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Author:

Newman, Lesléa.

Title:

Hachiko waits / Lesléa Newman ; illustrated by Machiyo Kodaira.

Publisher:

Scholastic Inc.,

Copyright Date:

c2004,

Description:

96 p. : ill. : 23 cm.

Subject:

Hachiko (Dog)--Juvenile fiction.
Hachiko (Dog)--Fiction.
Akita dog--Fiction.
Dogs--Fiction.
Japan--History--1912-1945--Fiction.

Other Authors:

Kodaira, Machiyo, ill.

Notes:

Reprint: Originally published: New York : Henry Holt, c2004. "First Scholastic printing, February 2008"--Verso t.p. "This edition is available for distribution only through the school market."--P.[4] of cover.

Summary:

Professor Ueno's loyal Akita, Hachiko, waits for him at the train station every afternoon, and even after the professor has a fatal heart attack while at work, Hachiko faithfully continues to await his return until the day the dog dies. Based on a true story; includes an author's note and glossary of Japanese words.

ISBN:

9780545078726 (pbk.)
0545078725 (pbk.)

Locations:

WBPB115 -- Albert City Public Library (Albert City)

BWPD851 -- Bertha Bartlett Public Library (Story City)

HWAX074 -- Hawkeye Community College Library (Waterloo)