The great serum race : blazing the Iditarod Trail

Resource Information

The work The great serum race : blazing the Iditarod Trail represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Evansville Vanderburgh Public Library. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Language Material, Books.

Label

The great serum race : blazing the Iditarod Trail

Title remainder

blazing the Iditarod Trail

Statement of responsibility

Debbie S. Miller ; illustrations by Jon Van Zyle

Creator

• Miller, Debbie S

Contributor

• Van Zyle, Jon

Subject

• Diphtheria -- Alaska | Nome -- Juvenile literature
• Diphtheria antitoxin -- Juvenile literature
• Iditarod (Race) -- Juvenile literature
• Iditarod National Historic Trail (Alaska) -- History -- Juvenile literature
• Mushers -- Alaska -- Juvenile literature
• Siberian husky -- Juvenile literature
• Sled dogs -- Alaska -- Juvenile literature
• Togo (Dog) -- Juvenile literature
• Balto (Dog) -- Juvenile literature

Genre

• Juvenile literature

Language

eng

Summary

The story of the heroic role played by sled dogs, including the Siberian husky Togo, in the delivery of antitoxin serum to those stricken with diphtheria in 1925 Nome. Includes historical notes about the event as well as about the Iditarod Sled Dog Race which commemorates it

Cataloging source

DLC

Dewey number

798.8/3/09798

Illustrations

• illustrations
• maps

Index

no index present

Intended audience

• Ages 7 to 10
• AD 910

Intended audience source

Lexile

Interest level

• MG
• 3-5

LC call number

SF440.15

LC item number

.M55 2002

Literary form

non fiction

Nature of contents

bibliography

Reading level

• 5.6
• 5.9

Study program name

• Accelerated Reader AR
• Reading Counts RC

Target audience

juvenile