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1) Dogsong
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
A fourteen-year-old Eskimo boy who feels assailed by the modernity of his life takes a 1400-mile journey by dog sled across ice, tundra, and mountains seeking his own "song" of himself.
2) Sled dogs
Author
Series
Publisher
Bearport Pub
Pub. Date
c2006
Physical Desc
32 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 26 cm.
Language
English
Description
Discusses the history, breeds, and training of sled dogs and sled dog racing.
3) Sled dogs
Author
Publisher
Bearport Publishing
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
24 pages : color illustrations, 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
"In this book, young readers will learn about sled dogs."--
4) Dogteam
Author
Publisher
Delacorte Press
Pub. Date
[1993]
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 22 x 28
Language
English
Description
Portrays the excitement, the danger, and the beauty of a night run.
Author
Publisher
W.W. Norton & Co
Pub. Date
c2003
Physical Desc
ix, 303 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
The story of the 1925 Nome, Alaska, diphtheria epidemic describes the plight of the patients, with a blizzard imminent and the much-needed serum seven hundred miles away, as teams of sled dogs and their drivers become the only hope for survival.
Author
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press
Pub. Date
2009
Edition
1st University of Minnesota Press ed.
Physical Desc
94 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm
Language
English
Description
Each chapter features expert insight into sled dog team dynamics that complements the author's stories about individual dogs, racing, and life on the trail.
Author
Publisher
Inhabit Media Inc
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
29 pages : color illustrations ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Jake's puppy Kamik is growing quickly, but the dog isn't becoming any easier to handle. All Jake wants is to raise his puppy into a strong, fast sled dog, but Kamik is far from ready to pull a sled with a dog team. With some advice and a little help from his grandmother, Jake learns basic principles of how to begin training a dog to pull. Kamik finally has his first sled, and he and Jake can finally begin exploring the tundra together. But Jake and...
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
c2011
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill., col. map ; 27 cm.
Language
English
Description
Recounts how Balto the sled dog became a hero when he led the last team of a relay that brought diphtheria vaccine to Nome, Alaska, and describes what happened after he became famous and then was later forgotten.
Author
Publisher
Harcourt Children's Books, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
2012.
Physical Desc
278 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Flora the pig ditches the sedentary life on the farm for an adventure in Antarctica, where she escapes the knife and lives her dream of pulling a sled with a team of dogs"--
15) Sled dogs run
Author
Publisher
Walker
Pub. Date
c2005
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 27 cm.
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
c2013.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
48 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm.
Language
English
Description
"From one of the coldest regions on earth come the mighty sled dogs of the Iditarod. With long hours, freezing temperatures, and treacherous climbs, discover how the mushers and their amazing dogs manage to complete (and win) this grueling race across Alaska"--P. [4] of cover.
19) Togo
Author
Publisher
Philomel Books
Pub. Date
2002
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : ill. ; 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.
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