Good Boy!: The Movie Novel [Paperback]

Kathleen Weidner Zoehfeld (Author)

Book Description

Age Level: 8 and up | Grade Level: 3 and up | Series: Good Boy!

Owen has a dog-walking business, but no dog of his own -- until he meets Hubble. The strange brown mutt isn't from the neighborhood, or even the planet Earth!

Now Owen must help Hubble with his secret mission from space: preparing Earth dogs for a visit from their ancestral leader, the Greater Dane. She is coming from Sirius, the Dog Star, to inspect all Earthbound dogs. And Hubble knows she won't like what she sees!

Will Owen be able to save Earth's beloved furry companions from being recalled into space? And will he be able to make a new friend in the process?

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About the Author

Kathleen Weidner Zoehfeld has written many books for children, including How Mountains Are Made, What Is the World Made Of?, and What Lives in a Shell? in the Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science series. Ms. Zoehfeld lives in Norwalk, CT.

Lucia Washburn's first book for young readers was Look to the North by Jean Craighead George. She lives in Petaluma, CA.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 8 and up
  
• Paperback: 144 pages
• Publisher: HarperFestival; 1 edition (September 2, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0060549394
• ISBN-13: 978-0060549398
• Product Dimensions: 7.4 x 5.1 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,589,135 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Kathleen Weidner Zoehfeld is the award-winning author of more than sixty books for children, including DINOSAUR TRACKS, "a great choice for even the most discriminating dinophiles" (School Library Journal); DID DINOSAURS HAVE FEATHERS?, a Children's Book of the Month Club selection, described as "fascinating" by Kirkus Reviews; and DINOSAURS BIG AND SMALL, a 2003 Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Best Book Award winner.

When she's not reading, researching, writing, or editing, Kathleen loves to spend her free time exploring, doing fieldwork, and preparing fossils for her local natural history museums.

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good parallel for the film, December 28, 2003

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Mike Sobocinski (Lansing, MI) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Good Boy!: The Movie Novel (Paperback)

The text of this book can be read in not much longer than it takes to watch the film itself, and so it provides a good diversion for those without convenient access to the film (i.e. while waiting for the DVD release [which had BETTER be in WIDESCREEN format and have lots of extras!!!]) Of particular note are extra details, based no doubt upon the original screenplay for the film, that help to explain more of the story (e.g. why Owen had at first picked out the lethargic dog to adopt from the animal shelter) and also give readers a few extra fun jokes ("How much is that person in the window?"). It's hard to go wrong purchasing this novelization at such an affordable price! (More than one cover exists for this book, and although the one I own shows the normal movie poster scene, I'm assuming that all versions include color photo inserts in the middle just as my copy does. One of the photos is from a deleted scene, which is also described in the story. Hopefully, such deleted scenes will be placed on the DVD release!)