The true-or-false book of dogs

Patricia Lauber

Book - 2003

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Published
New York : HarperCollins 2003.
Language
English
Main Author
Patricia Lauber (-)
Other Authors
Rosalyn Schanzer (illustrator)
Physical Description
28 p. : ill
ISBN
9780060297671
9780060297688
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Review by Booklist Review

Gr. 1-3. Dogs can hear their owners' footsteps long before their owners arrive home. Dogs can hear the squeals of mice and rats. Dogs bury bones for the same reason wolves bury parts of a large kill. Children will learn these canine facts, and much more in 13 short chapters comprising true-or-false questions about dogs (All dogs are descended from wolves: True or False? ). The format will appeal to young children eager to stump peers and elders. Starting with a full-page portrait of a wolf looking avidly at the reader, the book's color illustrations, sometimes realistic and sometimes cartoonlike, carry readers through the wealth of facts, while identifying a variety of dog breeds. Packed with action and information. --Connie Fletcher Copyright 2003 Booklist

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Review by School Library Journal Review

Gr 2-4-Lauber continues the series she started with The True-or-False Book of Cats (National Geographic, 1998) and The True-or-False Book of Horses (Morrow, 2000) with this entry that traces the long history of dogs. She opens with a brief discussion of the relationship between wolves and early humans, and describes how all dogs descended from the first domesticated wolves. Thirteen true-or-false statements follow, along with the information that allows readers to determine the answers. The topics addressed here are high interest and kid friendly: Do dogs hear more than people do? Did ancient Egyptians breed dogs as well as cats? Do dogs see what we see? Schanzer's bright illustrations are serviceable and the breeds are always identified, a touch that is sure to be appreciated by dog lovers. A lively look at an ever-popular topic.-Kathleen Kelly MacMillan, Maryland School for the Deaf, Columbia (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

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Review by Horn Book Review

Most breeds of dogs are fairly new / True or false? Using this format, Lauber's comprehensive answers explore facts and myths about dogs, including their origins, their differences from wolves, and their hearing and sight capabilities. The inviting illustrations show forty dog breeds and help make this an appealing book. From HORN BOOK Spring 2004, (c) Copyright 2010. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

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Review by Kirkus Book Review

Following the same format as her previous, similarly titled works on cats and horses, Lauber first briefs readers on the hypothetical origins of the dog-human relationship and then takes them through a series of true-or-false questions exploring dog physiology, behavior, breeding, and psychology. While many of the questions may appear to be leading the witness, so to speak--has it really independently occurred to readers to wonder whether "[d]ogs bark less than wolves do?"--they nevertheless painlessly add to the reader's store of canine knowledge. One significant weakness is her presentation of early dog-human interaction as absolute fact with much assertion and little reference to anthropological research--"Because people like to feed animals, [early humans] probably threw bits of food to the friendlier wolves"--but then, this never pretends to be hard science. Schanzer's carefully labeled ink-and-watercolor cartoony illustrations feature a variety of ancient and modern breeds (and non-breeds) in both dramatic and humorous situations, adding to the breezy tone. (Nonfiction. 6-10) Copyright ©Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.

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