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1) Dogteam
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Portrays the excitement, the danger, and the beauty of a night run.
Author
Series
Treasures of Nome volume 3
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"She's always determined to be the stable, reliable one. But now her commitment may destroy her. On the surface, Whitney Powell is happy working with her sled dogs and welcoming the new additions to her family through her sisters' marriages and an upcoming birth. But her life is full of complications, including an estranged father, that have her on the edge of losing control. Growing up, she was the strong sister, and she can't give that up now.When...
3) Dogsong
Author
Language
English
Description
A fourteen-year-old Eskimo boy who feels at odds with aspects of modern life takes a 1400-mile journey by dog sled across ice, tundra, and mountains seeking his own "song" of himself.
6) Ice dogs
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
In this survival story set in Alaska, fourteen-year-old Vicky and her dog sled team find an injured sledder in the wilderness.
11) Balto
Publisher
Universal Studios Entertainment
Pub. Date
2008.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (78 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The remarkable true story of a hero who inspired a nation and became a legend. This is the story of Balto, a sled dog who doesn't know where he belongs until a tragedy forces him to find his noble spirit and restore hope to a small town.
15) Togo
Author
Publisher
Philomel Books
Pub. Date
[2002]
Physical Desc
39 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 22 x 29 cm
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.
16) Sled dogs
Author
Series
Publisher
Apex Editions
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
32 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
"In this book, readers explore how dog teams work together to pull sleds, as well as the skills and training this work requires. Includes fun facts"--
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2011.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations, maps ; 27 cm
Language
English
Description
Most people know the story of Balto, the world famous dog who led his dogsled team through a blizzard to deliver a lifesaving serum to the stricken people of Nome, Alaska, in 1925. Balto shot to instant stardom; a company named dog food after him, a famous sculptor erected a statue of him that stands in Central Park to this day, and the dog even starred in his own Hollywood movie. But what happened to Balto after the hoopla died down? With a lively,...
20) Mik-Shrok
Author
Publisher
Journey Books
Pub. Date
1998.
Physical Desc
133 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
In 1950, at the Eskimo village of Koyalik in the Alaska Territory, two young missionaries' prayers are answered when they receive a dog sled-team of huskies with Mik-Shrok as its leader.
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