Bibliograph

Togo & Balto, the dogs who saved a town, Jodie Parachini ; illustrated by Keiron Ward and Jason Dewhirst

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Togo & Balto, the dogs who saved a town, Jodie Parachini ; illustrated by Keiron Ward and Jason Dewhirst

Language

eng

Illustrations

illustrations

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no index present

Intended audience

Ages 4-8, Albert Whitman & CompanyGrades 2-3, Albert Whitman & Company

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

Togo & Balto

Oclc number

1264275743

Responsibility statement

Jodie Parachini ; illustrated by Keiron Ward and Jason Dewhirst

Series statement

Animalographies

Sub title

the dogs who saved a town

Summary

"Two dogs recount the relay race that brought life-saving medicine to children in Alaska. It was 1925 and the world was in a diphtheria pandemic. The town of Nome, Alaska, needed the serum to save its children but there was only one way to get there: dog sled. Balto and Togo, two Siberian huskies, were part of the relay race that pushed through below-freezing temperatures and a blizzard to bring the serum to Nome." -- Amazon.comIn 1925 Balto and Togo, two Siberian huskies, are part of the relay race that pushes through a blizzard to bring a needed diptheria serum from Anchorage to Nome, Alaska, to save its children. Includes a fact sheet

Target audience

primary

resource.variantTitle

Togo and Balto

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