| Muffy & Valor: A True Dog Story Contributor(s): Beckstrand, Karl (Author), Brandon, Rodriguez (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0985398841 ISBN-13: 9780985398842 Publisher: Premio Publishing & Gozo Books OUR PRICE: $23.36 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: September 2017 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Animals - Dogs - Juvenile Nonfiction | Social Topics - Friendship - Juvenile Nonfiction | People & Places - United States - Hispanic | Latino |
| Physical Information: 0.25" H x 8.5" W x 8.5" (0.67 lbs) 30 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Friendship - Ethnic Orientation - Hispanic |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: "A touching, easy-to-read children's story...based on an actual event pertaining to the author's own dog." - Stevie Turner, author. A sweet nonfiction picture book with Hispanic family that teaches compassion, friendship, trust, and courage (kids ages 3 - 7, preschool - second grade, especially for children with a fear of dogs). Muffy is a little dog who loves people; but after a painful injury she is wary of other dogs. Valor is a lost German shepherd who gets hit by a car. When Muffy's family brings Valor home to recover, no one is sure what Muff will do. Kids love the dog counting activity and online EXTRAS. #1, True Pet Stories (series. Next in series: Horse & Dog Adventures). Animal lovers' book with 700 read-aloud words in dyslexic-friendly font by award-winning author and media professor Karl Beckstrand (Agnes's Rescue--see 60+ multicultural books--click Karl Beckstrand above), illustrated by Brandon Rodriguez. 8.5"x8.5", 28-page, full-color picture book with big dogs; available in hard cover, soft cover, or ebook (worldwide rights (c) Sept. 2017, Premio Publishing). More inside images/video book trailers: PremioBooks and libraries. JNF003060, JNF053060, JNF053050, JNF003170, JNF018030, JNF053220, JNF024070, LCCN: 2017939481, eISBN: 978-1370601592, Hard ISBN: 978-0985398842, Soft ISBN: 978-1479315574 |
Contributor Bio(s): Beckstrand, Karl: - Karl Beckstrand is the bestselling and award-winning author of 19 multicultural/multilingual books and more than 50 ebook titles (reviews by Kirkus, School Library Journal, The Horn Book blog, ForeWord Reviews). Raised in San Jose, CA, he has a B.A. in journalism from BYU, an M.A. in international relations from APU, and a broadcast & film certificate from Film A. Academy. Since 2004 he has run Premio Publishing. His survival western, To Swallow the Earth won a 2016 International Book Award. A college media instructor, Beckstrand has presented to Taiwan's Global Leadership for Youth, city and state governments, festivals, and schools. Beckstrand's nationally lauded Y.A. stories, e-book mysteries, ESL/ELL Spanish/bilingual books, nonfiction, and wordless books feature ethnically diverse characters-and usually end with a twist. His work has appeared in: Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Border's Books, Costco, Deseret Book, iBooks, The Children's Miracle Network, LDS Film Festival, the U.S. Congressional Record, Papercrafts Magazine, and various broadcasts. FB, Twitter, http: //KarlBeckstrand.com |