This picture book is about a dog names Ziva. She was born with two different color eyes which the mushers thought made her only half as fast as the other dogs. However, Ziva loved to run. One man decided to take a chance on her and he trained her with other dogs to run in the Iditarod. However, Ziva somehow got loose and chased after a wolf. In the end she reunites with her owner and they sleep besides each other during the long, cold Alaskan night. In the back of the book there is a vocabulary page of different words that relate to the Iditarod and that are used often in the race.
Not only does this book teach about the Iditarod and would go great in a text set about the topic, it also is great to talk about diversity and the underdog. The illustrations are wonderful and keep readers attached to the book. The front cover for example, really drew me in and made me check out the book.
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