Dashing Through the Snow: The Story of the Junior Iditarod

Dashing Through the Snow: The Story of the Junior Iditarod

Written by: Sherry Shahan

"Open to mushers from ages 14 to 17, the Junior Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race follows a 150-mile path northwest of Anchorage, Alaska, the starting spot for the more famous (and much longer) Iditarod Trail. Shahan discusses the race as she follows a group of young people and their dogs along the trail. Readers will learn where the mushers go, how fast they travel, what they take along, how they communicate with their dogs, how they care for them, when they sleep, and what problems they may encounter along the way. An appended glossary explains the terminology of dogsledding. Throughout the book, full-color photographs offer distinctive views of the dogs, mushers, equipment, and terrain."

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