The the true story of Balto Standiford, Natalie. creator Cook, Donald (Illustrator) text New York Random House 1989 monographic 48 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm. Recounts the life of Balto, the sled dog who saved Nome, Alaska in 1925 from a diphtheria epidemic by delivering medicine through a raging snowstorm. L 510 Lexile L Raz-Plus by Natalie Standiford ; illustrated by Donald Cook. Balto (Dog) Juvenile literature Sled dogs Alaska Nome Biography Juvenile literature Diphtheria Alaska Nome Prevention Juvenile literature Balto (Dog) Sled dogs Dogs Diphtheria SF428.7 .S7 1989 636.7/3 0394896955 (pbk.) : 9780394896953 039499695X (lib. bdg.) DLC 20240108090524.0 730 eng