Togo by Kate Klimo

Togo by Kate Klimo

Small, feisty Siberian husky Togo--the overlooked sled-dog hero of the 1925 serum run to Nome--sets the record straight in Dog Diaries #4

When a diptheria epidemic breaks out in isolated Nome, Alaska, in January 1925, the only way to get life-saving serum to the town is by using dog-sled relay teams. Twenty teams participate, and the dog who inevitably gets credit for saving the town is Balto, lead dog on the final team which delivered the serum. But few people have ever heard of 12-year-old Togo and his musher Leonard Seppala, who carried the serum for almost double the length of any other team, and twice violated warnings to avoid perilous Norton Sound and instead ran straight over the frozen ice With realistic black-and-white illustrations by Tim Jessell--plus an appendix with information about Siberian huskies, sled dogs, mushers, and more--Togo's tale is perfect for middle-grade readers who love a spunky underdog

KATE KLIMO is the author of the YA Centauriad series and the popular middle-grade Dragon Keepers series. Her husband and two horses, Fancy and Harry, live with her in New Paltz, New York. Kate Klimo oversaw the Dr. Seuss publishing program at Random House for more than two decades, overseeing the creation of the Cat in the Hat Learning Library books as well as the production of the PBS Kids TV show The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That! I Walk at Night, which they co-wrote with Lois Duncan, was a New York Times Best Illustrated Book. They've also won a Gold Medal from the Society of Illustrators.

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ISBN 13	9780606355681
ISBN 10	0606355685
Title	Togo
Author	Kate Klimo
Series	Dog Diaries
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Turtleback Books
Year published	2014-01-07
Number of pages	163
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.