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The hound from the pound  Cover Image Book Book

The hound from the pound / Jessica Swaim ; illustrated by Jill McElmurry.

Swaim, Jessica, (author.). McElmurry, Jill, (illustrator.).

Summary:

When lonely Miss Mary Lynn MacIntosh decides to adopt Blue, a basset hound from the pound, she gets far more companionship than she everver expected.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780358622208
  • ISBN: 0358622204
  • Physical Description: 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 x 28 cm
  • Publisher: New York : Clarion Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPress, 2022.

Content descriptions

General Note:
"Originally published by Candlewick Press in 2007"--Colophon.
Target Audience Note:
004-007.
Subject: Dogs > Pictorial works > Juvenile fiction.
Basset hound > Pictorial works > Juvenile fiction.
Genre: Stories in rhyme.
Picture books.

Available copies

  • 2 of 2 copies available at Missouri Evergreen. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at North Kansas City.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 2 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
North Kansas City Public Library JE SWA (Text) 0001012498110 JUV Easy Available -

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Hound from the Pound
Hound from the Pound
by Swaim, Jessica; McElmurry, Jill (Illustrator)
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Hound from the Pound


After a woman unknowingly adopts a pack leader from the shelter, his furry friends follow in dogged pursuit in this rhythmical, rhyming picture book about doggy companionship, with art by the illustrator of Little Blue Truck. Lonely Miss Mary longs for a four-legged friend. But when she makes the mistake of choosing the untrained basset hound Blue, no sooner does he howl AH-ROOoooooo! than her house has gone to the dogs! Dalmatians and dachshunds, sheepdogs and setters, poodles and pups of all spots are ruling the roost. Can Sam the canine trainer teach this menagerie some pawsitive tricks A charmingly illustrated, rollicking text offers a doggone good time and a perfectly happy ending.

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