Love That Dog Audiobook Summary
The Newbery Medal-winning author of Walk Two Moons, Sharon Creech, brings readers a story with enormous heart. This middle grade audiobook is an excellent choice for tween readers in grades 5 to 6, especially during homeschooling. It’s a fun way to keep your child entertained and engaged while not in the classroom.
Love That Dog shows how one boy named Jack finds his voice with the help of a teacher, a pencil, some yellow paper, and of course, a dog. Written as a series of free-verse poems from Jack’s point of view, and with classic poetry included in the back matter, this novel is perfect for kids and teachers, too.
Jack hates poetry. Only girls write it and every time he tries to, his brain feels empty. But his teacher, Miss Stretchberry, won’t stop giving her class poetry assignments–and Jack can’t avoid them. But then something amazing happens. The more he writes, the more he learns that he does have something to say.
“I guess it does
look like a poem
when you see it
typed up
like that.”
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Love That Dog Audiobook Narrator
Scott Wolf is the narrator of Love That Dog audiobook that was written by Sharon Creech
Scott Wolf’s theatre credits include Side Man on Broadway, Far East, and Dead End at the Williamstown Theatre Festival. His movies include White Squall and The Evening Star. For six seasons he was seen as Bailey Salinger on Party of Five on Fox Television.
About the Author(s) of Love That Dog
Sharon Creech is the author of Love That Dog
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Love That Dog Full Details
Narrator | Scott Wolf |
Length | 35 minutes |
Author | Sharon Creech |
Category | |
Publisher | HarperCollins |
Release date | May 17, 2005 |
ISBN | 9780060848446 |
Subjects
The publisher of the Love That Dog is HarperCollins. includes the following subjects: The BISAC Subject Code is Juvenile Fiction, School & Education
Additional info
The publisher of the Love That Dog is HarperCollins. The imprint is HarperCollins. It is supplied by HarperCollins. The ISBN-13 is 9780060848446.
Global Availability
This book is only available in the United States.
Goodreads Reviews
Leigh
September 23, 2022
More reviews at MrsReaderPants.(view spoiler)[I don’t get itWhy this book is so belovedBut then I read some reviewsAnd tried to write a poemMyselfAnd while I still don’t really get the appealI almost cried When the sweet dog died.So I guess that’s Something.I read it in about 20 minutes.Which is great Because I’m 10 books behindAnd my students are like“Gosh, Mrs. Collazo,You are really behind on your 2018 Reading Challenge.”So this makes book #9.Out of 100.That’s most definitelySomething.And I can see whyTeachers use it to teachPoetry. It made me want to write a poem, too.I may even use it myself. So I’m changing My 3-star ratingTo 4-stars.Isn’t thatSomething? (hide spoiler)]
Gaby
April 18, 2019
i am lovingreading this bookbecause it's writtenin free verseand i write like thattoo. i am reading itwith my cousinwho's in fifth gradefor hersummer readingand i thinki like itmore than she does. it's a funny, lovelybookabout poetryand i hopeall the childrenin the worldhave a teacherlike Miss Stretchberrywho makesthemfall in lovewithpoetry. ilovethisbook.
Neil
November 19, 2019
Clever.Funny.Sweet.Sad.Thank you thank you thank you.
Kallie.C
October 22, 2018
Love that dog was a great poetry book. It would be a good poetry read for people who don't read poetry a lot or don't like poetry because it has an easy concept. It was easy to follow along with and it was a great read for me. I normally don't like poetry book and I didn't expect to enjoy this book as much as I did. The story to this book was very simple but it was fun to follow along with and was easy to keep track of.
Chloe
January 16, 2019
As I start my poetry unit with my high schoolers, this book seems to emulate all the negative feelings about poetry that my students have expressed already. As the main character gets more immersed in poetry and positive feedback on his writing, the more he learns to enjoy poetry — an outcome I am hoping my students will have too! There is a lot that could be discussed with this book (character development, imagery, form) and I think it would be a great book to start out a poetry unit. I loved it from start to finish.
Beatrix
November 11, 2016
This was a book I read when I was in Elementary School. I forgot about how much I loved it!Update 11/11/16: still such a great book. I love reading it and it is super quick.xoxo,Bebe
Mariah Roze
May 25, 2017
When I young my reading teacher read this book to the class and I did not appreciate the story. I thought it was a weird way for us to get into writing poetry. However, as an adult I read it to one of my students and really enjoyed it. I don't think my student understood the book or liked it as much as I did, but I found this to be a great read.The main character, Jack, hates poetry, but when his teacher, Ms. Stretchberry, won't stop giving her class poetry assignments Jack had to do them. When Jack started writing poetry, he discovered that he was actually very good and had a lot to say. This book is his story throughout that process.
Darla
February 14, 2018
I really liked this book. A boy is learning about poetry and begins to write his own in verse. Featured is his beloved, deceased yellow dog, Sky. Love the poems included in the back of the book which are referenced in the story. Recommended!
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