The Bravest Dog Ever: The True Story of Balto (Step-Into-Reading) Paperback – Picture Book, October 17, 1989

My daughter is below grade level in reading, she's 6 and in 1st grade. The Step Into Reading level books take the guesswork out of buying books for her. As she's really taken off reading and grown a interest in it in the last few months with the last adjustment to her medication, we're in a position where we need to upgrade most of her books as she's quickly mastering the library we've had since she was much younger. We discovered the Step Into Reading books a few weeks ago.The 2nd step is right at her level and she can read them almost completely independently, only needing the occasional assistance with words she's unfamiliar with. Our local store didn't have much in the way of step 3 books however. I was excited to find so very many more options online for her. We're looking forward to expanding both her collection of step 2 books and gathering a collection of step 3 books for her to grow into in the next few months.Now, for this book specifically-I grew up in Anchorage, Alaska so the story of Balto is close to my heart. I was taught it young and every year I'd go to the ceremonial start of the Iditarod. Now I have a daughter of my own but we've moved out of Alaska. This is one of the very few memories of my childhood I cherish and I'd honestly not realized how much it bothered me to not have the ability to pass that experience on to my daughter.Then I saw this book. Level 3, just a bit too advanced for her on her own but maybe in a few months she'll be there. And until then, we can read it together. The art is beautiful and I was excited to see some of the people illustrated with features commonly seen in Native Alaskans. It tells the story of Balto historically, with dates but doesn't make the story dry. I love that they name the illness that struck None, it named the city of Anchorage and gave trail distances, had a map showing the trail and names of the rest points.I would have liked if the ending showed instead of the Central Park statue of Balto it showed the one in Anchorage, Alaska but that's always been a annoyance for me regardless of the retelling of the story. Every summer people visit Anchorage and are surprised to see a Balto Statue.

The story is about balto who saved norm from a deadly disease called diphtheria balto is a hero

My 4, 6 and 8 year olds all love this book! The storyline is easy to follow and it is educational as well. Not all of these books from the "I can read" line are very quality books however this one truly is.

Granddaughter loved this and the three others in the order. Good shipping this time. Great classic story!

I love this story. It is a great story to use with my second graders. There are great characters and it is nonfiction.

This book was perfect for my 6 year old granddaughter. Good story line and age appropriate reading.

I got this for my five-year-old son. He’s not reading on his own yet, but the book’s level is advanced enough that it makes for an interesting story, instead of just very simple words and sentences like the level one books.He loves adventure stories in general and is a big fan of paw patrol, Ninjago, transformers, and all the usual stuff. This was a great true story that appealed to him just as much as those.I’ve never heard this story before, and I have to say that the first time I read it to him I was holding back tears and choked up the whole time. What a story!

Good book for young boy