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Hachiko Waits
by
Lesléa Newman (Goodreads Author),
Machiyo Kodaira
"Profoundly sad and hopeful at the same time . . . Hachiko Waits shows us the very best in life; loyalty, devotion, our ability to love-all taught by a beloved, intelligent, and heroic dog. I love it." -Patricia MacLachlan, Newbery Award-winning author of Sarah Plain and Tall
The loyalty and devotion of a dog has no bounds
What a good dog you are. What a fine dog you are. Ha...more
The loyalty and devotion of a dog has no bounds
What a good dog you are. What a fine dog you are. Ha...more
Hardcover, 96 pages
Published
October 1st 2004
by Henry Holt and Co.
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Jun 12, 2011
Ashley
rated it
4 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
Those who have read SADAKO AND THE THOUSAND PAPER CRANES
Recommended to Ashley by:
Mr. West
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friend-loan
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Mommy's review from 6/30/11 -
Julia didn't get into this like I expected. She's definitely younger than the audience Newman targeted here but I just thought she'd be more excited during the course of the book.
She says she liked it and she did seem to while listening but I enjoyed it far more than she did. I think I'm going to get a copy to keep and try again in another year or two.
I think Hachiko is an important story. I feel in debt to my Mom for making me watch the movie a few months back. I...more
Julia didn't get into this like I expected. She's definitely younger than the audience Newman targeted here but I just thought she'd be more excited during the course of the book.
She says she liked it and she did seem to while listening but I enjoyed it far more than she did. I think I'm going to get a copy to keep and try again in another year or two.
I think Hachiko is an important story. I feel in debt to my Mom for making me watch the movie a few months back. I...more
This is a great little book based on the true story of a dog, Hachi, who would walk to the train station in Japan every day with his master, a Professor at the university. He would watch the train leave with the professor on it and then run back home, only to arrive back at the train station before the 3pm train every day to greet the professor as he came home. What makes this story so incredible, is that after the professor dies at work, Hachi continues to come to the train station every day at...more
This was INCREDIBLE! It's such an amazing story, it really is. To think that it's based off a real life story, too, is just great; mind-blowing to be precise. I must say that whilst it's a very short read, it's definitely worth it and I loved the story. I love the film which I saw a few years ago and I now love the book, too. :)
Here are my ratings...
Characters - 10/10 - They are so amazing. Hachi is such a magnificent dog: he's loyal, gentle and friendly. He brings great themes into the book and...more
Here are my ratings...
Characters - 10/10 - They are so amazing. Hachi is such a magnificent dog: he's loyal, gentle and friendly. He brings great themes into the book and...more
The book "Hachiko Waits" is inspired by a true story.its about a faithful dog, Hachi and his owner. Hachi has been with his owner,Professor Eizaburo Ueno since he was a small puppy and the professor traveled to work by train and everyday Hachi went with him to the train station.everyday when the professor's train left, Hachi would go home and everyday he returned to the station 5 minutes before 3 o'clock to meet him.in May the professor died unexpectedly and Hachi waited at the station everyday...more
While this true story of a loyal and faithful Akita (Royal Dogs of Japan) is heart-wrenching, it is a testament to the unconditional love of man's best friend, the dog. It is a special encounter at a railway station that brings the dog and his new master together. They both have a bond that cannot be broken and Hachiko (means Faithful Dog) follows his master, a Japanese Agriculture Professor, to the railway station each day takes the train to the city for work. He waits all day for him to come b...more
Julia didn't get into this like I expected. She's definitely younger than the audience Newman targeted here but I just thought she'd be more excited during the course of the book.
She says she liked it and she did seem to while listening but I enjoyed it far more than she did. I think I'm going to get a copy to keep and try again in another year or two.
I think Hachiko is an important story. I feel in debt to my Mom for making me watch the movie a few months back. I'd never heard of Hachi before...more
She says she liked it and she did seem to while listening but I enjoyed it far more than she did. I think I'm going to get a copy to keep and try again in another year or two.
I think Hachiko is an important story. I feel in debt to my Mom for making me watch the movie a few months back. I'd never heard of Hachi before...more
This was a nice book, and not as sad as I thought it would be.
Hachiko Waits was a fictionalized version of the true story of a loyal dog who waited every day at the train station for his owner to come home - even ten years after his owner had passed. It was a story of undying loyalty and hope, and it still brings hope to people in Japan. The author's note said that many young couples go to the statue of Hachiko the dog to declare their love for each other. Awww.
The story didn't touch my heart as...more
Hachiko Waits was a fictionalized version of the true story of a loyal dog who waited every day at the train station for his owner to come home - even ten years after his owner had passed. It was a story of undying loyalty and hope, and it still brings hope to people in Japan. The author's note said that many young couples go to the statue of Hachiko the dog to declare their love for each other. Awww.
