Balto and the Great Race
Balto and the Great Race
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Balto and the Great Race

Written by Elizabeth Cody Kimmel & illustrated by Nora Köerber
Part of the Totally True Adventures Book Series
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$6.74
7 - 10
Reading age
112
Page count
76
Words per page
940L
Lexile measure
Jan 1, 1999
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Recounts how the sled dog Balto saved Nome, Alaska, in 1925 from a diphtheria epidemic by delivering medicine through a raging snowstorm. Simultaneous.

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Alaska  dogsadventure and adventurershistoryanimals1920'sillnesssled dogsepidemicssurvivaldog sledsdiphtheriaadventures

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    Book Details

    ISBN
    9780679891987
    Publication Date
    January 1, 1999
    Publisher
    Random House Books for Young Readers
    Original Publication Date
    January 1, 1999
    Page Count
    112
    Words Per Page
    76
    Audience
    Juvenile Reader
    Reading Age
    7 - 10 years
    Lib. of Congress (LCCN)
    98035753
    WorldCat Number (OCLC)
    39497755
    Lexile® Level
    940L
    Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
    ~V
    ATOS® Book Level
    6.3
    Accelerated Reader® Points
    2
    Accelerated Reader Quiz
    31070
    Accelerated Reader Interest Level
    LG

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