DK Eyewitness Books: Dog [Hardcover]

Juliet Clutton-Brock (Author)

Book Description

Age Level: 8 and up | Grade Level: 3 and up | Series: DK Eyewitness Books

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Here is a spectacular and informative guide to the fascinating world of the entire dog family. Superb real-life photographs of dogs, wolves, jackals and foxes offer a unique "eyewitness" view of the natural history and evolution of the dog family, highlighting the many ways in which they have helped people throughout history. See the oldest-known remains of a domestic dog, an amazing tree-climbing fox, a rare golden jackal, a howling wolf, how a dog swims, a fox with bat ears, and a husky in sled harness. Learn why dogs and wolves hunt in packs, how dogs "talk" with ears and tails, the basics of looking after a pet dog, and how dogs were once used to sniff out truffles. Discover how special breeds of domestic dog have developed, the hierarchy of the wolf pack, how dogs were specially taught to help humans, why a hyena is not a dog, which members of the dog family are threatened with extinction, and much, much more!

Editorial Reviews

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...a mini museum between the covers of a book. [Eyewitness series] -- The New York Times

These books' striking visual impact will draw in even the most casual readers. [Eyewitness series] -- School Library Journal --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Full-color photos. The natural history, habits, and domestication of the dog are described--how it evolved from the wolf, how social behavior enables both wild and tame dogs to survive, and how each breed is different from the others. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 8 and up
  
• Hardcover: 72 pages
• Publisher: DK CHILDREN (August 2, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0756606780
• ISBN-13: 978-0756606787
• Product Dimensions: 11.4 x 8.6 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #162,185 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2.0 out of 5 stars Not re-stickable, stickers don't match, June 26, 2011

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Michelle Cheuk - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Ultimate Sticker Books: Dog (Paperback)

The photos are great and very clear, but the stickers are not re-stickable and the stickers do not match the outlines that make it seem like you're supposed to stick stickers there. Also, I thought they'd do the popular, well-known breeds, but they have a lot of less popular breeds. Which makes sense if you include less popular breeds if you already have the well-known breeds, but if you only have a few, I think it's better to have only the popular breeds b/c otherwise it's confusing for little kids to see many breeds that they're not familiar with and unlikely to see in real life.

3.0 out of 5 stars Fun, but incomplete, March 18, 2011

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R. M. Duenas (Washington, DC) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Ultimate Sticker Books: Dog (Paperback)

Just like other reviewers' children, my 4 year old daughter had a great time learning about dog breeds and matching the stickers to their "shadows". However, we believe a page must be missing from the book, as we were left with 12 dogs without any spot to stick them to. We ended up placing the extra stickers on the back of the cover and back-cover pages, but still, the publisher should be more careful about the quality!

3.0 out of 5 stars stickers are awesome, but none fit the outlines of the other dog spots, January 24, 2011

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Social worker "Intrigued social worker" (CT) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Ultimate Sticker Books: Dog (Paperback)

my 2 1/2 year old lovessssssssssssss the sticker book...so many dog stickers, but then there are all these dogs that are just outlined and you assume you are supposed to find the sticker and put the dog in that outlined area...after looking for about 20 of them we realized you don't do that in this book...but what is the purpose of the outlined dogs...other books you find the sticker and put it where the outlined dog is..other than that its a great book of wonderful stickers...they should have put the name of each dog under the sticker so it could have been a learning tool too...still so worth the stickers but my two comments above would have improved the book a lot...but don't let that keep you have not getting a great book of good stickers..i docked one star for each negative review..