Balto and Togo: Hero Dogs of Alaska
Square Fish · Print & ebook · July 1, 2025
A Adventure pick for readers exploring Balto and Togo: Hero Dogs of Alaska.
We earn from qualifying purchases.
- Who it’s for
- A winter emergency and a race against time put dog-sled heroism in sharp focus.
- Themes
- Diphtheria outbreak, Delivering lifesaving medicine, Alaskan dog-sled journey
- Pacing
- Fast
Nearest books
Matched by what the books are about, then ordered by what their readers also loved.
Seekers: Return to the Wild #1: Island of ShadowsErin Hunter43% matchShares Survival Stories
Survivors: the Gathering Darkness #6: the Final BattleErin Hunter44% matchShares Dog Stories
Just Beyond the Very, Very Far NorthDan Bar-el48% match
For older readers: Sisters of the Wolf, Yukon Alone, Black Star, Bright Dawn
Start with three books, and this one can be the first.
Members get a new edition every morning: a route out from their books to essays, research and talks, with the reason for each.
Start with this bookAbout this book
It's the winter of 1924 and a diptheria outbreak is threatening the population of Nome, Alaska. The only way to stop the deadly illness from causing a full blown epidemic is to immediately deliver one million units of the diptheria antitoxin to the affected communities—a task that seems impossible given that the only way to reach any place in Alaska at this time of year is by dog sled. The stakes are high, and the snow is piling higher. Will the antitoxin make it in time?
Continue reading
Or will the infection spread faster than they can treat it... Follow along as Balto and Togo lead the way in this race against time to get the antitoxin and save lives.
Dogs Against Time
A winter emergency and a race against time put dog-sled heroism in sharp focus.
Come here for
- A high-stakes race through Alaska’s winter
- Dogs leading a life-saving journey
Expect
- An urgent effort to deliver antitoxin
- Balto and Togo at the heart of the race
Where it sits
| Dog Stories | 63% |
|---|---|
| 20th-Century U.S. | 50% |
| Survival Stories | 39% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Dog Stories
- 20th-Century U.S.
- Polar Regions Stories
- Authors
- Helen Moss
- Publisher
- Square Fish
- Published
- July 1, 2025
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Diphtheria outbreak · Delivering lifesaving medicine · Alaskan dog-sled journey
- Reading lane
- Dog Stories