I Want a Dog, 6-8 education language arts

· The Read and Write Series Book 1 · Mims House
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Hurrah for Essays! All writing lessons should be this much fun. Kids essay writing picture book.

When cousins Dennis and Mellie decide to get a dog, they consider carefully what breed would be best for each family. For example, Dennis wants a big dog, but Mellie wants tiny. He has no other pets, but she has other pets that a dog must get along with. They consider different dog personalities, family situations, and personal preferences. Dennis writes an opinion essay for his teacher, Mrs. Shirky. But will his essay convince his parents to get the dog of his dreams?

 

This story takes a popular subject—kids getting a pet—and adds dogs of all sizes and shapes: all writing lessons should be this much fun. In the end, it’s cousins and the dogs that keep a reader turning the page. What kind of dog will Dennis choose? Will Mellie want the same kind of dog?

 

PRAISE FROM DOG EXPERTS  

“Darcy Pattison does a remarkable job on several fronts with her wonderful new book I Want A Dog: My Opinion Essay. She introduces the value of the written text at an early age to children. This cannot be emphasized enough in our early classrooms. With this comes an important lesson regarding the responsibility of owning and caring for a dog. As President of the Labrador Retriever Club representing the breed with the largest number of dogs I know how imperative responsible dog ownership is and Darcy does a wonderful job instilling this at an early age. This is a remarkable children’s book that has a lesson.”

–Fred Kampo, President of the Labrador Retriever Club

 

This story hits many notes:

A family story about cousins, Dennis and Mellie

Information on dog breeds

Responsible dog ownership 

Mentor-text for teaching writing

Model opinion essay for elementary students

Models the writing process, especially the importance of pre-writing or planning before you write

Completes the writing process by showing the results of Dennis’s essay

I WANT A DOG almost makes opinion essays look too easy.

 


See other books in THE READ AND WRITE series:

I Want a Cat: My Opinion Essay 

 My Crazy Dog: My Narrative Essay

My Dirty Dog: My informative Essay

Ratings and reviews

5.0
2 reviews
Nida Hassan
September 5, 2020
This book is amazing as it taught the children to understand the meaning of 'criteria' in an easy way. The book also tell the story in a slightly funny way which will attract the children to read. Children always love to read funny story as it can make them smile or even laugh. Funny story melts away all those problems that they are facing. The book also taught how to write an 'A' essay using criteria that the children had been described. After elaborating the criteria, the children then can conclude which dog to choose. This book should be used for school textbook. Rather than using all those serious explanation textbook which we have been using for ages, and it is hard for the children to understand, this book should replace it. We need a textbook that is fun and easy for the children to understand in school. There should be more books like this!
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About the author

Children’s book author Darcy Pattison writes award-winning of about forty fiction and non-fiction books for children. Her works have received starred PW, Kirkus, and BCCB reviews. Awards include the Irma Black Honor award, three NSTA Outstanding Science Trade Books, Junior Library Guild selection, and NCTE Notable Children’s Book in Language Arts. She’s the 2007 recipient of the Arkansas Governor’s Arts Award for Individual Artist for her work in children’s literature. Her stories have been translated into nine languages. Her careful research and strong writing make true events come alive for kids.

 

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