When Dixie gets to join Emma at school for Pet Day, she can hardly stop wagging her tail with excitement!
Emma's classmates have all kinds of pets—hamsters, birds, goldfish—even lizards! Dixie tries her best to sit still, but with all the new friends to make, she may not be able to stay calm for long . . .
Dixie's loveable antics will keep beginning readers laughing in this wonderful addition to the I Can Read library.
January 1, 2012
K-Gr 1-Emma takes her dog to school on Pet Day. She pulls Dixie past a chipmunk and keeps her still as other youngsters present their pets to the class. The pup thumps her tail at the goldfish, yelps at an ant farm, and howls "Arroooooooooo!" at a frog. When the children are invited to "walk around the room and meet all the other pets," Dixie accidentally opens a bird cage with her nose. Two parakeets fly out and then land on top of her back, enabling Dixie to help return the birds to their home. Beginning readers will be familiar with many of the class pets, which are expressively depicted in the pencil and watercolor illustrations. While it is improbable that contemporary schools would have a Pet Day, readers will enjoy the humor and drama in this clever and satisfying story.-Laura Scott, Farmington Community Library, MI
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January 1, 2012
Color by Joe Merkel. Emma brings Dixie, her trying-to-be-well-behaved dog, to school on pet day. In an act of exuberance, oh-so-friendly Dixie accidentally sets two birds free. When the whole class tries without success to recapture them, Dixie comes to the rescue. Expressive, lively illustrations pair well with the accessible, child-friendly text.
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