Bibliograph

The poet's dog, Patricia MacLachlan

Type

Label

The poet's dog, Patricia MacLachlan

Language

eng

Index

no index present

resource.interestAgeLevel

Ages 6-10

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

The poet's dog

Oclc number

935985706

Responsibility statement

Patricia MacLachlan

resource.studyProgramName

Accelerated Reader, 3.7.

Summary

Teddy, a dog, leads siblings Nickel and Flora through a terrible snowstorm to shelter in a cabin, where he is flooded with memories of his deceased owner, the poet Sylvan

Table Of Contents

Teddy is a gifted dog. Raised in a cabin by a poet named Sylvan, he grew up listening to sonnets read aloud and the comforting clicking of a keyboard. Although Teddy understands words, Sylvan always told him there are only two kinds of people in the world who can hear Teddy speak: poets and children. Then one day Teddy learns that Sylvan was right. When Teddy finds Nickel and Flora trapped in a snowstorm, he tells them that he will bring them home -- and they understand him. The children are afraid of the howling wind, but not of Teddy's words. They follow him to a cabin in the woods, where the dog used to live with Sylvan ... only now his owner is gone. As they hole up in the cabin for shelter, Teddy is flooded with memories of Sylvan. What will Teddy do when his new friends go home? Can they help one another find what they have lost?

Target audience

primary

Creator