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Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8 - AR Pts: 7
Description
"Buck is a well-loved and happy dog, living on a ranch with other happy dogs and an owner who loves him. But one night, he is taken from his loving home, forced to work hard pulling sleds with a team of other unkind dogs. He quickly learns that to survive, he must set his wild side free. This new adaptation of Jack London's classic novel tells the story of a loveable dog seeking his purpose and belonging, and ultimately deciding if he should answer...
Author
Series
Description
"On the surface, Whitney Powell is happy working with her sled dogs, but her life is full of complications that push her over the edge. When sickness spreads in outlying villages, Dr. Peter Cameron turns to Whitney and her dogs for help navigating the deep snow, and together they discover that sometimes it's only in weakness you can find strength"--
3) Togo
Author
Publisher
Philomel Books
Pub. Date
2002
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 1
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.
Author
Publisher
Two Lions
Pub. Date
[2013]
Description
Sled dogs must love to run. Sled dogs must be strong. Sled dogs must obey commands. Sled dogs must get along with teammates. Puppy Yukon is the only girl in her litter, and she's got high energy. Could she be a leader in the sled dog team? Trainer Roberta works with the puppies. Yukon is faster and smarter than her brothers. Roberta thinks Yukon can help lead the team! Yukon continues to train with her team for two long years. Is she finally ready...
7) Balto
Author
Series
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 1
Description
"In 1925, disaster struck the small town of Nome, Alaska. When a deadly epidemic begins affecting the children of Nome, their only hope is to relay life-saving medicine over 650 miles of snow-covered trails using teams of sled dogs. Across the long journey, one dog overcame nearly impossible odds to become a hero"--
Publisher
Disney
Pub. Date
[2020]
Description
Adapted from the beloved literary classic, this film is the story of Buck, a big-hearted dog whose blissful domestic life is turned upside down when he is suddenly uprooted from his California home and transplanted to the exotic wilds of the Alaskan Yukon during the Gold Rush of the 1890s. As the newest rookie on a mail delivery dog sled team, and later its leader, Buck experiences the adventure of a lifetime, ultimately finding his true place in...
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2011
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Most people know the story of Balto, the world famous dog who led his dogsled team through a blizzard to deliver a lifesaving serum to the stricken people of Nome, Alaska, in 1925. Balto shot to instant stardom; a company named dog food after him, a famous sculptor erected a statue of him that stands in Central Park to this day, and the dog even starred in his own Hollywood movie. But what happened to Balto after the hoopla died down? With a lively,...
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2020.
Description
Adapted from the beloved literary classic, this film is the story of Buck, a big-hearted dog whose blissful domestic life is turned upside down when he is suddenly uprooted from his California home and transplanted to the exotic wilds of the Alaskan Yukon during the Gold Rush of the 1890s. As the newest rookie on a mail delivery dog sled team, and later its leader, Buck experiences the adventure of a lifetime, ultimately finding his true place in...
12) Sled Dog School
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 4
Formats
Description
When eleven-year-old Matt must set up a business to save his failing math grade, he overcomes his self-doubt and also gains two friends along the way.
15) Granite
Author
Publisher
Trail Breaker Kennel
Pub. Date
©2007
Description
Shares the story of Granite, a dog raised by Susan Butcher to become the leader of her sled dog team, discussing his weakness as a puppy, the potential she nurtured in him, the injury and illness that nearly killed the dog, and his heroic feat in leading Susan and the team through a blizzard to victory in the Iditarod race.
Author
Publisher
Paws IV Pub
Pub. Date
1992
Description
When her lead dog cannot take part in the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, a competitor harnesses her cat, Danger, to the front of the sled. The first woman to with the 1049 mile Iditarod introduces her cat, anger, and his tale of life on the last frontier.
Author
Publisher
Harcourt Children's Books, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
2013.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 6
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"--
19) Painter and Ugly
Author
Publisher
Philomel Books
Pub. Date
c2011
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Painter and Ugly, two sled dogs who are inseparable best friends, are put on different teams for the Junior Iditarod, but they manage to find their way back to one another for the big race.
20) Bear
Author
Series
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
2009
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 2
Description
Even on a snowy ski vacation, Lizzie finds a puppy in need.
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