Bibliography
Simon, Seymour. 2004. Dogs. Harper Collins. New York. ISBN 0060289430.
Plot Summary
“The domestic dog is the most popular pet in the world,” is the statistic that opens Simon’s volume on dogs. He provides an overview of dog breeds and characteristics, including their highly sensitive sense of smell. Next he moves on to the birth and development of puppies. Simon continues with the traits of sporting and non-sporting dogs, eventually ending with how to go about acquiring and caring for a pet dog.
Critical Analysis
A well-known name in children’s informational books, Seymour Simon provides his usual succinct and well-organized delivery for younger readers. Simon uses full-color photographs of a variety of dogs to complement his easy-to-read text on all things dog. Children of all ages will enjoy flipping through the pictures while browsing the plethora of information. Browsing is simplified through the use of succinct summaries of doggy behavior on each page and easily-understood terms for his younger audience: “Dogs don’t use words the way people do. Dogs use different sounds…to express their feelings.” Typically straight-forward, Simon closes with a reminder to readers that owning a pet requires much responsibility as he outlines the many duties necessary for a dog owner.
Reviews
From Booklist - There are other books about these popular pets, but most are for older children. Here, Simon writes crisply for a young audience, who will eagerly turn the pages to see the next endearing color photograph.
Connections
·Invite students to research further and investigate specific dog breeds that they might like to own.
·Invite students to read another Seymour Simon book on their favorite topic.
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