The Mystery on the Iditarod Trail

Twelve nuggets of gold, six sick dogs, four c-c-cold kids, too many miles and one wild & scary ride! Four real kids head north to Alaska just in time for the Iditarod Trail dogsled race and find themselves in the cold about a mystery that takes digging through Gold Rush history to solve!

LOOK what's in this mystery - people, places, history, and more!
Alaskan geography Information on California and Klondike gold rushes Gold Dust Soup Story of Balto and the beginning of the Iditarod Dressing for the Alaskan weather Siberian huskies How to feed sled dogs Moose Dogs and antifreeze Information on the Iditarod race- racing vocabulary, sled dog alignment, how to drive a sled, supplies needed, and training Mail on the Iditarod Prizes for Iditarod winner and Iditarod finishers Changing location of Iditarod race Widow's Lantern and historical lantern use Gold Rush Hotel Burled Arch, Nome, AK Eagle River, AK Skwentna, AK Ruby, AK Nulato, AK.

This mystery incorporates history, geography, culture and cliffhanger chapters that keep kids begging for more! This mystery includes SAT words, educational facts, fun and humor, Built-In Book Club and activities. This Carole Marsh Mystery also has an Accelerated Reader quiz, a Lexile Level, a Fountas & Pinnell guided reading level and a Developmental Reading Assessment level.

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