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Title details for Hachiko Waits by Lesléa Newman - Available

Hachiko Waits

by Lesléa Newman
James Yaegashi
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Every morning in the Japanese town of Shibuya, Professor Ueno awakens and is greeted by his loyal Akita dog, Hachiko. They enjoy a breakfast together before the professor leaves to catch the train to the school where he teaches. And Hachiko sits at the station eagerly awaiting his master's return. Then one afternoon Professor Ueno does not return. And Hachiko waits. Days and weeks pass and still no one-not even the young boy Yasuo who comes to care for him-can persuade the faithful dog to leave his post. Years go by and yet still he waits. In time, Hachiko will come to be remembered and honored throughout Japan for his singular devotion. Poet, author, and animal advocate LesleA Newman earned an ASPCA Henry Bergh Children's Book Honor and scores of other accolades for this touching tale based on a true story. Sprinkled throughout with Japanese vocabulary words, this audio production serves as an excellent introduction to a different culture while simultaneously illustrating the universality of human emotions.

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  • Release date

    June 10, 2015

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9781490662992
      • File size: 46346 KB
      • Duration: 01:36:33

  • Languages

    • English

  • Levels

    • Lexile® Measure: 770
    • Text Difficulty: 3-4

  • Reviews

    • Publisher's Weekly

      December 13, 2004
      Older readers who enjoyed Pamela S. Turner's picture book Hachiko: The True Story of a Loyal Dog
      , illus. by Yan Nascimbene (reviewed May 17) will want to delve into Newman's (Cats! Cats! Cats!
      ) novel about a dog's devotion to his owner. Her many details about Tokyo and passages of dialogue give life and heft to the tale, while Kodaira's blocky pen-and-ink drawings add genuine Japanese touches—street signs, clothing and interiors. In the opening chapters, the author gives readers a glimpse of the daily routine of Professor Ueno, who teaches at Tokyo Imperial University, and his beloved pet, Hachi the Akita (a husky-like breed). Every afternoon, the pooch waits for his master's 3:00 arrival at Tokyo's Shibuya train station. When the professor dies unexpectedly, Hachi continues to arrive at the station each day for his master's train, expecting him to return. Befriended and fed by a boy named Yasuo, the dog waits daily on the platform for his master until his own death 10 years later. The Station Master's words offer Yasuo consolation about Hachiko's reunion with his master ("There is a special train to bring those who have obtained Enlightenment up to Heaven. Every day for the past ten years, Professor Ueno has met this special train to see if his beloved Akita-ken
      is on it"). As these two versions attest, the story holds enduring fascination for animal lovers. Ages 8-up.

Formats

  • OverDrive Listen audiobook

subjects

Languages

  • English

Levels

  • Lexile® Measure:770
  • Text Difficulty:3-4

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