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Our Dogs, Ourselves — Young Readers Edition

How We Live with Dogs

by Alexandra Horowitz
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This middle grade adaptation of Our Dogs, Ourselves is an eye-opening, entertaining, and beautifully illustrated look at humans' complicated and sometimes contradictory relationship with man's best friend by New York Times bestselling author of Inside of a Dog.
We keep dogs and are kept by them. We love dogs and (we assume) we are loved by them. Even while we see ourselves in dogs, we also treat them in surprising ways. On the one hand, we let them into our beds, we give them meaningful names, make them members of our family, and buy them the best food, toys, accessories, clothes, and more. But we also shape our dogs into something they aren't meant to be. Purebreeding dogs has led to many unhealthy pups. Many dogs have no homes, or live out their lives in shelters. How is it possible we can treat the same species in these two totally different ways?

In Our Dogs, Ourselves—Young Readers Edition, bestselling author of Inside of a Dog, Alexandra Horowitz reveals the odd, surprising, and contradictory ways we live with dogs.

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  • Release date

    August 4, 2020

  • Formats

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      • ISBN: 9781534410145

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      • ISBN: 9781534410145
      • File size: 9079 KB

  • Languages

    • English

  • Levels

    • ATOS Level: 6.2
    • Lexile® Measure: 950
    • Interest Level: 4-8(MG)
    • Text Difficulty: 5-6

  • Reviews

    • School Library Journal

      July 1, 2020

      Gr 3-7-In this young readers adaptation of the adult title by the same name, Horowitz delves into topics about dogs and pet ownership that aren't often found in similar nonfiction books. This middle grade text is a personal and somewhat scientific examination of subjects such as dog naming, breeding, the history of dog ownership, and surgical alteration. Along with statistics, Horowitz provides insight into her own relationship with dogs. She shares her opinions on spaying and neutering, dressing dogs up, and leaving them home alone during the day. While the author does provide facts, the commentary is more prominent than the statistics and hard research. For example, chapter 14 discusses dog-related humor. Horowitz writes, "Ever since I did a study to figure out if dogs with a guilty look are actually feeling shame, I haven't been able to find any humor in the sharing of 'dog shaming' photos on the Internet." This could have been a prime opportunity to spotlight specific findings from that study, numerical data, or footnotes. However, the chapter focuses more on Horowitz's personal observations rather than highlighting scientific reports that are accessible for the target audience. VERDICT Recommended for larger collections. The book could be used as a research source to complement heartier texts.-Kate Olson, Bangor Sch. Dist., WI

      Copyright 2020 School Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

Formats

  • Kindle Book
  • OverDrive Read
  • EPUB ebook

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Languages

  • English

Levels

  • ATOS Level:6.2
  • Lexile® Measure:950
  • Interest Level:4-8(MG)
  • Text Difficulty:5-6

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