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Birdie For Now

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Dickon wasn't happy in his old home or his old school. He hopes that in his new neighborhood he will meet children who never knew his old, hyper self, who will like him for who he is now. And he hopes for a dog of his own. Dickon's mother calls him Birdie. She feeds him milk from a teddy bear mug. She worries if he's out of her sight for a moment and she knows how filthy and vicious dogs can be. Dickon is delighted to discover that the Humane Society is right on the other side of the fence behind the new house, but only by disobeying his mother will he ever get close to a real dog.
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      November 1, 2002
      Gr. 3-5. A troubled boy trains himself as well as his dog in this novel first published in Canada. Dickon Fielding's parents are divorced, and his father has disappeared. His mother treats him like a little kid, not like a boy ready to start fourth grade; she calls him "Birdie" and worries about his weak eyes and hyperactivity. At least she doesn't know about the bullying and name-calling he endures at school. Dickon is thrilled when they move to a new home, which is near the Humane Society. He loves dogs, but his mother is afraid of them. While she is at work, he watches the children who have dogs in obedience-training programs, eventually makes friends with them, and is allowed to help train a dog that was abused by a former owner. As Dickon works to calm the dog and teach it to be obedient, he learns how to control himself. Little certainly knows what interests kids and how to tell a satisfying story, and young animal lovers will be secure in knowing that the ending is happy. Try this as a read-aloud.(Reprinted with permission of Booklist, copyright 2002, American Library Association.)

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  • English

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  • ATOS Level:3.8
  • Interest Level:K-3(LG)
  • Text Difficulty:2

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