Balto and Togo: Hero Dogs of Alaska

by Helen Moss

Book Overview

It's the winter of 1924 and a diptheria outbreak is threatening the population of Nome, Alaska. The only way to stop the deadly illness from causing a full blown epidemic is to immediately deliver one million units of the diptheria antitoxin to the affected communities --a task that seems impossible given that the only way to reach any place in Alaska at this time of year is by dog sled. The stakes are high, and the snow is piling higher. Will...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1250792533
• ISBN13: 9781250792532
• Release Date: November 2023
• Publisher: Godwin Books
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.53 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.5" x 7.9"
• Age Range: 8 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 7