Karl Beckstrand

Gebundenes Buch

Muffy & Valor

A True Dog Story

Beschreibung

Muffy is a little dog who loves people; but after a painful injury she's wary of other dogs. Valor is a lost German Shepherd who gets hit by a car. When Muffy's family brings Valor to their home to recover, no one is sure how Muff will react to this big strange dog. Discover a sweet nonfiction picture book with a Hispanic family that teaches compassion, friendship, trust, and courage (for kids ages 5 - 8, kindergarten - third grade, especially for children with a fear of dogs). Bedtime peace. Kids will love this heartwarming story, finding and counting the dogs, and learning online SECRETS. "A touching, easy-to-read children's story...based on an actual event pertaining to the author's own dog." - Stevie Turner, writer #1, True Pet Stories (explore the next book in the series: Horse & Dog Adventures in Early California). Get this animal lovers' book with 700 read-aloud words in dyslexic-friendly font by best-selling author and college media instructor Karl Beckstrand (Agnes's Rescue: The True Story of an Immigrant Girl--don't miss his 60 multiracial books), illustrated by Brandon Rodriguez. LOOK inside! Get this full-color gratitude picture book today--plus free ebooks and classroom lesson plans: KidsWorldBooks (worldwide rights © Sept. 2017), libraries, and major children's book distributors. 28-pages, hard/soft/ebook, 8.5"x8.5"; school/homeschool ESL/ELL/ESOL. No AI, CRT, gender, or orientation discussions--just happy multicultural fun! JNF003060, JNF053060, JNF053050, JNF003170, JNF018030, JNF053220, JNF024070; YNNH1, YNNJ21, YFP; LCCN: 2017939481, (eISBN: 978-1370601592), Hard ISBN: 978-0985398842, Soft ISBN: 978-1479315574

Autor

"I'm passionate about literacy and using the arts to give people of all backgrounds a vision of their worth and potential." College media instructor Karl W. Beckstrand is the best-selling author/illustrator of more than thirty multicultural/multilingual titles (60 ebooks-reviews by Publisher's Weekly, Kirkus, The Horn Book, and School Library Journal). Raised in San Jose, California, he has lived abroad and earned a B.A. in journalism, an M.A. in international relations & conflict resolution, and a broadcast & film certificate. He's won multiple publishing awards, including an International Book Award for his Y.A. western novel, To Swallow the Earth. Beckstrand loves volleyball and singing (in rock bands or choirs). His Y.A. stories, ebook mysteries, immigrant biographies, self-help, Spanish/bilingual, and STEM books feature ethnic characters-and usually end with a twist. See: Amazon, Apple/iBooks, Barnes & Noble, Follett, Ingram, Walmart and KarlBeckstrand.com

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Premio Publishing & Gozo Books
• Seitenzahl: 30
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. September 2017
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 222mm x 221mm x 6mm
• Gewicht: 311g
• ISBN-13: 9780985398842
• ISBN-10: 0985398841
• Artikelnr.: 49059759