Go Away, Dog (My First I Can Read Book Series)

by Joan L Nodset, Paul Meisel (Illustrator), Isabel Keating (Read by)

Overview

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Dog be gone! In Go Away, Dog, the big old dog wants to play. Can the little boy make him go away?

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780061765025
Publisher:	HarperCollins
Publication date:	08/30/2011
Series:	My First I Can Read Series
Edition description:	Book and CD
Pages:	32
Sales rank:	326,346
Product dimensions:	8.90(w) x 6.00(h) x 0.60(d)
Age Range:	3 - 6 Years

About the Author

Joan L. Nodset was inspired to write this story nearly forty years ago after catsitting Ptolemy, a friend's lovably moody feline. Ms. Nodset is also the author of Go Away, Dog and Who Took the Farmer's Hat? and wrote Crocodile and Hen: A Bakongo Folktale under the name Joan M. Lexau. She lives in Otisville, New York.

Paul Meisel has illustrated many books for children, including Why Are the Ice Caps Melting?, Energy Makes Things Happen, and What Happens to Our Trash? in the Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science series. He lives in Newtown, Connecticut.

Isabel Keating garnered a 2004 Tony^® nomination for her role as Judy Garland in The Boy From Oz. She has numerous off Broadway credits, and made her Broadway debut starring in Enchanted April.

Editorial Reviews

K-Gr 2A little boy doesn't like dogs until a friendly, white pup with black spots convinces him to reconsider his opinion. The dog does tricks, runs, and plays until the child takes him home. First published 30 years ago, the book is now in a "My First I Can Read" format. New, engaging, watercolor illustrations reflect the simple spirit of a youngster finding a new friend in a persistent canine. With its controlled vocabulary, this will be a surefire hit with emergent readers, a group always in need of a quality story.Pamela K. Bomboy, Chesterfield County Public Schools, VA

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