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Balto and the Great Race (Stepping Stone)

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By Elizabeth Cody Kimmel
Publisher Random House Books for Young Readers
Balto and the Great Race (Stepping Stone)
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Balto has a quiet life as a sled doguntil tragedy strikes. Dozens of children in Nome become sick with diphtheria. Without antitoxin serum, they will perishand 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 Childrens Book Award for Grades 13Book Details:Format: PaperbackPublication Date: 12/21/1999Pages: 112Reading Level: Age 5 and Up

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8486 words8,486 words
112 pages112 pages
Lexile 940LLexile 940L
Grade 2 to 6Grade 2 to 6
Age 7-11Age 7-11
Published 1999Published 1999

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0679891986

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