Balto and the Great Race (Totally True Adventures): How a Sled Dog Saved the Children of Nome
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
Balto and the Great Race (Totally True Adventures): How a Sled Dog Saved the Children of Nome
By (Author) Elizabeth Cody Kimmel
Illustrated by Nora Kerber
Random House USA Inc
Random House USA Children's Books
1st September 2004
United States
Classifications
Children
Non Fiction
Childrens / Teenage fiction: General, modern and contemporary fiction
Childrens / Teenage general interest: Places and peoples
Childrens / Teenage personal and social topics: Body and health
Childrens / Teenage general interest: Science and technology
813.6
Physical Properties
Paperback
112
Width 130mm, Height 194mm, Spine 7mm
85g
Description
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
Author Bio
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. Nora K erber is a children's book illustrator whose credits include Balto and the Great Race and Sacagawea- The Journey to the West. She lives in Pasadena, California, with her illustrator husband, Robert Rodriguez, and her two children. K erberloves animals and has two cats and one dog.
