1. “Mercy Race to Nome” by Charles J. Shields

2. On your sheet record 2-know 1- heard it, but can’t define it 0- no idea HypothermiaSurvivalOutbreak Claim JumpersEpidemicDiphtheria SerumTreacherousStature ValorMercy Last Ditch Effort

3. Mercy The easing of distress or pain

4. Survival The fact of remaining alive or in existence, especially after facing life-threatening danger

5. Hypothermia Unusually low body temperature caused by prolonged exposure to cold

6. Epidemic Fast spreading disease “Could one man and his best dogs stop an epidemic?”

7. Diphtheria Infectious disease of the throat “It’s diphtheria,” he told the family.

8. Claim Jumpers Steal land that has already been claimed. “ As a young immigrant, he had dug and pickaxed in freezing rain, run off claim jumpers with a shotgun, and taught himself how to race sled dogs.”

9. Serum Medicine “Fortunately, health officials in Nome had a supply of serum, a fluid containing antitoxins that could be injected into the blood.”

10. Treacherous Involving hidden dangers or hazards “…the stretch going around Norton Sound would be especially treacherous.”

11. Stature Somebody’s standing or level of achievement “…I resented the stature given to Balto, for if any dog deserved special mention it was Togo.” Togo Balto

12. Valor Courage “Togo’s valor has not been forgotten.”

13. Last-Ditch done or made as a final recourse, especially to prevent a crisis or disaster “The officials had an idea- a last ditch one- but there seemed to be no alternative.”

14. Balto Video-Balto