Mush Author:Patricia Seibert Beautiful pencil and watercolor illustrations help tell the story of the Iditarod. Seibert tells the history of the sled dogs and the sleds that were originally built and used by the Inuit, and then adopted by the settlers who came to Alaska. As modern transportation replaced the dogsled, one man, Joe Redington, wanted people to remember the her... more »oic dogs who brought the medicine to Nome in 1925. Thus, the Iditarod was establish in 1973. The text describes the training and some of the difficulties faced by the intrepid racers and their dogs. A good choice for younger readers.« less