See me dig

Paul Meisel

Book - 2013

A group of dogs that loves to dig has a fun-filled day of making mischief, in this easy-to-read story.

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Published
New York : Holiday House c2013.
Language
English
Main Author
Paul Meisel (-)
Edition
1st ed
Item Description
Companion book to See me run.
Physical Description
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 26 cm
ISBN
9780823427437
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Review by Booklist Review

In this I Like to Read title, which recalls Al Perkins' classic The Digging-est Dog (1967), plot takes a backseat to simple language learning. More than a dozen digging dogs indulge their earthward habits in a meadow before they are angrily chased away by assorted coons, bears, and gophers. We can dig here, one dog announces upon arriving at a beach, and together they uncover a pirate chest. Unfortunately, ghosts rise up and chase the mutts to yet another location, where they meet the yawning jaws of a backhoe ( He likes to dig, too ) and continue pursuing their pastime. Using a restricted vocabulary, the text invites prediction will this event turn out happily or not? Meisel's softly colored illustrations depict stern, but never frightening, animals as they scamper this way and that. This whimsical choice for emergent readers should engender conversation about the element of surprise.--Austin, Patricia Copyright 2010 Booklist

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Review by School Library Journal Review

PreS-Gr 1-The dogs from See Me Run (Holiday House, 2011) return in another charming early reader. Led by a golden retriever, the canines eagerly dig up a forest, only to be forcibly ejected by irate woodland inhabitants. They then commence to wreak havoc on a nearby beach where they unearth a treasure chest. Despite relying upon a straightforward narrative, Meisel still infuses the plot with fun and whimsy: the dogs find themselves chased out by the disgruntled ghosts of pirates who buried the treasure, and the story ends with the animals finding a friend in a fellow digger, a bulldozer. Short, easy-to-parse sentences ("See me dig," "We dig and dig and dig,"); large readable print; and repeated words make this an ideal choice to build confidence in budding young readers. Rendered in a combination of pen-and-ink, acrylic, pencil, and watercolor, the cartoonlike illustrations are filled with movement and animation, and the use of action lines (such as wagging tails or digging paws) adds to the energetic tone. Pairing these amusingly detailed images with an understated, pared-down text (a spread of foxes, bears, and squirrels glaring irritably at the crestfallen canines is described simply as "Oh no! They are mad.") produces hilarious results. These well-intentioned but mischievous dogs are truly winsome characters; their wide-eyed expressions, furrowed brows, and lolling tongues will readily endear them to children. A must-have for novice readers.-Mahnaz Dar, School Library Journal (c) Copyright 2013. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

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Review by Horn Book Review

These dogs like to dig. The other animals aren't happy about the digging, and neither are the pirate ghosts of the treasure chest the dogs dig up. But eventually the pups discover something else that likes digging as much as they do. Beginning readers will easily handle the short, simple sentences, and the illustrations offer tons of visual humor. (c) Copyright 2013. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

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Review by Kirkus Book Review

In this gem of an early reader, a cast of cavorting canines find more than they expected when they start digging--namely a scary bear, buried treasure, pirate ghosts and heavy construction equipment. Meisel follows his first title in this series (See Me Run, 2011) by using the same dog characters and limited first-grade-level vocabulary for kids just beginning to read on their own. This time, the endearing dogs dig up a huge box buried in the sand after the bear chases them away from the forest. In a surprise twist that will tickle young readers, the enormous chest contains not gold coins, but the ghosts of pirates who chase after the dogs until one brave pup stands up to the ghosts with a big bark. But there's another danger looming: the clawlike tines on the bucket of a tracked excavator appear to threaten the dogs, until excavator and dogs find that they can all dig in the sand together, side by side. Using just a few words and extremely short sentences, Meisel delivers a funny story with a real plot containing several surprises. His cartoon-style illustrations in watercolor with pen-and-ink and pencil details capture the canine personalities and create deliciously spooky (but not really scary) villains in the pirate ghosts. New readers will dig this. (Early reader. 5-8)]] Copyright Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.

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