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Norman, speak!  Cover Image Book Book

Norman, speak! / Caroline Adderson ; pictures by Qin Leng.

Adderson, Caroline, 1963- (author.). Leng, Qin, (illustrator.).

Summary:

After a family adopts a dog from a local shelter, they cannot understand why he doesn't respond to commands, until a chance encounter in the dog park reveals that their new dog only understands Chinese.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781554983223 :
  • ISBN: 1554983223
  • Physical Description: 30 unnumbered pages : colour illustrations ; 23 x 25 cm
  • Publisher: Toronto ; Groundwood Books/House of Anansi Press, 2014.

Content descriptions

Target Audience Note:
AD510L Lexile
Decoding demand: 51 (medium) Semantic demand: 69 (high) Syntactic demand: 51 (medium) Structure demand: 80 (high) Lexile
Study Program Information Note:
Accelerated Reader AR LG 2.3 0.5 165433.
Additional Physical Form available Note:
Issued also in electronic format.
Language Note:
Text chiefly in English, includes some words and phrases in romanized Chinese. Following the main text is a brief listing of romanized Chinese words and phrases parallel to columns of the English translation and the same phrases in Chinese characters.
Subject: Dogs > Juvenile fiction.
Human-animal communication > Juvenile fiction.
Pet owners > Juvenile fiction.
Dog adoption > Juvenile fiction.
Chinese language > Juvenile fiction.

Available copies

  • 7 of 8 copies available at Missouri Evergreen. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Carthage Public.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 8 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Carthage Public Library P Adderson Caroline (Text) 34MO2001781167 Primary Fiction Available -


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