In April, we're celebrating the exciting world of dogsledding. Here's a great book about what was once the world's most famous sled dog!

The Bravest Dog Ever: The True Story of Balto by Natalie Standiford (New York: Random House Children's Publishing), 1989.

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In January 1925, doctors realized that a deadly disease - diptheria - was about to break out, attacking the children of Nome, Alaska. The only medicine that could stop the outbreak was in Anchorage, almost 2,000 kilometres away. No airplanes were available. The only way to deliver the medicine was by sled dog.

The team left from Anchorage, with more than 20 mushers eventually taking part. Reporters relayed news of this dramatic race to the world. On Feb. 2, 1925, Gunner Kaassen drove his heroic dog team into the streets of Nome. In the lead was a husky named Balto.

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