My Dog, My Hero

by Betsy Byars, Betsy Duffey, Laurie Myers

Book Overview

'My Hero' to Be Chosen: Eight finalists will compete tonight for the title My Hero. The winner will wear the coveted gold Hero medal. These brave and courageous dogs will each appear with their... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0805063277
• ISBN13: 9780805063271
• Release Date: October 2000
• Publisher: Henry Holt & Company
• Length: 47 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 7.4" x 9.3"
• Age Range: 7 to 11 years
• Grade Range: Grades 2 to 6

Customer Reviews

My students love this book!

I am a librarian at an elementary school and I always read this book out loud to my third graders. The other reviewers tell about this book so I will skip that part and say that my students love it. I know how much they love it because it because I have numerous copies and they are continually checked out with numerous holds on each copy--copies rarely make it to the shelves during the school year. The third graders are not the only students who check it out, though. Fourth and fifth graders also request it and I have had middle school students who get a dreamy-eyed look when they come back to visit and see the book in the hold basket. They invariably say: "My Dog, My Hero! Do you still read it to the third graders?" My Dog, My Hero is, in my opinion, a "magic" book.

An awesome review by Ti'Anna Scott

Anyone who likes to read about dogs, here's a book for you! "My Dog, My Hero" is by Betsy Byers and is set in Mr.Frankie's trailer park. The main characters were Smiley, Bear, Munchkin, Old Dog, Buster, Blue, Little Bit and Dopey who were all great dogs. In the story the main characters saved people's lives and other dogs' lives. The main characters also ran into problems like: bulls getting out of gates, helping a man not to get a snake bite, helping another dog from frozen ice, preventing a car that almost ran over a baby who was in a stroller,and more. My favorite character is Dopey because when he barks it means that something is out of place. Dopey reminds me of myself. I can relate to him because I also react when something is out of place. The only difference is instead of barking,I speak my mind. I have a connection that's a text to text: When our class read a book called "Escaping the Giant Wave," Pansy (Norm and Josie's pet) warned Bee Bee and Kyle that another wave was coming, just like Dopey warned his friend that a baby was in a car by himself. I liked the book because it was about helfpul dogs who became heroes. The book was very interesting and it reminded me of the saying that "Dogs are man's best friend." Any kids who are 8-10 years old and loves dogs will enjoy reading about the adventures of these brave dogs.

THIS IS THE BEST BOOK EVER!!!!!!!

LOVE THIS BOOK!!! IT CAN BE SAD AT SOME POINTS! MY FAVORITE DOG IN THE BOOK IS BUSTER!! I LOVED HOW HE SAVED THE LITTLE BABY NEXT DOOR!!! I HIGHLY RECCOMEND IT FOR ANIMAL LOVERS AND PEOPLE WHO LIKE STORIES WITH HAPPY ENDINGS!!! AWESOME!!!

Great Book

My Dog My Hero is a collection of hero dog stories. All of the stories are true. Some of the stories are sad, but they all have a happy ending. I love this book because it is about dogs. It is easy to read and the pictures are nice. I would highly recommend this book to anyone who love animals like me.

My Dog, My Hero ..... The best book ever!

There are many, many, many books that I love to read, but most of all I love to read the book, My Dog My Hero. It is my favorite book. Even though it is short, it is wonderful. One reason it is my favorite book is because it is an animal book. I love animal books, especially dog books. They just give me that feeling . That really good feeling. Next, I like this book so much because the dogs are so brave. One example is when a small dog is on ice, but the ice breaks .The puppy is stuck in the freezing cold water. Then, the big heroic dog leaped into the icy lake only to save the small puppy. I absolutely love this book. Finally, the third reason I like this book so much is because.......well......I don't know, I guess its because these dogs risk their lives for their owner or another dog. This is truly my favorite book.