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A Home for Dakota - by Jan Zita Grover (Paperback)

A Home for Dakota - by  Jan Zita Grover (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>A compelling and age-appropriate tale of a sweet dog's rescue from a puppy mill to life as a cherished companion.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p>Winner of the Humane Society of the United States Youth KIND Award, best children's picture book of the year, 2009</p><p>From the touching cover illustration to the playful depictions of Dakota on the endpapers, this empathetic tale of a puppy-mill dog will resonate with animal lovers.-- <i>School Library Journal</i></p><p>After rescue, Dog No. 241 finds herself in a warm, secure foster home, with a woman named Emma who names her Dakota. Eventually, a young girl, Sweetie, who is recovering from a misfortune as deep as Dakota's own, adopts Dakota and they become partners in recovery.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>Jan Zita Grover has worked in canine rescue since 1973, especially with discarded puppy-mill breed dogs. One of these dogs, Pixie, is the model for artist Nancy Lane's illustrations of Dakota. Jan is also the author of North Enough: AIDS and Other Clear-cuts (1997) and Northern Waters (1999), both published by Graywolf Press <p/>Nancy Lane has integrated her passions for animals, children, drawing, and reading into a career as an award-winning picture book illustrator. She has illustrated 27 books, including the Gryphon titles The Forgotten Rabbit, Call the Horse Lucky, and KoKoCat, Inside and Out. She holds a BFA in Illustration from Maryland Institute, College of Art. She lives with her writer-husband and two rescued German Shepherds in a log home nestled in the wooded hills of New York's Finger Lakes region.

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