Libby here! Is that you there?
Did you know that mushers have already signed up to run the 2010 Iditarod? That is right! As of today, 63 mushers have signed up.
While I was spending my summer days taking boat rides on the lake with my human and k9 friends, mushers were making their plans for the [...]
Dear Zuma,
We are 2nd graders from Charlotte, North Carolina. We have been reading Akiak: A Tale from the Iditarod. This story has taught us a lot about the Iditarod dog race. In the story, Akiak, the dog, displays his courage by finishing the race with an injured paw. We enjoyed the story and had [...]
Hello Boys and Girls!
Thanks for writing to me! I hope you are having a great day in your school in Louisiana! I looked on the map at where you live and see it is a long way from where I live! I know that your climate is not the same as the climate in Alaska. [...]
Dear Zuma and friends,
We here at Collingswood Middle School ( Grade 6) in New Jersey have been following the race and learning all about it. Â My classmates and I enjoy seeing how our chosen mushers are doing. How exciting! I’ve learned about how the mushers have to carry the symbolic mailbags with them from Anchorage [...]
Dear Zuma,
We are a third grade class from Jupiter, Florida (like the planet). We have just finished taking the FCAT and boy we are glad it is over! The test took us three days (reading and mathematics) and we did our very best. We live 15 minutes from the beach and enjoy the warm weather [...]
Dear Zuma, We are in a small kindergarten class from Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. We have been wondering if you have ever seen the northern lights in the sky. Can you tell us how those lights get up in the sky and why are they different colors? We think the northern lights look awesome and would [...]
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We K9 reporters have received many emails and blog comments asking us what the difference is between a musher who has scratched or was withdrawn from the race. This is an excellent question for the blog.Â
When a musher scratches from the race, he or she makes the decision themselves. [...]
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My name is Ross, and I am a different kind of working dog. I am in training to be a Canine Companions for Independence (www.cci.org) assistance dog. CCI provides dogs free of charge to people with disabilities other than blindness. I am 9 1/2 months old and go to CCI College (aka Advanced Training) in [...]
ear Libby,
Hello.
This is Miss Evans class and we are writing to find out more about you and the Iditarod. We are in first grade. We are at Agnes Irwin School which is an all-girls private school. We are learning about the Iditarod.
Are you good reporting the Iditarod? How many of the lead dogs are females? [...]
 Dear Zuma,    Hi, we are Mrs. Earl’s students at the Hanover Street School in Lebanon, New Hampshire. We are keeping a pretend journal and write each day to you in it. We write about different things like what to pack in our sled, moose on the trail, overflows, etc.,  We were wondering if you have ever raced [...]
Dear Zuma,
This is Mrs. Van Egmond’s 3rd grade class at West Side Christian School in Grand Rapids, MI. We are following the Iditarod Race and we have some questions for you:
How did you learn how to type? I learned to type by practice, practice, practice.
How did you meet D-2? I meet fur friends and [...]
Dear Zuma,
How are you? Â We are fine here. Â We are 2nd graders at the Best Elementary School in New Hampshire. We are students in Mrs. Stanley’s and Miss Whitman’s class.
We are all impressed that you are able to read and type! Â John said that you could spell better than he could:) Â We loved looking at [...]
Âello Boys and Girls,
Here is an interesting question from one of the hundreds and hundreds of schools that are following the race and writing to us. It is a good question, so I wanted to answer it in an article to make sure everyone gets to know the answer.
Good Morning Zuma,
Here in Brewster, New York [...]
Hi Boys and Girls,
Th e race is just 2 weeks away. I’m so excited. Have you picked your musher yet? I’d love to hear who you picked and why. Do you know that you can write to us and ask questions or tell us something about you or the race? Well you [...]
