Togo

Author:

Robert J. Blake

Illustrator:

N/A

Published by:

G. P. Putnam's Sons

First Published:

14 Oct 2002

Ideal for readers aged

6-9y

My Review

For children who can sit still a bit longer than it takes to read your average picture book, or for slightly older readers, this is an epic story with incredible oil painted illustrations of the Alaskan wilderness that will open children's minds to the otherness of a white world without trains, cars, planes or anything other than dog sleds. It's a story that celebrates the perseverance and single mindedness that made Togo a hero, and will completely transport readers to another time and place!

Heads Up!

If you like this, try 'Akiak' by the same author.

Publisher Review

Based on the true story of the heroic dogs who saved countless lives in Alaska in 1925, this classic tale is a thrilling adventure and a history lesson all in one. Togo wasn't meant to be a sled dog. He was too feisty and independent to make a good team member, let alone a leader. But Togo is determined, and when his trainer, Leonhard Seppala, gives him a chance, he soon becomes one of the fastest sled dogs in history! His skills are put to the ultimate test, though, when Seppala and his team are called on to make the now-famous run across the frozen Arctic to deliver the serum that will save Alaska from a life-threatening outbreak of diphtheria. In the style of Akiak, winner of the Irma S. and James H. Black Award for Excellence in Children's Literature, Robert J. Blake's detailed, carefully researched oil paintings complete the story of the adventure that inspired the internationally famous Iditarod race.