Balto and the Race Against Time by Helen Moss and Misa Saburi - ADVISABLE

Balto and the Race Against Time (TimeDogs #1) by Helen Moss, illustrated by Misa Saburi, 132 pages. GRAPHIC NOVEL. Godwin Books (Macmillan), 2019. $16       

Content: G

BUYING ADVISORY: EL (K-3), EL - ADVISABLE

AUDIENCE APPEAL: HIGH  

Balto and four other aging dogs find a time machine and are transported back in time. They emerge as puppies in 1925 in Alaska at the time of a terrible outbreak of Diphtheria. They meet Balto and decide they must do everything they can to help him deliver the medicine to Nome.

Students love stories about dogs and time travel. The author's note at the end gives the factual information linked to the story of Balto.            

Molithia Spencer, Media Specialist