Remembering Vera, by Patricia Polacco (Simon &
Schuster, 2017, 32 pages, $17.99, grades K-3, ages 4-8)
Although the large book size
and the full-page illustrations lead one to believe that even beginning readers
can read this book, DogEvals feels
it needs to be read to young children due to the advanced vocabulary and the
sheer number of words per page.
Now that we have that out of
the way, Remembering Vera tells the
true story of a stray puppy who grew up to save a shipload of humans, not once
but twice!
At first having to live on a
Coast Guard base in California surreptitiously, after the first heroic deed,
the base commander confiscated Vera for his own, and made her an official
mascot to spoil with steaks and vacations.
By coincidence, author
Patricia Polacco met Vera in 1962 and also five years later at the Oakland SPCA
and by a stroke of luck managed to find Vera’s final resting place on base 46
years later.
Vera, what an inspiring pup
you were!
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