Balto has a quiet life as a sled dog—until tragedy strikes. Dozens of children in Nome become sick with diphtheria. Without antitoxin serum, they will perish—and 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 Children’s Book Award for Grades 1–3
This is Book 4 in the Totally True Adventures Series. See all Totally True Adventures books here.
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Elizabeth Cody Kimmel grew up on a steady diet of ghost stories and science fiction, which she credits with getting her through school. A career children's book author, Elizabeth lives in Cold Spring, New York, with her daughter Emma and their possibly telepathic beagle, Henry. She would like everyone to know that no zombies were harmed in the writing of thi
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