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Chapter Book · Ages 7–10 · 1999 · Est. 1 hour read
Balto and the Great Race
By Elizabeth Cody Kimmel, Nora Köerber (Illustrator)
Part of the Totally True Adventures series
A sled dog races against time and a blizzard to save a town from an epidemic.
4.1/5 Goodreads · 620 ratings
112 pages· 8,463 words· Est. 1 hour read
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Bookroo's summary
In 1925, a deadly diphtheria outbreak threatens the children of Nome, Alaska. The only hope lies 650 miles away, and the only way to get the life-saving serum is by sled. Balto, a determined sled dog, must lead his team through a fierce snowstorm. Can they overcome the brutal conditions and deliver the medicine in time? The stakes are life and death, and the clock is ticking as Balto embarks on this perilous journey.
From the publisher
Recounts how the sled dog Balto saved Nome, Alaska, in 1925 from a diphtheria epidemic by delivering medicine through a raging snowstorm. Simultaneous.
At a glance
- Format
- Pages
- 112
- Words
- 8,463
- Reading age
- 7–10
- Audience
- Juvenile Reader
- Lexile
- 940L
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The fine print
Book details
Reading levels
- ATOS
- 6.3
- F&P level
- ~V
- AR points
- 2
- AR interest level
- LG
- AR quiz
- 31070
Publication
- Published
- January 1, 1999
- Publisher
- Random House Books for Young Readers
Edition
- Language
- English
- Type
- Chapter Book
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