Stay! - Keeper's Story

Zusatztext "Throughout this lighthearted saga of the narrator's 'dog days!' the author proves she is as well versed in animal behavior as in human sensibilities." Publishers Weekly Informationen zum Autor Lois Lowry is the author of more than fifty books for children and young adults, including the New York Times bestselling Giver Quartet and the popular Anastasia Krupnik series. She has received countless honors, among them the Boston Globe–Horn Book Award, the Dorothy Canfield Fisher Award, the California Young Reader Medal, and the Mark Twain Award. She received Newbery Medals for two of her novels, Number the Stars and The Giver . Born between a fence and a set of trash cans, a lowly stray dog is abandoned at an early age by his mother and separated from his siblings. His journey out of puppyhood is a story of perseverance in a world of danger and unexpected opportunity. Zusammenfassung Born between a board fence and a set of trash cans, the hero of this absorbing novel by Newbery Medalist Lois Lowry is a lowly stray dog. Abandoned at an early age by his mother and separated from his siblings, he faces every challenge with his nose upturned and his lustrous tail held high. His journey out of puppyhood, during which he becomes the loyal companion to a homeless man, discovers an ear for poetry, and meets his match in his brutal rival, Scar, is a story of perseverance in a world of danger and unexpected opportunity. But through it all, he cannot forget his frail little sister, Wispy, and he does not rest until he finds her again. Told with humor and keen insight into both canine and human behavior, the story of this proud survivor will delight dog-lovers and adventure-lovers alike. ...

Product details

• Authors: Lois Lowry
• Assisted by: True Kelley (Illustration), True Kelly (Illustration)
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 4 to 7
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 27.10.1997
• EAN: 9780395870488
• ISBN: 978-0-395-87048-8
• No. of pages: 127
• Dimensions: 165 mm x 241 mm x 19 mm
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books; JUVENILE FICTION: Family / Siblings, JUVENILE FICTION: Animals / Dogs, JUVENILE FICTION: Girls & Women, JUVENILE FICTION: Action & Adventure / Survival Stories, JUVENILE FICTION: Animals / Foxes, JUVENILE FICTION: Family / New Baby, JUVENILE FICTION: Animals / Pets, JUVENILE FICTION: Family / Stepfamilies, JUVENILE FICTION: Action & Adventure / Pirates, JUVENILE FICTION: Animals / Nocturnal