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Balto and the Great Race (Totally True Adventures): How a Sled Dog Saved the Children of Nome

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Balto and the Great Race (Totally True Adventures): How a Sled Dog Saved the Children of Nome
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Elizabeth Cody Kimmel
Illustrated by Nora Koeerber
SeriesTotally True Adventures
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:112
Dimensions(mm): Height 194,Width 132
ISBN/Barcode 9780679891987
ClassificationsDewey:813.6
Audience
Children's (6-12)
Undergraduate
Illustrations BLACK & WHITE ILLUSTRATIONS

Publishing Details

Publisher Random House USA Inc
Imprint Random House USA Children's Books
Publication Date 21 December 1999
Publication Country United States

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

Author Biography

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.