Gowanus Dogs

By Jonathan Frost

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0374310580
• ISBN13: 9780374310585
• Release Date: January 1999
• Publisher: Frances Foster Books
• Length: 48 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 12.5" x 0.5" x 10.0"
• Age Range: 5 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Kindergarten to Grade 3

Customer Reviews

The other side of Goodnight Moon

Sometime in their lives, children should learn that not all people live cozy, sheltered lives. That's what Gowanus Dogs accomplishes. A reader complained about how the author depicts homeless people, but at least the topic of homeless people is introduced. Gowanus Dogs is a good entree to a discussion with your child about homelessness and poverty, although I doubt that few real-life endings are as happy as the book's ending.

Kids love the illustrations and the heartwarming story.

This is a great book. I live near the Gownaus Canal so I was interested as soon as I read the title. I read the book to my first grade class and they loved it. The story is wondeful - a homeless man helps to save the lives of some stray dogs and some people pitch in to give the man a fresh start - a home and a job.