by Elizabeth Cody Kimmel · Turtleback Books · tapa dura · ISBN 9780613211659
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«Balto and the Great Race» is a children's nonfiction book by Elizabeth Cody Kimmel, published by Turtleback Books in hardcover (99 pages, in English).
It tells of the diphtheria epidemic that struck Nome, Alaska, in 1925, and how sled dog Balto carried the antitoxin through a snowstorm to save the town's children. A true story of canine endurance and heroism, told with illustrations for early readers.
It belongs to the Totally True Adventures nonfiction series. This edition is the Turtleback School & Library, with school library binding.
Recommended for child readers aged 7 to 9, especially those interested in dogs, adventure, and real history.
Elizabeth Cody Kimmel is an American children's book writer. She is the author of more than forty books ranging from picture books through middle grade and young adult. Both her fiction and non-fiction work often incorporates subjects of personal interest or study, such as history, Tibetan Buddhism, the supernatural, and polar exploration. Kimmel has also published under the names Elizabeth Kimmel Willard, E.C. Kimmel, and Elizabeth Cody.
