Balto and the Great Race Totally Tru..., Elizabeth Cody Kimmel
Balto and the Great Race Totally Tru..., Elizabeth Cody Kimmel
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Balto and the Great Race (Totally True Adventures)
How a Sled Dog Saved the Children of Nome

Author: Elizabeth Cody Kimmel

Narrator: Richard Davidson

Unabridged: 1 hr 8 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 02/27/2009

Synopsis

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

About The Author

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.Richard Davidson has appeared on Broadway in I Hate Hamlet, Ghetto, and The Survivor, and off-Broadway in Bedfellows and Hurrah at Last. His television and film credits include Law & Order, Law & Order: SVU, and The Hurricane.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Salena

I read this every year to my third graders, and it's gets better every time! There are so many things that students can learn from this book. It's part of our historical fiction unit, and we use it to teach our kids how to make notes.......more

Goodreads review by Kelsey

This book provides a good overview for young readers who might be interested in the true story of Balto and/or the origins of the Iditarod. I picked it up because it was the only Kindle book about Balto available from our public library and I wanted a better sense of the history to help support a un......more

Goodreads review by Shao

Balto and the Great Race is about a race using dogs and sleds to get the diphtheria vaccine to the city of Nome, Alaska. The train couldn't get to Nome because of the snow. Balto was the lead dog used by Kassen Gunner to lead sled dogs. Balto was the lead dog because he knew the track the best and wa......more

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