The Great Serum Race: Blazing the Iditarod Trail
by Miller, Debbie S.
DogsHelping OthersCommunicable DiseasesCrown/Lamplighter NomineeNCSS/CBC Notable Social StudiesSnowWinterSledding
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AR Book Level
5.6
AR Points
1
Word Count
3,333
Interest Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Genre
Nonfiction
AR Quiz #
64587 EN
About this book
In 1925, an outbreak of diphtheria hit Nome, Alaska. The nearest supply of serum was located in Anchorage. Twenty dogsled teams braved subzero temperatures to run 600 miles in six days in a relay race that saved lives and gained national attention.
