Overview
AloneIn a fierce winter stormNickel and Flora are braveBut afraidA dog finds themTeddySpeaks wordsAnd brings them to shelterThe Poet's cabinHas light and foodAnd loveBut where is the Poet?Teddy will tell the storyOf how words make poemsAnd connect those who hearEach other The Poet's Dog from Newbery Medal-winning author Patricia MacLachlan is a poignant story about two children, a poet, and a dog and how they help each other survive loss and recapture love.
Full Product Details
Author: Patricia MacLachlan ,
Michael Curran-Dorsano
Publisher: HarperCollins
Imprint: HarperCollins
Edition: Unabridged edition
Dimensions:
Width: 16.80cm
, Height: 3.00cm
, Length: 15.50cm
Weight: 0.181kg
ISBN: 9781441710482
ISBN 10: 1441710485
Publication Date: 13 September 2016
Recommended Age: From 8 to 12 years
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Audio
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Available To Order
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Reviews
"Narrator Michael Curran-Dorsano takes on the roles of Teddy, the 'talking' Irish wolfhound and dear companion of Sylvan the poet, and of eleven-year-old Nickel and eight-year-old Flora, the children Teddy rescues from a wintry blizzard...Overall, the production has great power. -- ""AudioFile"" Magical. A quiet, elegant, poignant story suffused with humor, heart, and goodness. -- ""Kirkus Reviews (starred review)"" A spare, moving tale. Using simple words that even youngest readers will understand and enjoy, MacLachlan tackles subjects such as death and mourning with understated grace. -- ""Publishers Weekly (starred review)"""
Narrator Michael Curran-Dorsano takes on the roles of Teddy, the 'talking' Irish wolfhound and dear companion of Sylvan the poet, and of eleven-year-old Nickel and eight-year-old Flora, the children Teddy rescues from a wintry blizzard...Overall, the production has great power. -- AudioFile Magical. A quiet, elegant, poignant story suffused with humor, heart, and goodness. -- Kirkus Reviews (starred review) A spare, moving tale. Using simple words that even youngest readers will understand and enjoy, MacLachlan tackles subjects such as death and mourning with understated grace. -- Publishers Weekly (starred review)
Author Information
Patricia MacLachlan is the celebrated author of many timeless books for young readers, including Sarah, Plain and Tall, winner of the Newbery Medal. Her novels for young readers include Arthur, For the Very First Time; The Facts and Fictions of Minna Pratt; Skylark; Caleb's Story; More Perfect than the Moon; Grandfather's Dance; and Word After Word After Word. She is also the author of many much-loved picture books, including Three Names; All the Places to Love; What You Know First; Painting the Wind; Bittle; Who Loves Me?; Once I Ate a Pie; I Didn't Do It; and Before You Came, several of which she cowrote with her daughter, Emily. Michael Curran-Dorsano is a voice talent and AudioFile Earphones Award-winning narrator.
