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May 2023
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Togo, Balto, and the Lifesaving Sled Dog...

BEDTIME HISTORY
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Learn about Balto, Togo, Blackie, Fox, and the other Siberian huskies and mushers who saved Alaskans during the serum run of 1925.

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