Hachiko Waits: Based on a True Story by Newman, Lesléa [Paperback]

Description: Gr. 3-5. Hachi, an Akita pup, reveres his master and likes nothing more than accompanying Japanese professor Eizaburo Ueno to his morning train and then meeting him in the afternoon. One day the professor dies while at work, yet the faithful Hachi awaits his return at the station every day until his own death some 10 years later. Newman's fictionalised account of this true story adds a young boy, Yasuo, who befriends the dog and the professor and later cares for Hachi during his steadfast vigil at the Shibuya, Japan, train station. Yasuo brings a childhood focus to the poignant story and keeps it from becoming overly depressing, and Kodaira's soft, black-and-white sketches help to break up the chapters for younger readers and add interest to the story. Aimed at an older audience than Pamela S. Turner's picture book Hachiko: The True Story of a Loyal Dog [BKL Ap 15 04], this will be popular with dog lovers; consider having a packet of tissues on hand. Kay WeismanCopyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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