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Author
Series
Treasures of Nome volume 3
Language
English
Formats
Description
"On the surface, Whitney Powell is happy working with her sled dogs, but her life is full of complications that push her over the edge. When sickness spreads in outlying villages, Dr. Peter Cameron turns to Whitney and her dogs for help navigating the deep snow, and together they discover that sometimes it's only in weakness you can find strength"--
3) Sled dogs
Author
Series
Publisher
Bearport Pub
Pub. Date
[2006]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Discusses the history, breeds, and training of sled dogs and sled dog racing.
4) Pulling dogs
Author
Series
Publisher
Gareth Stevens Pub
Pub. Date
c2011
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Inhabit Media
Pub. Date
[2012?]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Imagining how his new puppy will become a fast and strong sled dog, young Jake becomes discouraged when he discovers that the puppy's training involves more work than Jake anticipated, but a helpful talk with his experienced grandfather soon offers Jake some much-needed encouragement.
Jake's puppy Kamik is far from an obedient sled dog. Jake learns his grandfather is raising puppies just like Kamik to be obedient and resourceful sled dogs.
7) Dogteam
Author
Publisher
Delacorte Press
Pub. Date
c1993
Language
English
Description
Portrays the excitement, the danger, and the beauty of a night run.
10) Eight below
Publisher
Walt Disney Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
An American geologist flies to Antarctica to participate in a project at the United States Research Base. Once there, he teams up with arctic guide Jerry Shepard and his best friend, Cooper. The scientist soon discovers that Shepard also has eight other valuable friends -- a pack of sled dogs he's worked with for years, who have rescued him from a number of tight spots. As the three men explore a frozen mountain region, an unexpected accident coupled...
Author
Series
Jungle book (Easy reader classics) volume 5
Publisher
Sterling
Pub. Date
c2010
Language
English
Description
"When a terrible snowstorm strikes, Quiquern knows it's up to him to save his village from going hungry. And so he sets off on a sled with his dog for a great adventure"--P. [4] of cover.
Publisher
20th Century Studios
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Buck is a big (and big-hearted) dog whose blissful domestic life is turned upside down when he is suddenly uprooted from his California home and transplanted to the exotic wilds of the Alaskan Yukon during the Gold Rush of the 1890s. As the newest rookie on a mail delivery dog sled team, and later its leader, Buck experiences the adventure of a lifetime, ultimately finding his true place in the world and becoming his own master.
13) Togo
Author
Publisher
Philomel Books
Pub. Date
c2002
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
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.
15) Ice dogs
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
[2012]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Description
In this survival story set in Alaska, fourteen-year-old Vicky and her dog sled team find an injured sledder in the wilderness.
16) Wilderness
Author
Publisher
Arthur A. Levine Books
Pub. Date
c2007
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Description
As Irish teenager Gráinne anxiously prepares for a reunion with her mother, who abandoned the family years before, Gráinne's half-brothers and their mother take a dogsledding vacation in Finland.
17) Balto
Author
Series
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"In 1925, disaster struck the small town of Nome, Alaska. When a deadly epidemic begins affecting the children of Nome, their only hope is to relay life-saving medicine over 650 miles of snow-covered trails using teams of sled dogs. Across the long journey, one dog overcame nearly impossible odds to become a hero. This action-packed series explores the stories of real-life animal heroes who saved the day! With black-and-white art throughout and dramatic...
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
c2013
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Introduces the Iditarod sled dog race, describing the brutal elements that challenge competitors, profiling the dogs whose history dates back to the famous Balto, and offering insight into how Iditarod dogs are trained to work as a team.
19) Iditarod
Author
Series
Publisher
ABDO Pub
Pub. Date
2013
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Presents a history of the Iditarod race, discussing its history, traditions, and the possible dangers the racers and their dogs face.
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