All-American Puppies #1: New Pup on the Block [Paperback]

Susan Saunders (Author), Henry Cole (Illustrator)

Book Description

Age Level: 7 and up | Grade Level: 2 and up | Series: All-American Puppies

Meet the All-American pups of Buxton, U.S.A. Jake, Sheena, Fritz, Rosie and Tracker.

They're cute. They're cuddly. They're frisky. And they just can't stay out of trouble!

Jake, Sheena, Tracker, and Fritz are on the trail of their new friend, a puppy named Rosie, who has headed off to the big, scary city to find her lost owner. Will the puppies find Rosie before the dog pound catches them all?

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

Easy to envision as an animated cartoon, the peppy debut volume in Saunders's All-American Puppies series introduces a cast of canine characters with distinct personalities. At the center of the tale is Jake, a three-month-old mutt whom a man adopts from an animal shelter to keep his aging sheepdog company. But curious Jake exits through the doggy door to explore the world outside and meets a trio of neighborhood pups. He and his new pals then befriend a bedraggled pooch named Rosie, whom they find in a box tossed out of a passing car. When Rosie resolutely sets out to return to her home in the city, the others are afraid she won't make it alone and decide to follow her scent and track her down. Delivered in brief bites, the puppies' easy-to-follow dialogue propels the narrative, recommending this for reluctant readers as well as young dog devotees who appreciate canine adventures with a fanciful flair. Cole's lively drawings reveal the animals' personalities without humanizing them. Those looking for a more down-to-earth, warm and fuzzy canine caper may be better entertained by A Puppy of My Own (reviewed above). Ages 7-10.
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Review

"For reluctant readers as well as young dog devotees who appreciate canine adventures with a fanciful flair." -- – Publishers Weekly

"For reluctant readers as well as young dog devotees who appreciate canine adventures with a fanciful flair." -- - Publishers Weekly

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 7 and up
  
• Paperback: 96 pages
• Publisher: HarperCollins; 1st Avon ed edition (March 6, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0064408841
• ISBN-13: 978-0064408844
• Product Dimensions: 7.7 x 5.1 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,097,907 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars They're so cute, August 5, 2004

A Kid's Review

This review is from: All-American Puppies #1: New Pup on the Block (Paperback)

This book was good if you like short easy books to read about dogs this book is the one. It's about puppies that meet rosie this really mean puppy who got abondoned and she tries to go back to her old home but it's not there so the pups follow her on a journey to the city, and ecaspe all kinds of disasters like the pound!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great books...6 in all as of 10/06, October 24, 2006

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MomOf3Girls (Alta Loma, CA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: All-American Puppies #1: New Pup on the Block (Paperback)

My 8 year old daughter, who is dog crazy, loves these books. She has read two and told me that if I ever see anymore, please get them for her for Christmas. I went on Amazon, and am delighted to have found four more in the series. These books have super cute illustrations sprinkled about every 3 -4 pages. Chapter sizes are great for a ten to fifteen minute read. Entire book is written from the dogs point of view. I enjoyed what I have heard her read aloud and I know my daughter would give these five stars. If you have a kid who loves dogs and is 7 to 9 years old or so, these are perfect! She also liked the Barclay School for Dogs series.