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Title details for Dog Heaven by Graham Salisbury - Available

Dog Heaven

Dog Heaven

#3 in series

by Graham Salisbury
Jacqueline Rogers
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What do you want so badly that you can taste it—and can you persuade someone to give it to you? That’s the subject of a writing assignment Calvin’s fourth-grade teacher, Mr. Purdy, gives the class. Calvin wants a dog! He reads what he’s written to his mom to see just how persuasive he can be. No way, Mom says: Stella, their babysitter, might be allergic, and Calvin is too irresponsible to care for a pet.
Luckily, Mom’s boyfriend, Ledward, is on Calvin’s side. He takes Calvin to a place he calls dog heaven. There Calvin meets the dog of his dreams—Streak. Now Calvin’s got to convince Mom he’s dog-responsible, because he and Streak belong together!

  • Creators

  • Series

    Calvin Coconut

  • Publisher

  • Release date

    February 9, 2010

  • Formats

    • Kindle Book

    • OverDrive Read

      • ISBN: 9780375895418

    • EPUB ebook

      • ISBN: 9780375895418
      • File size: 5972 KB

  • Languages

    • English

  • Levels

    • ATOS Level: 2.8
    • Lexile® Measure: 390
    • Interest Level: K-3(LG)
    • Text Difficulty: 0-2

  • Reviews

    • School Library Journal

      February 1, 2010
      Gr 3-5-Calvin's teacher posts a writing assignment: "What I Want So Badly I Can Taste It," forcing the fourth grader to examine his heart's most pressing desire. He realizes that what he wants more than anything, a dog, comes with some major obstacles. His single mom is against the idea, which is understandable considering she is also the provider for an emotional teenager whose parents skipped town. Stella is resentful toward Calvin, and she also has allergies. Luckily Ledward, Calvin's mother's boyfriend, believes "every boy needs a dog." When he takes him to visit a dog shelter, Calvin is immediately drawn to Streak, an abandoned herding dog. Although he can't take her home without his mother's permission, he is inspired to rewrite his essay until it's so persuasive that he just knows his mom will give in. Salisbury's characterization will intrigue readers who have limited knowledge of Hawaiian culture, and the theme will pull at their heartstrings. With serious subplots dealing with divorce and abandonment, "Dog Heaven" teaches that life isn't always a bowl of cherries. Small black-and-white drawings appear throughout."Christine Johanson, District Elementary School, Mahopac, NY"

      Copyright 2010 School Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

    • The Horn Book

      July 1, 2010
      Fourth grader Calvin must write an essay on the subject "What I Want So Badly I Can Taste It." What Calvin wants is a dog, but sixteen-year-old houseguest Stella, allergic to cats, insists she's allergic to dogs, too. Salisbury's Hawaiian setting and characters gain depth and interest with each series entry; Rogers's illustrations match the lighthearted but heartfelt tone of the engaging text.

      (Copyright 2010 by The Horn Book, Incorporated, Boston. All rights reserved.)

Formats

  • Kindle Book
  • OverDrive Read
  • EPUB ebook

subjects

Languages

  • English

Levels

  • ATOS Level:2.8
  • Lexile® Measure:390
  • Interest Level:K-3(LG)
  • Text Difficulty:0-2

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