Fifteen-year-old Baby's last chance at foster care is with the Potters, and while she likes them and enjoys learning to race their sled dogs, she feels she should go back on the streets with her boyfriend if she cannot find the mother who has deserted her again.
the heroic story of dogs and men in a race against an epidemic
Salisbury, Gay
2003
Tells the story of the Serum Run, a relay of dog sleds and drivers that was organized to traverse nearly seven hundred miles in temperatures far below zero in a desperate quest to acquire serum to treat a deadly outbreak of diphtheria in Nome, Alaska in 1925.
"Puppy Yukon is the only female in her litter, and she has high energy. Could she be a leader in the sled dog team? Trainer Roberta works with the puppies. Yukon is smarter and faster than her brothers. Roberta thinks Yukon can help lead the team!"--Dust jacket.
Illustrations and text describe the life of Balto, the real-life, legendary sled dog that braved a deadly blizzard to bring a lifesaving serum to people in Alaska in 1925, focusing on the dog's life after his celebrity-status waned.
The magic spyglass transports Mattie, Alex, and Sophie Chapman to the Yukon Territory during the gold rush, where they enlist the help of author Jack London to track down a boy's stolen sled dog.
The story of the heroic role played by sled dogs, including the Siberian husky Togo, in the delivery of antitoxin serum to those stricken with diphtheria in 1925 Nome. Includes historical notes about the event as well as about the Iditarod Sled Dog Race which commemorates it.
Describes the characteristics and training of dogs worthy of the Iditarod Sled Dog Race in Alaska, and presents a collection of color photos of husky puppies and racing adults.
Flora the pig ditches the sedentary life on the farm for an adventure in Antarctica, where she escapes the knife and lives her dream of pulling a sled with a team of dogs.
