A Home for Dakota Contributor(s): Grover, Jan Zita (Author), Lane, Nancy (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0940719363 ISBN-13: 9780940719361 Publisher: Gryphon Press OUR PRICE: $8.06 Product Type: Paperback Published: September 2016 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Animals - Dogs - Juvenile Fiction | Readers - Beginner - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Emotions & Feelings |
Dewey: E |
Physical Information: 0.3" H x 8.6" W x 9.4" (0.30 lbs) 24 pages |
Accelerated Reader Info |
Quiz #: 147906 Reading Level: 3.0 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Winner of the Humane Society of the United States Youth KIND Award, best children's picture book of the year, 2009 From the touching cover illustration to the playful depictions of Dakota on the endpapers, this empathetic tale of a puppy-mill dog will resonate with animal lovers.-- School Library Journal After rescue, Dog No. 241 finds herself in a warm, secure foster home, with a woman named Emma who names her Dakota. Eventually, a young girl, Sweetie, who is recovering from a misfortune as deep as Dakota's own, adopts Dakota and they become partners in recovery. |