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Robert J. Blake has written several picture books about dogs. They include:
Akiak: A Tale from the Iditarod
Dog
Togo
Swift

I don't know when the Iditarod begins, but it would be nice to include this in your dog theme unit. There are some really good websites and many activities on line that could help you include this in your study.

Great picture books on this topic are:
The Great Serum Race (Miller)
Storm Run (Riddles)
Kiana's Iditarod (Gill)
Danger: The Dog Yard Cat (Riddles)
Dogteam (Paulsen)
Balto and the Great Race (Kimmel)
Elim: The Determined Athlete (Jackson)
Mush (Siebert)
Storm Run (Riddles)
Where's The Boss? (Harter)