Dog People: Native Dog People (Hardcover)

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Grade 3-6?Five highly readable, engaging tales of Abenaki Indian children and their dogs. Long ago, canines were thought of not just as animals, but as important members of the family, and were given names that epitomized their value and loyalty to their owners. As in Flying with Eagle, Racing the Great Bear (BridgeWater, 1993) and Native American Animal Stories (Fulcrum, 1992), Bruchac fills these short stories with details of daily life and symbolic explanations, but the bonds between dogs and humans will be familiar to today's young people. The homes he describes are welcoming and warm and readers will identify with the people. A full-page pen-and-ink drawing accompanies each selection.?Kathleen McCabe, East Meadow Public Library, NY
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In Dog People: Native Dog Stories, the voice of an Abenaki storyteller takes children back 10,000 years to the days when children and dogs had especially close relationships. In these Native American adventure stories, children and dogs together must use their wits to survive the dangers of the natural world. Young readers will meet muskrat, and his dog, Kwaniwibid, who cannot resist folowing bear tracks deep into the woods. They will find out what happens to Cedar Girl and her dog, Azeban, when they try to outwit a stranger. And then follow Sweetgrass Girl and her dog, Moosis, on their journey to find her lost parents. The line drawings and illustrations of Murv Jacob provide a perfect visual counterpoint to Joseph Bruchac's engaging stories. -- Midwest Book Review

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 9-12
  
• Hardcover: 64 pages
• Publisher: Fulcrum Publishing (January 1, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1555912281
• ISBN-13: 978-1555912284
• Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 7.2 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #253,636 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful stories by Indigenous Peoples, August 29, 2007

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The special relationship people share with dogs (and vice-versa) are wonderfully captured in this collection of Abenaki stories. Written, it seems, from an oral tradition the sentence construction has a rhythm that feels both unfamiliar and soothing in English. The stories themselves are touching: tales of how the dogs chose to be with human beings, how dogs defend us and save us in times of need, and how important the relationship between dog and man is. Its a great book for young children age 5 - 8. Recommended.