Dog Days of the West

by Vivian Sathre

Book Overview

Recalling the days of the old West, Wishbone imagines himself as "Long Bill" Longley, a western hero from O. Henry's book "Heart of the West", who is forced into a showdown with a city-slicker bank... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1570643369
• ISBN13: 9781570643361
• Release Date: January 1998
• Publisher: Big Red Chair Books
• Length: 249 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.2" x 7.6"
• Age Range: 4 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3

Customer Reviews

Dog Days of the West

Wow!Dog days of the West was a great book.I couldn't put it down. It was so exiting, the suspense of finding out who actualy owned The Oakdale Chronicle was fascinating.

If you like Wishbone, you will love this story!

I think this Wishbone book is better than others of its kind because the story plot is better written and the book is longer. It introduces more younger kids, now that Joe is going into 9th grade (same as myself). My favorite part in this book was when Wishbone found the deed with the winning hand! Another part I enjoyed was the story where Wishbone is Long Bill back into the Wild West Days. It has inspired me so much that I'm going to read books by O. Henry, because this Wishbone book was based on one of his books. I really enjoyed this book, and I'm in 8th grade!

A good book

This is a good book for kids who want to know the story of the book it is based on, Heart of the West. It also has another story worked into it, switching back and forth every two or three chapters. It is also funny, and has a small dictionary of unfamiliar words and phrases with their meanings. I highly recommened this book.