Vocabulary
A severe snowstorm with cold temperatures, heavy snow, and strong, steady winds
Blizzard
The famous dog that this book is about...
Balto
What was the reason the dog sleds were the only way to get the medicine to Nome?
It was the best way to travel through the snow.
What year did this take place?
1925
A group of animals harnessed together to pull a vehicle.
A Team
The name of the dog that lead through the most dangerous part of the route?
Togo
Why was the medicine needed?
A disease spread through a small town.
How far was it from the last train stop to Nome?
674 miles
The process of moving or delivering something in stages by passing is from one person to another.
Relay
The city in Alaska the dog sled teams were trying to get to....
Nome, Alaska
Why did it take more that one sled dog team?
The distance was too far for one team.
How many sled dog teams did it take to deliver the medicine?
20 teams
A condition, other than one caused by injury, that changes the way a body normally functions; an illness.
A Disease
People raised money to bring Balto and some of his team mates to what City to live?
Cleveland, Ohio
Why did they have to warm the medicine by the fire?
to keep it from freezing
150 dogs
A person who drives a sled pulled by dogs.
A Musher
The last train stop prior to handing the medicine to the sled dog team.
Nenana, Alaska
Why did Balto's Musher dig in the snow with frozen hands?
to find the medicine that tripped out of the sled
How many days did it take to deliver the medicine?
Five and a half days