Bibliograph

Balto and the great race, by Elizabeth Cody Kimmel ; illustrated by Nora Koerber

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Balto and the great race, by Elizabeth Cody Kimmel ; illustrated by Nora Koerber

Language

eng

Illustrations

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Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Balto and the great race

Medium

electronic resource eBook

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Responsibility statement

by Elizabeth Cody Kimmel ; illustrated by Nora Koerber

Summary

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 sled. But can the sled dogs deliver the serum in time? Heading bravely into a brutal blizzard, Balto leads the race for life

Table Of Contents

Part I: Nome, Alaska -- Nome: Crisis! -- Nome: Gathering the teams -- Bluff, Alaska -- Bluff: Bad news -- Nome: More bad news -- Norton Sound: Seppala and Togo -- Bluff, Norton Sound, and Golovin -- Bluff, Solomon, and Port Safety -- On the trail -- Past Port Safety -- Nome again -- Part II: Around the country -- Cleveland, Ohio

Target audience

juvenile

Contributor

Creator