Tuesday, October 11, 2011

No Dogs Allowed

Title:   No Dogs Allowed                                          
Author: Sonia Manzano
Illustrator: Jon J. Muth
Genre: Fiction
Subgenre:  humorous story
Theme: Never give up
Primary Characters: Iris
Secondary Characters: Shorty, Mami, Papi and El Exigente
Awards: None
Date of Publication: 2004
Publishing Company: Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Summary of the book: This story is about a girl name Shorty, her dog,  El Exigente, and her family. In this story, the family is getting ready to go on a vacation to the Enchanted Park. Getting places takes them longer than normal because they are  never all on the same page. Once they finally get the car loaded up and rolling, they break down. Once they finally get the car back up and running, they make it to the park. At the park there is a sign that says, “No Dogs Allowed!”  The family did not let this get them down. They decided to take turns sitting out in the parking lot with their dog, El Exigente.
How can the book be used with students in the classroom: I could tie this book into a lesson about “no matter how bad things may seem, never give up!” No matter how far off track things were going for this family, they never gave up and they always made things work the best they could.



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