Book Detail
Dogsong |
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Publication Information |
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| Author: Paulsen, Gary | Illustrator: |
| Title: Dogsong | Date: 1985 |
| Publisher: Simon & Schuster | City: New York |
| ISBN, paperback: 0-02-770180-8 | ISBN, hardback: |
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| ABE/ABLE: Yes | ESOL: |
| Family: | Young Adult: Yes |
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General Information: |
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| Book Type(s): fiction | |
HSE Descriptor(s): language arts - reading |
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Summary: |
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| 14-year-old Russel, an Eskimo, feels assailed by the modernity of his life. With the help of a wise elder, Russel learns how (and why) to make a 1400-mile dog run across his country. (Newbery Honor Book) | |
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| Response activities will work well, as will a character study of Russel. His relationships with the dogs might also provide a focus for discussion or writing. Students might want to keep a chart as they read of the problems Russel encountered and how he solved them. New readers might want to illustrate parts of the story, perhaps using Harste's "Sketch to Stretch." This is also a "coming of age" story, so it could be approached from that perspective or become part of a text set on this theme. | |
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 Sketch to Stretchhttp://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/sketch_stretch.pdf |
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