Pam Flowers

This is a nice little book of stories of Pam Flowers dogs. As the work that sled dogs do can be very challenging and dangerous, it leads to some very interesting stories. If you like dog stories, and especially sled dog stories you will enjoy the book. it is a fun and quick book for youth or adults.

Several of the stories in this book are also in her book 'Alone Across the Arctic: One Woman's Epic Journey by Dog Team.' That other book has all of the details of her expedition crossing the show more breadth of Canada on a dog sled. It has nice photographs, while this book has simple but nice drawings to portray an aspect of a story.

For those who are concerned about needing Kleenex reading of a dog who passes over the rainbow bridge, you could skip chapter 9.

It is a fun and quick read I would recommend, but give it 4 stars just thinking of how it compares to some of my more favorite dog sled related books, not because I find any fault with the stories or writing. show less

Very nice little book. I knew the story from other books, and especially the movie Togo on Disney Plus streaming. I was actually worried at the start it would just be a re-hash of the movie. But even though I knew the details, I still really enjoyed reading the book. There are additional details in it you don't see in the movie that make it complementary to the movie.

The dangers of crossing Norton Sound are talked about in the book, but I think are much better felt in the movie.

I liked the show more way all the other drivers in that fist serum run are covered. The author also had a paragraph on the 2nd serum run. To really get the full details of the story, I would highly recommend the book, "The Cruelest Miles: The Heroic Story of Dogs and Men in a Race Against an Epidemic." But Togo and Leonhard was a nice telling of the story and would be a great read with kids. It also has a glossary in the back to discuss terms.

The authors style was pretty straightforward. I didn't find any great prose there that I wanted to copy out to my list of favorite quotes, but kept moving at a nice pace.

For those who don't like dog books with the inevitable sad ending, This book ends with, "Leonhard left Togo with Peg. She gave Togo love, kindness, and excellent care for the rest of his life." So no sting there for you and I don't think I gave up any ending that would spoil the book for anyone.

Lastly I like to mention that I found it funny that Balto wasn't even mentioned. :-) show less

Nice story. Brave thing to do, travel the length of Canada on a dog sled. Dog sledding books are my favorite type of dog books, and this is one of them. She did an amazing thing.

She gives a bio on each of the dogs in the start of the book. Then we get to learn all about the ups and downs they all go through. Here is her talking about her dogs:
"As we slipped along over the hard-crusted snow, I watched my little gang of eight. Their furry ears turned backward to help keep the wind out. Their show more thick, bushy tails hung loosely, and their tough little padded feet moved lightly along. Even at twenty below, their coats keep them comfortably warm. Their tongues hung out just a tad to help them cool off. They where relaxed and happy, and watching them work was a beautiful sight."

There were some dangers along the way where they could have all died. Here is from one of those points:

"About a hundred yards from land the dogs began swimming. The sled was floating and tipping. If it began to sink, and if there was no ice for me to stand on beneath the water, I couldn’t save all eight dogs from being pulled under and drowning."

The pictures are nice and really help feel like you are traveling with her. The books seems to present the perfect amount of details on supplies and other factors needed to do an expedition like hers, detailed enough, but not too much.

I recommend the book, but there are a fair amount of other books on dog sledding that I would jump up and down to recommend before this one. Dog sledding books that center around the big races, the Iditarod and Yukon Quest, have more excitement to them, but this was a nice story, a quick read, and covered the details of an amazing and dangerous adventure well. show less

Very nice little book. I knew the story from other books, and especially the movie Togo on Disney Plus streaming. I was actually worried at the start it would just be a re-hash of the movie. But even though I knew the details, I still really enjoyed reading the book. There are additional details in it you don't see in the movie that make it complementary to the movie.

The dangers of crossing Norton Sound are talked about in the book, but I think are much better felt in the movie.

I liked the show more way all the other drivers in that fist serum run are covered. The author also had a paragraph on the 2nd serum run. To really get the full details of the story, I would highly recommend the book, "The Cruelest Miles: The Heroic Story of Dogs and Men in a Race Against an Epidemic." But Togo and Leonhard was a nice telling of the story and would be a great read with kids. It also has a glossary in the back to discuss terms.

The authors style was pretty straightforward. I didn't find any great prose there that I wanted to copy out to my list of favorite quotes, but kept moving at a nice pace.

For those who don't like dog books with the inevitable sad ending, This book ends with, "Leonhard left Togo with Peg. She gave Togo love, kindness, and excellent care for the rest of his life." So no sting there for you and I don't think I gave up any ending that would spoil the book for anyone.

Lastly I like to mention that I found it funny that Balto wasn't even mentioned. :-) show less