Muffy & Valor: A True Dog Story
Muffy & Valor: A True Dog Story
Muffy & Valor: A True Dog Story
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Description
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Muffy is a little dog who loves people; but after a painful injury she's wary of other dogs. Valor is a lost German Shepherd who gets hit by a car. When Muffy's family brings Valor to their home to recover, no one is sure how Muff will react to this big strange dog. Discover a sweet nonfiction picture book with a Hispanic family that teaches compassion, friendship, trust, and courage (for kids ages 5 - 8, kindergarten - third grade, especially for children with a fear of dogs). Bedtime peace. Kids will love this heartwarming story, finding and counting the dogs, and learning online SECRETS. "A touching, easy-to-read children's story...based on an actual event pertaining to the author's own dog." - Stevie Turner, writer #1, True Pet Stories (explore the next book in the series: Horse & Dog Adventures in Early California). Get this animal lovers' book with 700 read-aloud words in dyslexic-friendly font by best-selling author and college media instructor Karl Beckstrand (Agnes's Rescue: The True Story of an Immigrant Girl-don't miss his 60 multiracial books), illustrated by Brandon Rodriguez. LOOK inside! Get this full-color gratitude picture book today-plus free ebooks and classroom lesson plans: KidsWorldBooks (worldwide rights (c) Sept. 2017), libraries, and major children's book distributors. 28-pages, hard/soft/ebook, 8.5"x8.5"; school/homeschool ESL/ELL/ESOL. No AI, CRT, gender, or orientation discussions-just happy multicultural fun! JNF003060, JNF053060, JNF053050, JNF003170, JNF018030, JNF053220, JNF024070; YNNH1, YNNJ21, YFP; LCCN: 2017939481, (eISBN: 978-1370601592), Hard ISBN: 978-0985398842, Soft ISBN: 978-1479315574
About the Author
About the Author
Karl Beckstrand is the bestselling and award-winning author of 19 multicultural/multilingual books and more than 50 ebook titles (reviews by Kirkus, School Library Journal, The Horn Book blog, ForeWord Reviews). Raised in San Jose, CA, he has a B.A. in journalism from BYU, an M.A. in international relations from APU, and a broadcast & film certificate from Film A. Academy. Since 2004 he has run Premio Publishing. His survival western, To Swallow the Earth won a 2016 International Book Award. A college media instructor, Beckstrand has presented to Taiwan's Global Leadership for Youth, city and state governments, festivals, and schools. Beckstrand's nationally lauded Y.A. stories, e-book mysteries, ESL/ELL Spanish/bilingual books, nonfiction, and wordless books feature ethnically diverse characters-and usually end with a twist. His work has appeared in: Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Border's Books, Costco, Deseret Book, iBooks, The Children's Miracle Network, LDS Film Festival, the U.S. Congressional Record, Papercrafts Magazine, and various broadcasts. FB, Twitter, http: //KarlBeckstrand.com
Publishing Information
Publishing Information
Publisher:
Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Pub date:
2017-08-05
Length:
30 pages
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