Always Contributor(s): McGhee, Alison (Author), Lemaitre, Pascal (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 1416974814 ISBN-13: 9781416974819 Publisher: Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books
WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guarantee Binding Type: Hardcover Published: June 2009 Annotation: I am the keeper of the castle. This castle... Always... How deep is the bond between a child and a beloved dog? And how far will a pet go to protect his dear friend? To the ends of the Earth...always. Alison McGhee gives voice to the devotion that knows no bounds in this gentle and poignant picture book about friendship, loyalty, and most of all, love. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Animals - Dogs - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Friendship - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Values & Virtues |
Dewey: FIC |
LCCN: 2008042624 |
Age Level: 4-8 |
Grade Level: PreK-3 |
Guided Reading: N (Grade 3) |
Physical Information: 0.41" H x 8.4" W x 7.82" L (0.70 lbs) 40 pages |
Themes: - Topical - Friendship |
Features: Dust Cover, Ikids, Illustrated, Price on Product, Price on Product - Canadian |
Review Citations: School Library Journal 05/01/2009 pg. 83 Kirkus Review - Children 05/15/2009 Publishers Weekly 06/08/2009 pg. 43 Booklist 08/01/2009 pg. 75 Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2009 - Below Average, With Minor Flaw Shelf Awareness 01/01/0001 |
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Publisher Description: How deep is the bond between a child and a beloved pet? And how far will a pet go to protect his dear friend? To the ends of the earth . . . always. Alison McGhee, author of the #1 New York Times bestselling Someday, illustrated by Peter H. Reynolds, gives voice to the love that knows no bounds in this gentle and poignant picture book about friendship, loyalty, and most of all, love. |
Contributor Bio(s): McGhee, Alison: - Alison McGhee is the New York Times bestselling author of Someday, as well as Dear Sister, Maybe a Fox, Firefly Hollow, Little Boy, So Many Days, Star Bright, A Very Brave Witch, and the Bink and Gollie books. Her other children's books include All Rivers Flow to the Sea, Countdown to Kindergarten, and Snap. She lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and Laguna Beach, California. You can visit her at AlisonMcGhee.com.Lemaitre, Pascal: - Pascal Lemaitre illustrated Toni and Slade Morrison's bestselling Who's Got Game?: Three Fables, as well as many other books for children. He and his family divide their time between Brussels, Belgium, where he teaches illustration, and Brooklyn, New York. Visit him online at PascalLemaitre.com. |
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