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A dog's-eye view of the "Mayflower" voyage and the first
Thanksgiving at Plymouth Colony
English springer spaniel Dash and his furry friend Mercy--a
mastiff--travel with their master, John Goodman, in search of the
New World. Taken from the pages of history, this Dog Diary follows
the story of the colonists whom we now call Pilgrims, from their
sixty-six-day voyage at sea to the celebration of their first
harvest with the Wampanoag Indians who become their friends and
advisors. With realistic black-and-white illustrations by Tim
Jessell and an appendix including information about the "Mayflower,
" Plymouth Colony, springer spaniels, and the primary sources on
which the book is based, this is historical fiction that dog-loving
middle graders--and educators--can be truly thankful for
George Washington's transformation from farmer to Father of Our
Country--as told by his dog Sweetlips
Sweetie was the finest foxhound in George Washington's kennel. But
Sweetie's idyllic days at Mount Vernon were cut short when her
master was chosen to represent Virginia at the first Continental
Congress in Philadelphia--which he attended with Sweetlips by his
side. Follow their journey from the hunt country of Virginia to the
battlefields of the Revolutionary War in this meticulously
researched, unique historical novel. With realistic black-and-white
illustrations by Tim Jessell, an appendix including information
about George Washington and the history and breeding of American
foxhounds, plus links to the primary source material on which the
book is based, this is the kind of historical fiction that
dog-loving middle graders--and educators--sit up and beg for
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