According to this website sled dogs have been in existence for over 3000 years. If so, they do need a day off to celebrate! On the news at the moment we are hearing about just how much snow some places in the northern hemisphere are experiencing, but the only way most Australian children will experience this sort of snow and the role dogs can play in it is to read about it. Last year I had bought a wonderful husky puppet and put it on display with two books about Akiak and Balto, and then I was being asked lots of questions by a group of my Year 2 and they wanted even more books. When I looked I was surprised how many books there were about the Iditarod race and individual sled dogs who had done very heroic deeds.
It's not your category but the new book by Bren McDibble (How to Bee) called The Dog runner features a pack of five husky dogs pulling a sled on wheels across the Australian outback. When these fans of husky dogs are in Year 6 they might discover this book. The cover of the book you have here called Togo is haunting.
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