The bravest dog ever the true story of Balto

Recounts the life of Balto, the sled dog who saved Nome, Alaska in 1925 from a diphtheria epidemic by delivering medicine through a raging snowstorm.

Main Author:	Standiford, Natalie.
Other Authors:	Cook, Donald (Illustrator)
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Random House, c1989.
Series:	Step into reading.
Subjects:	Balto (Dog) > Juvenile nonfiction. Sled dogs > Alaska > Biography > Juvenile. Diphtheria > Alaska > Juvenile nonfiction. Dogs > Juvenile nonfiction. Alaska > History > Juvenile nonfiction.

Summary:	Recounts the life of Balto, the sled dog who saved Nome, Alaska in 1925 from a diphtheria epidemic by delivering medicine through a raging snowstorm.
Physical Description:	47 p. : col. ill. ; 23 cm.
ISBN:	0394896955 (pbk.) 039499695X (lib. bdg.)
Author Notes:	Natalie Standiford was born and raised in Baltimore, Maryland, but now lives in New York City. She plays bass in the rock bands Tiger Beat (featuring fellow YA writers Libba Bray, Dan Ehrenhaft, and Barney Miller) and Ruffian. Find out more at her web site: www.nataliestandiford.com.