Togo

by Kate Klimo

Book Overview

Small, feisty Siberian husky Togo--the overlooked sled-dog hero of the 1925 serum run to Nome--sets the record straight in Dog Diaries #4 When a diptheria epidemic breaks out in isolated Nome, Alaska, in January 1925, the only way to get life-saving serum to the town is by using dog-sled relay teams. Twenty teams participate, and the dog who inevitably gets credit for saving the town is Balto, lead dog on the final team which delivered the serum...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 038537335X
• ISBN13: 9780385373357
• Release Date: January 2014
• Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.38 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.4" x 6.9"
• Age Range: 7 to 10 years
• Grade Range: Grades 2 to 5