historical notes about the event as well as about the Iditarod Sled Dog Race which commemorates it.
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Language
English
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Set in Friendship, Wisconsin, just after the Civil War, A Prayer for...
14) Balto's story
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
880L
Language
English
Formats
Description
In this book, young readers will meet an amazing Siberian husky named Balto, who bravely guided a team of sled dogs on a grueling trip through blinding snow, over a half-frozen river, and through a steep mountain pass to safely deliver medicine to sick children in Nome, Alaska, in 1925. Packed with adventure, true stories, and full-color photos, Balto's Story will inspire dog lovers everywhere.
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Series
Language
English
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"Togo and Balto were fast and trustworthy. Sled dogs are trained from a very early age, but nothing could have prepared Togo and Balto for their role in delivering a lifesaving serum in record time to save a town of sick children. The speedy dogs were the only way that the serum could reach the children in time" --
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"It's the winter of 1924 and a diptheria outbreak is threatening the population of Nome, Alaska. The only way to stop the deadly illness from causing a full blown epidemic is to immediately deliver one million units of the diptheria antitoxin to the affected communities --a task that seems impossible given that the only way to reach any place in Alaska at this time of year is by dog sled. The stakes are high, and the snow is piling higher. Will the...
19) Diphtheria
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2005.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 9.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Examines the symptoms and treatment of diphtheria, how it is contracted, historic outbreaks of the disease, and ways to prevent epidemic.
20) Balto
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Experience the journey of one of the most courageous canines of all time with Balto, inspired by an incredible true story. Part husky/part wolf, Balto doesn't know where he belongs. He's an outcast in Alaska, except to his true friends - Boris, the Russian snow goose; polar bear cubs Muk and Luk; and the beautiful husky, Jenna. Even though he's different, all of Balto's friends recognize what he still can't see himself: his noble spirit.
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