The Bravest Dog Ever: The True Story of Balto Contributor(s): Standiford, Natalie (Author), Cook, Donald (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0394896955 ISBN-13: 9780394896953 Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guarantee Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: October 1989 Annotation: A compelling account, told in easy-to-read format, of a sled dog who led his team over 53 miles of Alaska wilderness to deliver medicine during an outbreak of diphtheria in 1925. Click for more in this series: Step Into Reading - Level 3 - Quality |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Animals - Dogs - Juvenile Fiction | Historical - United States - General |
Dewey: E |
LCCN: 89003465 |
Age Level: 5-8 |
Grade Level: Kindergarten-3 |
Lexile Measure: 510(Not Available) |
Series: Step Into Reading - Level 3 - Quality |
Physical Information: 0.15" H x 6.4" W x 9.02" L (0.23 lbs) 48 pages |
Themes: - Theometrics - Secular - Cultural Region - Pacific Northwest - Geographic Orientation - Alaska - Religious Orientation - Christian - Topical - Home Schooling - Topical - Friendship |
Features: Ikids, Illustrated, Price on Product |
Review Citations: School Library Journal 02/01/1989 |
Accelerated Reader Info |
Quiz #: 6255 Reading Level: 2.5 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: It is one of the worst storms ever - the snow has not stopped for days and it is 30 degrees below zero. But somehow Balto must get through. He is the lead dog of his sled team. And he is carrying medicine to sick children miles away in Nome, Alaska. He is their only hope. Can Balto find his way through the terrible storm? Find out in this exciting true story |
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