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Informational (nonfiction)
In 1925, a sled-dog team made a heroic trip across Alaska carry life-saving medicine to Nome. To commemorate this event, the Iditarod race was established. Each year mushers,with the help of their sled dogs, race across Alaska’ s rugged and wild terrain from Anchorage to Nome. They compete for nearly $70,000 in prize money.
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