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03746aam a22006858i 4500 001 5DBAD5E8C72A11EA8497BA5297128E48 003 SILO 005 20200716010102 008 200106s2019 nyu 000 1 eng 010 $a 2019060268 020 $a 006298165X : HRD 020 $a 9780062981653 : HRD 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d SILO 041 1 $a eng $h nor 050 00 $a PT8952.3.H98 $b S6513 2019 082 00 $a 839.823/8 $2 23 100 1 $a Thyvold, Hans Olav, $e author. 240 10 $a Snille hunder kommer ikke til sydpolen. $l English 245 10 $a Good dogs don't make it to the south pole : $b a novel / $c Hans-Olav Thyvold ; [translated from the Norwegian by Marie Ostby]. 250 $a First edition. 263 $a 2008 264 1 $a New York, NY : $b HarperVia, $c [2019] 300 $a pages cm 500 $a Originally published as Snille hunder kommer ikke til Sydpolen in Norway in 2017 by Aschehoug. 520 $a "Told through the eyes of a very grumpy yet lovable mutt, a funny and touching tale of aging, death, friendship, and life that proves sometimes a dog's story is the most human of all. Tassen has always been a one-man dog. When his human companion, Major Thorkildsen, dies, Tassen and Mrs. Thorkildsen are left alone. Tassen mourns Major by eating too many treats, and Mrs. T by drinking too much. But the two unexpectedly find common ground in researching Roald Amundsen's expedition to the South Pole led by apack of intrepid dogs. But the quiet days Tassen and Mrs. T spend together at the library researching the explorer's arctic adventure are disrupted by the arrival of her son and daughter in-law. Eager to move in to the Major's spacious house, they plan to send Mrs. T to a nursing home. As he contemplates his own fate, Tassen shudders to think what might happen to him! Yet Tassen and Mrs. T aren't about to give up. Inspired by Roald Amundsen and his dogs, this unlikely pair are ready to take on anything life throws at them. Good Dogs Don't Make It to the South Pole is a darkly comedic and whimsical portrayal of aging and death told through a dog's friendship with an elderly woman"-- $c Provided by publisher. 546 $a Translated from the Norwegian. 650 0 $a Dogs $v Fiction. 700 1 $a Ostby, Marie, $e translator. 776 08 $i Online version: 776 08 $a Thyvold, Hans Olav. $t Good dogs don't make it to the south pole. $b First edition. $d New York : HarperVia, [2019] $z 9780062981677 $w (DLC) 2019060269 941 $a 28 952 $l GOPG641 $d 20240710052031.0 952 $l GYPE631 $d 20240626010849.0 952 $l FGPD194 $d 20240515012754.0 952 $l ALPE516 $d 20240417015348.0 952 $l UGPF911 $d 20231207021840.0 952 $l KAPF566 $d 20230331014000.0 952 $l GMPD771 $d 20230210023338.0 952 $l FXPH314 $d 20220909062140.0 952 $l RLPB371 $d 20220624011736.0 952 $l YCPD572 $d 20220518024449.0 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20220317014144.0 952 $l GEPG771 $d 20210722063237.0 952 $l D8PD522 $d 20210428011644.0 952 $l VXPE964 $d 20210422014111.0 952 $l VCPD034 $d 20210401010047.0 952 $l XAPE737 $d 20210305010620.0 952 $l ZBPE245 $d 20210217011135.0 952 $l YUPD232 $d 20201127010556.0 952 $l DBPE173 $d 20201103012624.0 952 $l WWPC305 $d 20201031010940.0 952 $l VZPB964 $d 20201002022557.0 952 $l HPPD845 $d 20201002012614.0 952 $l CAPH522 $d 20201002011844.0 952 $l TCPG826 $d 20201002010532.0 952 $l KSPG296 $d 20200918010105.0 952 $l SAPG074 $d 20200909010412.0 952 $l GBPF771 $d 20200902012210.0 952 $l BAPH771 $d 20200902011539.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=5DBAD5E8C72A11EA8497BA5297128E48Initiate Another SILO Locator Search