Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level
5.0
Points
0.5
Fiction/Nonfiction
Nonfiction
Word Count
2317
Points per Word
0.000216
Page Count
32
Points per Page
0.015625
Series
Dog Heroes
Description
This book tells the story of how the sled dog Balto guided a team of sled dogs on a grueling trip through blinding snow, over a half-frozen river, and through a mountain pass to deliver medicine to children in Nome, Alaska.