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The Dog That Dug

BLURB: Dog frets! He’s not the sort of pet you feed and wash and then forget. Dog needs love as well as care, he needs a friend, he wants to share!
When no one wants to play, Dog digs! This brings a ‘hole’ hilarious world of trouble into his own backyard!
A rattling paced adventure in rollicking rhyme, aimed at 4 to 8 year olds, it celebrates the family pet in a city or suburban setting.
A Word Wings picture book collaboration by J.R.Poulter – multi-awarded author of over 30 books & Cliff Blank, multi-talented, artist/filmmaker, Canada, http://cliffblank.com/.

TEACHER REVIEW: "The Dog That Dug addresses many important themes such as loneliness, responsibility and mateship in a
hilarious tale told through the eyes of a mischievous pet dog. Thoroughly entertaining." Adrienne T. O'Connell, teacher, B.A., Grad. Dip. Ed., taught children from outback indigenous to multicultural city classrooms.

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Themes: pets, dogs, pet care, friendship, mate-ship, loneliness,  stories in verse, North Pole, polar bear, huskies, ball games, exercise, stories in rhyme

 

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CLIFF BLANK

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Graphic Designer, Artist, Pixel Tinkerer, Cliff is a multi-talented guy! He also paints pet portraits at Dogma Portraits, makes short films and teaches. 

 

Cliff uses the beautiful vibrant colours, beloved of young children, to create colourful fun illustrations that highlight the humour  and the drama of a story!

 

Interview: Fill in the Blanks: Meet Cliff Blank

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TEACHER NOTES & ACTIVITY SHEETS, based around Bloom's Taxonomy, are available. Contact us via the CONTACT tab on this site.

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