| Dog Called Kitty Contributor(s): Wallace, Bill (Author) |
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ISBN: 0671770810 ISBN-13: 9780671770815 Publisher: Aladdin Paperbacks OUR PRICE: $7.19 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 1992 Annotation: This award-winning Archway paperback is being reissued in Minstrel this month to reach Bill Wallace's wider audience of middle grade readers. A starving stray is looking for food in Ricky's backyard, but Ricky is terrified because he was once bitten by a rabid dog. But when he realizes that the pup could starve, Ricky overcomes his fear and makes a special new friend. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Animals - Dogs - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Emotions & Feelings |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Lexile Measure: 710 |
| Physical Information: 0.45" H x 5.14" W x 7.74" (0.25 lbs) 176 pages |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 607 Reading Level: 4.2 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 4.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The puppy was small and fuzzy, with a friendly, wagging tail -- and Ricky was afraid of him No wonder, since he was attacked by a dog when he was just a baby. So when a stray puppy comes sniffling around the farm, Ricky tells it to get lost. But the puppy keeps trying to play with Ricky. And every time Ricky's Mom feeds the cats, the little dog comes running. The cats aren't sharing their food, however, and the poor pup is slowly starving. If Ricky doesn't overcome his fear, the little puppy may die -- but if he lets himself get close enough to feed it, he may find the best friend he's ever had Winner of the Texas Bluebonnet, the Oklahoma Sequoyah and the Nebraska Golden Sower Awards. |
Contributor Bio(s): Wallace, Bill: - Bill Wallace grew up in Oklahoma. Along with riding their horses, he and his friends enjoyed campouts and fishing trips. Toasting marshmallows, telling ghost stories to scare one another, and catching fish was always fun. One of the most memorable trips took place on the far side of Lake Lawtonka, at the base of Mt. Scott. He and his best friend, Gary, spent the day shooting shad with bow and arrows, cutting bank poles, and getting ready to go when their dads got home from work. Although there was no "monster" in Lake Lawtonka, one night there was a "sneak attack" by a rather large catfish tail. Checking the bank poles was not nearly as fun or "free" after that point, but it was the inspiration for this story. Bill Wallace has won nineteen children's state awards and been awarded the Arrell Gibson Lifetime Achievement Award for Children's Literature from the Oklahoma Center for the Book. |