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Barry

Klimo, Kate

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Random House

Just the Series: Dog Diaries Vol. 3

Series and Publisher: Dog Diaries

Annotation: Barry, a nineteenth-century Saint Bernard, reflects on his life as a rescue dog at the Hospice of Saint Bernard in the Swiss Alps, where he saved dozens of people from avalanches.

Genre: [Historical fiction] [Animal fiction]

Reviews: 1

Catalog Number: #71545

Format: Perma-Bound Edition

Special Formats: Chapter Book

Common Core/STEAM: Common Core

Publisher: Random House

Edition Date: 2013 Release Date: 08/06/13

Illustrator: Jessell, Tim,

Pages: 147 pages

ISBN: Publisher: 0-449-81280-4 Perma-Bound: 0-605-71745-1

ISBN 13: Publisher: 978-0-449-81280-8 Perma-Bound: 978-0-605-71745-9

Dewey: Fic

LCCN: 2012047455

Dimensions: 19 cm.

Subject Heading:
Hospice du Grand-St-Bernard (Bourg-Saint-Pierre, Switzerland). Fiction.
Saint Bernard dog. Juvenile fiction.
Saint Bernard dog. Fiction.
Rescue dogs. Fiction.
Dogs. Fiction.
Avalanches. Fiction.
Alps, Swiss (Switzerland). History. 19th century. Fiction.
Switzerland. History. 1789-1815. Fiction.

Language: English

Reviews:

Horn Book (Tue Apr 01 00:00:00 CDT 2014)

This third entry in the chapter book series is narrated by Barry, a St. Bernard mountain rescue dog who lived and worked at the Great Saint Bernard Hospice (a hostel of sorts) in the Swiss Alps in the early 1800s. Lively black-and-white illustrations, breed history, and rescue information enhance the story. Some archival photos and additional facts about the breed are appended. Websites.

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Horn Book (Tue Apr 01 00:00:00 CDT 2014)

Bibliography Index/Note: Includes bibliographical references.

Word Count: 17,281

Reading Level: 4.5

Interest Level: 3-6

Accelerated Reader: reading level: 4.5 / points: 3.0 / quiz: 160307 / grade: Middle Grades

Reading Counts!: reading level:4.2 / points:6.0 / quiz:Q61422

Lexile: 670L

Guided Reading Level: S

Fountas & Pinnell: S

Barry der Menschenretter—a.k.a. Barry—the most famous St. Bernard dog in history, tells the story of his life for the first time.

Eight-thousand feet above sea level, in the treacherous pass in the Alps between Italy and Switzerland, the monks of the hospice of St. Bernard have, since the 11th century, kept dogs to help them rescue travelers lost in the snow. In time, these dogs became a breed unto themselves, named for the hospice. They are responsible for helping over 2,000 travelers who might otherwise have frozen to death. With great modesty, Barry tells not just about his own heroic exploits (saving over 40 lives, including that of a 12-year-old boy frozen in a cave), but about his daily life in the hospice, his close relationship with the brothers who train him, and about the other hospice hounds with whom he teams up to guide lost travelers and save lives. With realistic black-and-white illustrations by Tim Jessell—plus an appendix with information about St. Bernards, the Great St. Bernard Hospice, and much, more—Barry's tale is perfect for dog-crazy middle-grade readers!

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