         |
|
|
Search suzyred.com |
 |
||||
Case Callahan dreams of someday being a winner like everyone else in his family. Will he win the talent show? Will his science fair project on the heart come out on top? Could he finally win a horse show? Right after an accident brings him to a new low, a four-legged angel shows up in a most peculiar place and gives him new hope. This dog is amazing! Is there anything he can't do? Might he actually win the dog show? A sudden turn in events teaches Case Callahan that the highest form of winning doesn't come in applause and blue ribbons but in sacrifice and a compassionate heart. Research
Links for Related Literature Lewis and Clark and Me -- by Laurie Myers--Meriwether Lewis's dog, Seaman, tells the story of his adventures on the famous expedition to find a waterway across North America. Historical Fiction. Akiak, A Tale of the Iditarod -- by Robert Blake--Beautiful picture book about a dog's courage and perseverance in the Iditarod --fiction Because of Winn-Dixie by Kate DiCamillo--fiction--"The best book we ever read" Bigger by Patricia Calvert --historical fiction--Awesome Post-Civil War Saga How to Talk to Your Dog by Jean Craighead George--nonfiction--Cute picture book on training your dog Love That Dog by Sharon Creech--A story in blank verse poetry about a boy who loved a dog and learned to write about it The Mightiest Heart by Lynn Cullen--Medieval folktale--The character of a dog teaches a valuable lesson in this picture book set in medieval times- My Life in Dog Years, Autobiography by Gary Paulsen--A terrific autobiography in which the author remembers the different periods in his life by the beloved dogs that walked with him Shelter Dogs by Peg Kehret Website--A wonderful collection of true stories about shelter dogs that became famous Shiloh Season by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor--fiction--Award winning sequel to Newbery Medalist Shiloh, awesome! Unit in Character Connections Tornado by Betsy Byars --fiction-- Powerful, easy-reading chapter book about the love between a boy and a dog! Faith and the Electric Dogs by Patrick Jennings --Fantasy set in Mexico Togo by Robert Blake-- Sled Dog Story set in Alaska Thunder from the Sea by Joan Hiatt Harlow--Exciting historical fiction set in Newfoundland. A terrific companion book: Star in the Storm by Joan Hiatt Harlow Brave Dogs, Gentle Dogs by Cat Urbigkit--Easy nonfiction about dogs that guard sheep with beautiful photographs.
********************************
We
are grateful to Allen
B. Carter for his "Canon in A Minor" for our background
music. |
||||
|
|
||||
|
