Togo and Balto: The Dogs Who Saved a Town

Two dogs recount the relay race that brought life-saving medicine to children in Alaska.

It was 1925 and the world was in a diptheria pandemic. The town of Nome, Alaska, needed the serum to save its children but there was only one way to get there: dog sled. Balto and Togo, two Siberian huskies, were part of the relay race that pushed through below-freezing temperatures and a blizzard to bring the serum to Nome.

Publisher: Albert Whitman & Company
Published: 04/01/2022
Pages: 32
Weight: 0.75lbs
Size: 10.08h x 8.11w x 0.39d
ISBN: 9780807503829
Age: Ages 4-8


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 03/01/2022
Booklist 04/15/2022 pg. 40
School Library Journal 05/01/2022 pg. 91

About the Author
Parachini, Jodie: - Jodie Parachini is an American/British author and editor who currently lives in Hertfordshire, England. Jodie has worked for museums around the world, including the Smithsonian in D.C. and the Victoria & Albert Museum in London. Jodie is the author of numerous children's books.Ward, Keiron: - Keiron Ward has worked as a children's character illustrator for more than twenty years. He has always been a fan of films and books that are particularly fantastical and imaginative, and he loves to combine this with a love of drawing. He lives in Wales.