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|title=Lost! The Hundred-Mile-An-Hour Dog
|author=Jeremy Strong
|reviewer=Magda Healey
|genre=Confident Readers
|summary=Hysterical, if a bit gross, humorous early reader with a frantic pace, just the right thing for 6-9 year olds ready to tackle something that
looks like a book.
|rating=4
|buy=No
|borrow=Yes
|format=Paperback
|pages=144
|publisher=Puffin Books
|date=3 Jan 2008
|isbn=978-0141323251
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0141323256</amazonuk>
|amazonus=<amazonus>0141323256</amazonus>
}}
Streaker the famed 100-mile-an-hour dog is lost. It all started with her
wanting to protect some pies from the pie snatcher, and her valiant efforts
to hide them safely in her own tummy! Now she's miles away from home and her
pups, in a strange van, the pies out of the hiding place but not really
looking the better from that, and the home and two-legged Trevor nowhere in
sight.
''Lost!'' is an early reader and as such it should work well. It truly
is very funny, in this silly, yucky way associated with small children and
animals, but done in a rather endearing and intelligent way. It's a kind of
humour that tends to appeal a lot to children, especially boys, though my 6
year old fairy-loving girl liked it too.
I was not familiar with Streaker's antics until this book, but apparently
it's the first one where Streaker tells her story in her own words. It works
a treat with a great humorous effect. I was laughing out loud, mostly
because Streaker's reasoning reminded me a lot of the way small children
reason as well - I suppose it's an added bonus for any parent reading this,
though the main point of the book is to encourage and develop independent
reading skills, so it will be mostly read by children themsleves.
If you have a child that's likely to get interested in that kind of story,
''Lost!'' should really get them going, as it combines a plot full of
adventure, funny funnies and good supporting illustrations. The vocabulary
is reasonably easy to cope with for children that age, the jokes easy to get
and the result is chaotic, hysterical mayhem, and hopefully a 6 to 9 year
old with the satisfaction of reading a proper book (and enjoying it) under
their belt.
Thanks to the publisher for sending the BookBag this volume.
For another light book with an animal theme you might like to try [[Trixie Fights for Furry Rights by Ros Asquith|Trixie Fights for Furry Rights]] by [[:Category:Ros Asquith|Ros Asquith]].
{{amazontext|amazon=0141323256}}
{{commenthead}}
|title=Lost! The Hundred-Mile-An-Hour Dog
|author=Jeremy Strong
|reviewer=Magda Healey
|genre=Confident Readers
|summary=Hysterical, if a bit gross, humorous early reader with a frantic pace, just the right thing for 6-9 year olds ready to tackle something that
looks like a book.
|rating=4
|buy=No
|borrow=Yes
|format=Paperback
|pages=144
|publisher=Puffin Books
|date=3 Jan 2008
|isbn=978-0141323251
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0141323256</amazonuk>
|amazonus=<amazonus>0141323256</amazonus>
}}
Streaker the famed 100-mile-an-hour dog is lost. It all started with her
wanting to protect some pies from the pie snatcher, and her valiant efforts
to hide them safely in her own tummy! Now she's miles away from home and her
pups, in a strange van, the pies out of the hiding place but not really
looking the better from that, and the home and two-legged Trevor nowhere in
sight.
''Lost!'' is an early reader and as such it should work well. It truly
is very funny, in this silly, yucky way associated with small children and
animals, but done in a rather endearing and intelligent way. It's a kind of
humour that tends to appeal a lot to children, especially boys, though my 6
year old fairy-loving girl liked it too.
I was not familiar with Streaker's antics until this book, but apparently
it's the first one where Streaker tells her story in her own words. It works
a treat with a great humorous effect. I was laughing out loud, mostly
because Streaker's reasoning reminded me a lot of the way small children
reason as well - I suppose it's an added bonus for any parent reading this,
though the main point of the book is to encourage and develop independent
reading skills, so it will be mostly read by children themsleves.
If you have a child that's likely to get interested in that kind of story,
''Lost!'' should really get them going, as it combines a plot full of
adventure, funny funnies and good supporting illustrations. The vocabulary
is reasonably easy to cope with for children that age, the jokes easy to get
and the result is chaotic, hysterical mayhem, and hopefully a 6 to 9 year
old with the satisfaction of reading a proper book (and enjoying it) under
their belt.
Thanks to the publisher for sending the BookBag this volume.
For another light book with an animal theme you might like to try [[Trixie Fights for Furry Rights by Ros Asquith|Trixie Fights for Furry Rights]] by [[:Category:Ros Asquith|Ros Asquith]].
{{amazontext|amazon=0141323256}}
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