Balto, the Dog Who Saved Nome 

Focus Skill:  Word Relationships 
Make Predictions
Author's Purpose

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Author: Margaret Davidson  
Illustrator:  Doug Rugh
Genre:  Narrative Nonfiction- Narrative nonfiction is a story that tells about real people or real events.  

 
 
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Building Background: 

Scholastic Iditarod: Racing Across Alaska    
Iditarod Working Dogs 
Cabela's Iditarod  
Balto Info 
Photo of Balto Statue 
STORY VOCABULARY PRACTICE  
   
Story Vocabulary
  • Balto The Dog Who Saved Nome Vocabulary 1 (Click next to see word and see if you can say what the word means, then next again to see the definition)


    • Balto The Dog Who Saved Nome 2 (Find the correct vocabulary word that matches the definition.)

  • Balto The Dog Who Saved Nome 3 (Vocabulary Drop and Drag)

  • Balto The Dog Who Saved Nome Vocabulary 4 (Word in context)

  • Balto, the Dog Who Saved Nome 5

  • Vocabulary Practice 6

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