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Winterdance: The Fine Madness of Running the Iditarod
Author: Gary Paulsen
ISBN-10: 0151262276
ISBN-13: 9780151262274
Published: 1994-03-01
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
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Paulsen and his team of dogs endured snowstorms, frostbite, dogfights, moose attacks, sleeplessness, and hallucinations in the relentless push to go on. Map and color photographs.
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Woodsong
Author: Gary Paulsen
ISBN-10: 1416939393
ISBN-13: 9781416939399
Published: 2007-05-08
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
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A LIFE AS EXCITING AS FICTION Gary Paulsen, three-time Newbery Honor author, is no stranger to adventure. He has flown off the back of a dogsled and down a frozen waterfall to near disaster, and waited for a giant bear to seal his fate with one slap of a claw. He has led a team of sled dogs toward the Alaskan Mountain Range in an Iditarod -- the grueling, 1,180-mile dogsled race -- hallucinating from lack of sleep, but he determined to finish. Here, in vivid detail, Paulsen recounts several of the remarkable experiences that shaped his life and inspired his award-winning writing. A School Library Journal Best Book A Booklist Editors' Choice
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Balto and the Great Race (Stepping Stone Book)
Author: Elizabeth Cody Kimmel
ISBN-10: 1435286308
ISBN-13: 9781435286306
Published: 2008-05-22
Publisher: Paw Prints 2008-05-22
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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
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The Cruelest Miles: The Heroic Story of Dogs and Men in a Race Against an Epidemic
Author: Gay Salisbury
ISBN-10: 0393325709
ISBN-13: 9780393325706
Published: 2005-02-07
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
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"A stirring tale of survival, thanks to man's best friend . . . reflects a transcendent understanding and impeccable research."—Seattle TimesIn 1925, a deadly diphtheria epidemic swept through icebound Nome, Alaska. The life-saving serum was a thousand miles away, and a blizzard was brewing. Airplanes could not fly in such conditions: only the dogs could do it. Racing against death, twenty dog teams relayed the serum across the Alaskan wilderness as newspapers nationwide headlined the drama, enthralling an entire generation. The heroic dash to Nome inspired the annual Iditarod Dog Sled Race in Alaska and immortalized Balto, the lead dog whose arrival in Nome over a snow-blown trail was an American legend in the making. His bronze statue still stands in New York City's Central Park, in dedication to the "Endurance, Fidelity and Intelligence" of the dogs that saved Nome. This is their story, the greatest dog story never fully told, until now. 2 maps; 48 illustrations
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Akiak : A Tale from the Iditarod
Author: Robert J. Blake
ISBN-10: 0590642677
ISBN-13: 9780590642675
Published: 1999
Publisher: Scholastic Canada, Limited
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Cold Hands, Warm Heart: Alaskan Adventures of an Iditarod Champion
Author: Jeff King
ISBN-10: 0882407368
ISBN-13: 9780882407364
Published: 2008-02-01
Publisher: Husky Homestead Press
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Known as the Winningest Musher in the World, Jeff King remains one of the top mushers in the history of sled dog sports. Since his first race in 1979, King and his well-trained teams of Alaska huskies have racked up many thousands of training miles and trail hours. The result: win after win after win, crossing the finish line first in more than a dozen major races, including the two internationally known giants: the Iditarod and the Yukon Quest. In the process, King has also racked up thirty years of first-person stories that offer a glimpse into the heart of a champion, the rugged Alaskan lifestyle, and the charismatic world of dogs.
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The Great Serum Race: Blazing the Iditarod Trail
Author: Debbie S. Miller
ISBN-10: 0802777236
ISBN-13: 9780802777232
Published: 2006-02-21
Publisher: Walker Childrens
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Ride shotgun with the heroic mushers whose bravery inspired the Iditarod.In the winter of 1925, Nome, Alaska, was hit by an unexpected and deadly outbreak of diphtheria. Officials immediately quarantined the town, but the only cure for the community of more than 1,400 people was antitoxin serum and the nearest supply was in Anchorage—hundreds of miles of snowbound wilderness away. The only way to get it to Nome was by dogsled.Twenty teams braved subzero temperatures and blizzard conditions to run over 600 miles in six days in a desperate relay race that saved the people of Nome. Several of the dogs, including Togo and Balto, became national heroes. Today their efforts, and those of the courageous mushers, are commemorated every March by the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race. Jon Van Zyle’s stunning oil paintings capture the brutal conditions, pristine wilderness, and sheer guts and determination demonstrated by the heroic mushers and dogs.
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Race Across Alaska: First Woman to Win the Iditarod Tells Her Story
Author: Libby Riddles
ISBN-10: 0811722538
ISBN-13: 9780811722537
Published: 1988-01-01
Publisher: Stackpole Books
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Libby Riddles wanted an adventure. At the age of 16 she left home for the snowy frontiers of Alaska, the Last Frontier. There her love of animals drew her to the sport of sled dog racing. When she entered the Iditarod, the famous marathon from Anchorage to Nome, she was just another Iditarod Nobody. Twelve hundred miles later, having conquered blizzards, extreme cold, and exhaustion, she and her dogs crossed the final stretch of sea ice, miles ahead of the nearest competitor...and suddenly she realised: I will be the first woman to win the Iditarod. This is the story of a courageous woman and her heroic dogs. This is the story of Libby Riddles's adventure.
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DK Readers: Snow Dogs!: Racers of the North
Author: Ian Whitelaw
ISBN-10: 0756640822
ISBN-13: 9780756640828
Published: 2008-08-18
Publisher: DK CHILDREN
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Photographs combine with lively illustrations and engaging, age-appropriate stories in DK Readers, a multilevel reading program guaranteed to capture children's interest while developing their reading skills and general knowledge. Snow Dogs! Racers of the North takes readers into the exciting world of dogsled racing, revealing what it takes to be the leader of the pack.
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