Doggy Day Care
Doggy Day Care
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Grosset & Dunlap
Just the Series: Frankly, Frannie   

Series and Publisher: Frankly, Frannie   

Annotation: Frannie must rethink her dream of becoming a veterinarian after she and Elliott, her future assistant, cause chaos by letting her Aunt Magoo's dog, Bark, loose in a veterinarian's waiting room.
Genre: [Humorous fiction]
 
Reviews: 1
Catalog Number: #4622572
Format: Paperback
Special Formats: Chapter Book Chapter Book
Publisher: Grosset & Dunlap
Copyright Date: 2010
Edition Date: 2010 Release Date: 05/27/10
Illustrator: Marts, Doreen Mulryan,
Pages: 122 pages
ISBN: 0-448-45350-9
ISBN 13: 978-0-448-45350-7
Dewey: Fic
LCCN: 2009053389
Dimensions: 20 cm.
Language: English
Reviews:
School Library Journal (Mon Nov 01 00:00:00 CDT 2010)

Gr 2-3 Frannie Miller continues her quest to join the workforce. This time she's set her sights on becoming a dog veterinarian. After some practice with her stuffed animals, the precocious child finally gets a chance to work with real ones: her aunt has broken her leg and needs someone to help care for her pets while she attends an important business meeting. However, despite the best intentions of Frannie and her friend Elliott, the pet-sitting job nearly ends in disaster. Impulsive kids may identify with Frannie, who tends to jump right in before thinking through her ideas. Marts's illustrations effectively capture the girl's expressions as well as those of her animal charges. However, Frannie's breathless narrative, full of adverbs (sometimes she uses them correctly, sometimes not), can distract from the story. Sara Pennypacker's Clementine (Hyperion, 2006) and Jessica Harper's Uh Oh, Cleo (Putnam, 2008) also feature spirited female heroines and have stronger narratives. Jackie Partch, Multnomah County Library, Portland, OR

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School Library Journal (Mon Nov 01 00:00:00 CDT 2010)
Word Count: 11,451
Reading Level: 4.6
Interest Level: 1-4
Accelerated Reader: reading level: 4.6 / points: 2.0 / quiz: 140247 / grade: Lower Grades
Reading Counts!: reading level:4.7 / points:5.0 / quiz:Q50011
Lexile: 770L

When Frannie notices her aunt's dog limping, she sees it as her big break to be a vet, so it's off to the veterinarian's office, where she can showcase her doggy-diagnostic skills. But in true Frannie form, all she can pull off is a doggy disaster . . .


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