Walk the dog - Softcover

Barner, Bob

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0439285534 ISBN 13: 9780439285537

Publisher: Scholastic, 2001

Synopsis

Meet a parade of sniffing, barking, scratching dogs in this tail-wagging picturebook. From airedales to zorros, twenty-six different breeds gather to form one big, boisterous barking pack. Children will love to imitate the different actions on eac page, and an informative, illustrated list of breeds is featured at the back of the book. With Bob Barner's colorful collage illustrations, this book is a playful introduction to the boundless energy of man's (and kid's) best friend.

Awards and honors for Walk the Dog:
Parent's Choice

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About the Author

Bob Barner was born in Arkansas, grew up in the midwest and now lives in Northern California. He graduated from The Columbus College of Art and Design in Columbus, Ohio where he received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree. He has worked as an art therapist and an art director at several advertising agencies and design studios and has also assisted Al Capp with the writing and drawing for the popular comic strip "Li'l Abner." Barner works with pen and ink, watercolor, cut and torn paper as well as th

From Publishers Weekly

The author of Dem Bones and Bugs! Bugs! Bugs! collects dogs, dogs, dogs in this compendium for beginning readers. A rhythmic text presents verbs associated with canine conduct: "Walk the dog, walk the dog/ Run, run..../ Walk the dog, walk the dog/ Sniff, sniff...." Collages, assembled from hand-painted paper and complemented by a chunky typeface, depict and name breeds from Airedale to Zwergpinscher. An alphabetical index provides further information, including brief descriptions of the Dachshund, the humble Mutt and the exotic Xoloitzcuintli (pronounced "show-low-eets-QUEEN-tlee"): "This Mexican dog has almost no hair. Because of its soft warm skin, it was used to warm beds in ancient times." Barner's descriptions rely on a foreknowledge of the breeds' specifics, yet he creates his images in an imprecise medium; Vladimir Radunsky's oversize cut-outs come to mind. In one spread, bulky paper shapes represent a wriggling Jack Russell Terrier, a Lhasa Apso wearing yellow bows and a towering white Komondor frolicking on a golf-course-green lawn. The dogs' relative size and general appearance are left to the imagination. On the other hand, this rudimentary catalogue could provide a recognition game for an afternoon at the park, where a Pug, an Old English Sheepdog or a Rottweiler is bound to come along sooner or later. Ages 4-8. (June)
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About this edition

• Publisher: Scholastic
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0439285534
• ISBN 13: 9780439285537
• Binding: Paperback