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Ten-year-old Lizzie Peterson and her family go on a snowy vacation in Vermont, and when she meets an abandoned Husky named Bear, she rescues the animal during a storm and tries to help find it a home.

The magic spyglass transports Mattie, Alex, and Sophie Chapman to the Yukon Territory during the gold rush, where they enlist the help of author Jack London to track down a boy's stolen sled dog.

Illustrations and text describe the life of Balto, the real-life, legendary sled dog that braved a deadly blizzard to bring a lifesaving serum to people in Alaska in 1925, focusing on the dog's life after his celebrity-status waned.

"Puppy Yukon is the only female in her litter, and she has high energy.

Presents six wilderness stories by American novelist Jack London, including the title work which tells of the adventures of an unusual dog, part St.

Igvillu, a small dog with big dreams, hopes to become a sled dog, and when she is adopted by an Inuit storyteller and moves to northern Canada, she meets real sled dogs and dreams about her future.

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.

Tells the story of the Serum Run, a relay of dog sleds and drivers that was organized to traverse nearly seven hundred miles in temperatures far below zero in a desperate quest to acquire serum to treat a deadly outbreak of diphtheria in Nome, Alaska in 1925.

Fifteen-year-old Baby's last chance at foster care is with the Potters, and while she likes them and enjoys learning to race their sled dogs, she feels she should go back on the streets with her boyfriend if she cannot find the mother who has deserted her again.

Despite everyone's doubts, Diane determines that her puppy, the smallest and weakest in the sled dog litter, will grow strong and participate in the one-dog race twelve months away.

Describes the life and work of sled dogs as well as sled dog racing.

An illustrated introduction to snow dogs that examines the history and tradition of dog sledding and describes equipment, the Iditarod Trail, the Yukon Quest, and other related topics.

Provides basic information on sled dogs, what breeds are most commonly found, how the dogs are trained, how they helped explorers in the Arctic, and what their daily life is like.

Explores the nature and work of sled dogs, what kinds of breeds make sled dogs, and the history of dogsled racing.