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

ISBN-13:	9780679891987
Publisher:	Random House Children's Books
Publication date:	12/21/1999
Series:	Totally True Adventures: A Stepping Stone Book (TM)
Pages:	112
Sales rank:	71,133
Product dimensions:	5.12(w) x 7.63(h) x 0.27(d)
Lexile:	870L (what's this?)
Age Range:	7 - 10 Years

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