Hachiko Waits: Based on a True Story
- SKU: 9780312558062
- Category: Activity Books, Children's Fiction, Coloring Books, Comic Books for Kids ...
What a good dog you are. What a fine dog you are. Hachi, you are the best dog in all of Japan.
Professor Ueno speaks these words to his faithful dog before boarding the train to work every morning. And every afternoon, just before three o'clock, Hachi is at the train station to greet his beloved master. One day, the train arrives at the station without the professor. Hachi waits.
For ten years, Hachi waits for his master to return. Not even Yasuo, the young boy who takes care of Hachi, can persuade him to leave his post.
Hachiko Waits, a novel inspired by a true story, brings to life the legendary Akita who became a national symbol for loyalty and devotion. This is a must-read for dog lovers of all ages.
Binding Type: Paperback
Author: Lesléa Newman
Publisher: Square Fish
Published: 12/23/2008
ISBN: 9780312558062
Pages: 96
Weight: 0.17lbs
Size: 7.64h x 5.24w x 0.26d
Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 82246 / Hachiko Waits
Reading Level: 4.7 / Interest Level: Middle Grade / Point Value: 2
What a good dog you are. What a fine dog you are. Hachi, you are the best dog in all of Japan.
Professor Ueno speaks these words to his faithful dog before boarding the train to work every morning. And every afternoon, just before three o'clock, Hachi is at the train station to greet his beloved master. One day, the train arrives at the station without the professor. Hachi waits.
For ten years, Hachi waits for his master to return. Not even Yasuo, the young boy who takes care of Hachi, can persuade him to leave his post.
Hachiko Waits, a novel inspired by a true story, brings to life the legendary Akita who became a national symbol for loyalty and devotion. This is a must-read for dog lovers of all ages.
Binding Type: Paperback
Author: Lesléa Newman
Publisher: Square Fish
Published: 12/23/2008
ISBN: 9780312558062
Pages: 96
Weight: 0.17lbs
Size: 7.64h x 5.24w x 0.26d
Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 82246 / Hachiko Waits
Reading Level: 4.7 / Interest Level: Middle Grade / Point Value: 2