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Miller, Debbie S and Van Zyle, Jon. The great serum race : blazing the Iditarod

Trail. New York: Walker & Co, [2002].

Note: 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.

Blake, Robert J. Akiak : a tale from the Iditarod. New York: Philomel Books,

[1997].
Note: Akiak the sled dog refuses to give up after being injured during the

Iditarod sled dog race.

Gill, Shelley. Kiana's Iditarod. Homer, AK: Paws IV Pub, [1984].

Note: A story about Alaska's 1,049 mile sled dog race from Anchorage to Nome

through the eyes of lead dog Kiana.

Gardiner, John Reynolds and Sewall, Marcia. Stone Fox. 1st ed. New York:

Crowell, [1980].

Note: Little Willie hopes to pay the back taxes on his grandfather's farm with

the purse from a dog sled race he enters.

Barbo, Maria S. Sled race mystery. New York: Scholastic, [2002].

Note: Scooby-Doo and the gang investigate when a sled dog disappears before a

race.

Cary, Bob and De Marcken, Gail. Born to pull. New York: Scholastic, [2001,

1999].

Note: Describes the life and work of sled dogs as well as sled dog racing.

Kimmel, Elizabeth Cody and Koerber, Nora. Balto and the great race. New York:

Random House, [1999].

Note: Recounts how the sled dog Balto saved Nome, Alaska, in 1925 from a

diphtheria epidemic by delivering medicine through a raging snowstorm.

Flowers, Pam and Farnsworth, Bill. Big-enough Anna : the little sled dog who

braved the Arctic. Anchorage, Alaska: Alaska Northwest Books, [2003].

Note: When the lead dog is lost, Anna, the smallest sled dog in her group,

musters the courage to take his place on a dangerous journey across the

North American Arctic. Based on a true story.

Paulsen, Gary. Puppies, dogs, and blue northers : reflections on being raised by

a pack of sled dogs. New York: Dell Yearling, [2002, 1996].

Note: Minnesota author and dog musher Gary Paulsen reflects on the growth of
his sled dogs as he and his animals discover the world around them.

Fowler, Susi L and Catalanotto, Peter. Circle of thanks. New York: Scholastic,

[2001, 1998].

Note: An evocation of the beauty and power of the Alaskan tundra and the
animals and people who live there.

Brode, Robyn and Hayes, Paul. Dog sledder! : racing across the snow in Alaska.

1st ed. for the United States and Canada. New York: Barron's Educational

Series, [2002].

Note: Young readers can follow a boy and his sister as they travel across the

Alaskan snow in their dog sled.

DeClements, Barthe and Andreasen, Dan. The bite of the gold bug : a story of the

Alaskan gold rush. New York: Puffin Books, [1994, 1992].

Note: While mining for gold in 1898, Bucky and his father must overcome danger

in the Alaskan wilderness as well as human treachery.

Dwyer, Mindy. The Salmon Princess : an Alaska Cinderella story. Seattle, WA:

Sasquatch Books, [2004].

Note: Loosely based on "Cinderella," this story is set in Alaska, the fairy

godmother is an eagle, and the hero, the son of a cannery owner, finds his

true love through her Sitka slipper, a heavy rubber boot she left at the

Silver Salmon Festival.

Blake, Robert J.Togo. New York : Philomel Books, [2002]

Note: In 1925, Togo, a Siberian husky who loves being a sled dog, leads a team that rushes to bring diphtheria antitoxin from Anchorage to Nome, Alaska. (suggested by Lourdes Torres of Strawtown Elementary School.)

Videotapes available from Bardonia Elementary School Library

Spirit of the North: 1,000 miles Fairbanks to Whitehorse. Videotape (VHS) 50 minutes. Copyright 2002 Natural History New Zealand, Ltd.
Note: At the turn of the 20th century, stampeders broke gold rush trails from the Forty Mile and Circle District in Alaska across the border to the Klondike. Today, during the Yukon Quest Sled Dog Race, these trails along the mighty Yukon River resound once again with the footfall of hearty sled dogs and the hiss of sled runners, as intrepid mushers hit the trail in this annual event. That challenge attracted a camera crew from natural History New Zealand to create this broadcast documentary. From start to finish, you will see the teams face harsh terrain and forbidding cold in this beautifully photographed portrait of endurance.

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