In a compelling story, movingly illustrated, the issue of animal
abandonment is brought to life. Maggie, a pregnant lab mix, is left
behind in her people's deserted house. Discovered by the realtor,
Maggie is brought to the pound where her puppies are born. When
Jeff, a fourth-grader, reads a newspaper story about Maggie's
puppies being adopted while Maggie is not, he learns from his
teacher that Maggie will be euthanized if no one adopts her. This
knowledge galvanizes Jeff and his classmates to successfully plan
and petition their town council to build an animal shelter. Maggie
is given her second chance--taken to the new town shelter, where
she is eventually adopted. "Maggie's Second Chance" is based on the
true story of Texas fourth-graders who founded an animal shelter in
their town. The final page offers factual comprehensive information
on how to help abandoned dogs.
Nancy Furstinger, the author of nearly one hundred books, many
about animals, is also an editor at two children's book publishing
houses. She shares her home with three rescued dogs (including
Jolly--the real Maggie) and six rescued house rabbits.
Joe Hyatt is the illustrator of "Buddy Unchained," an
award-winning picture book used in schools and libraries around the
country. He has a career painting portraits of dogs that was
inspired by the portrait he made of his yellow Labrador retriever,
Nola. Hyatt lives in California with his three rescue dogs, Nola,
Turtle, and Holiday.
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