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Category: Zuma and Reporters Answer Questions

We Get Mail! Hello to students in New Hampshire

Posted by Zuma in Race Coverage, Zuma and Reporters Answer Questions Date: March 19, 2009

Dear Zuma,
How are you?  We are fine here.  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!  John said that you could spell better than he could:)  We loved looking at [...]

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A Question from New York….. Dogs on the Team

Posted by Zuma in Race Coverage, Zuma and Reporters Answer Questions Date: March 11, 2009

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 [...]

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Write to the K9 Reporters

Posted by Gypsy in Messages to Teachers, News, Zuma and Reporters Answer Questions Date: February 21, 2009

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 [...]

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Picking A Musher

Posted by Gypsy in Messages to Teachers, Zuma and Reporters Answer Questions Date: February 8, 2009

Hi Boys and Girls,
It’s getting close to race time.  Are you ready?  Many of you will be picking a musher to follow in the race. In some classes, you’re assig ?ned to a musher or you pick a name from a hat. If you are able to make the decision yourself, I thought [...]

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Why is it called “The Last Great Race on Earth®”

Posted by Libby in Alaskan History, Race Coverage, Zuma and Reporters Answer Questions Date: February 2, 2009

ibby Here!
“The Last Great Race on Earth®” —  Iditarod.
You have seen those words before but are you wondering why Iditarod is called, “The Last Great Race® on Earth”?
The answer is pretty simple.  It is called “The Last Great Race on Earth®” because in 1978, a reporter for the London …..  Ian Woolridge, wrote an article [...]

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QUESTIONS

Posted by Zuma in Messages to Teachers, Zuma and Reporters Answer Questions Date: January 12, 2008

ello Boys and Girls,
We know that you’ve got lots of questions.   Sanka, Gypsy, Libby, and I will pick up your questions, answer them in this comment section or choose some of the questions to write full articles about and place them in the blog for everyone to read.  This will help everyone learn from your [...]

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