The story didn't touch my heart as...more
Nov 23, 2009
Mariah Marie
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This book is good, it is kind of hard to summarize the WHOLE book because it has 10 chapters and and epilouge but I am reading it in Ms.Sanchez' class and we have been reading it for about a month now. So a short summary would be:
A dog and his Proffesor go to the train station everyday agter Proffesor leaves on the train, the dog goes home by HIMSELF then everyday 5 minutes before 3:00 the dog (Hachi/Hachiko) arrives to wait for his Proffesor to get of the train. Then one day, Proffesor does not...more
A dog and his Proffesor go to the train station everyday agter Proffesor leaves on the train, the dog goes home by HIMSELF then everyday 5 minutes before 3:00 the dog (Hachi/Hachiko) arrives to wait for his Proffesor to get of the train. Then one day, Proffesor does not...more
Newman adds characters and incidents to flesh out this true story of an Akita who became a national symbol for loyalty and hope by waiting-for 10 years-at a Japanese commuter train station for his dead master to return. Hachi accompanies Professor Ueno to Shibuya Station every morning, then returns at three o'clock to welcome him back. After his owner dies suddenly at work, the dog continues his afternoon vigil for the rest of his life, earning such notoriety that the honorific "ko" is attached...more
"Che bravo cane che sei. Che bel cane che sei. Hachiko, sei il cane migliore di tutto il Giappone ... "
Letto in un'oretta nemmeno, penso che resterà per sempre nel cuore ...
Ci viene raccontata la storia (vera, anche se romanzata) di Chuken Hachiko, il cane fedele del Giappone.
Viene presentata come una favola, quindi è molto veloce da leggere, presenta un linguaggio semplice e diretto e non si perde a creare chissà quale intreccio o trama ...
Ed è proprio qui che risiede la bellezza di questo volu...more
Letto in un'oretta nemmeno, penso che resterà per sempre nel cuore ...
Ci viene raccontata la storia (vera, anche se romanzata) di Chuken Hachiko, il cane fedele del Giappone.
Viene presentata come una favola, quindi è molto veloce da leggere, presenta un linguaggio semplice e diretto e non si perde a creare chissà quale intreccio o trama ...
Ed è proprio qui che risiede la bellezza di questo volu...more
This is one title about the most loyal dog in Japan. Sweet story. Do have a tissue handy, as you read and as you reflect on your own loyal friend.
My childhood dog was Missy Lee Mutt; offspring of Billy Jo; siblings: Bobbie, Amil, Missy, and YoYo. My school bus would stop at a knoll above the house, and Missy would be waiting there at the end of the school day. When I went to college, my mom told me that Missy would continue to wait for the school bus.
Read-alike: "Hachiko: The True Story of a Loy...more
My childhood dog was Missy Lee Mutt; offspring of Billy Jo; siblings: Bobbie, Amil, Missy, and YoYo. My school bus would stop at a knoll above the house, and Missy would be waiting there at the end of the school day. When I went to college, my mom told me that Missy would continue to wait for the school bus.
Read-alike: "Hachiko: The True Story of a Loy...more
This was a very cute story about a dog so loyal to his master that he waits for him every day at the train station for ten years, even though his master has passed away. The addition of the fictional character, Yasuo, really helped move the story along and make it engaging without it being too repetitive. I love how Japanese words were interspersed throughout the story, with a glossary in the back. A touching story.
SENSITIVITY WARNING: Death. That's about it.
SENSITIVITY WARNING: Death. That's about it.
One of my all time favorites. This is a very sad story about death, loyalty, devotion and endless love. It's heatbreaking, but it holds a wonderful message that helped me describe my absolute love to my children. It's refreshing to think there is love as total and complete in this world.
A must for dog lovers as well. And I have a Papillon who knows exactly the right time for the kids to come home from school and is waiting by the door at 3:15 every day. How do they do that?
A must for dog lovers as well. And I have a Papillon who knows exactly the right time for the kids to come home from school and is waiting by the door at 3:15 every day. How do they do that?
من أجمل ما قرأت في حياتي لربما بدت القصة للبعض عادية جداً ولكنها لامست شغاف قلبي
استاذ جامعي في اليابان يربي كلباً من فصيلة هاتشي يسير الكلب مع الاستاذ كل يوم الى محطة القطار لتوديعه ثم يعود لاستقباله عند عودة القطار ...... لا احبذ رواية الكثير من الاحداث حتى ادع المجال لمن يقرأ ان يستمتع
انصحكم به ويشدة ولمن لا يملك النسخة من الكتاب يمكنه مشاهدة الفيلم المقتبس عن القصة ويحمل نفس الاسم من بطولة ريتشارد جير
بكيت عليه حتى جفت دموعي :(
استاذ جامعي في اليابان يربي كلباً من فصيلة هاتشي يسير الكلب مع الاستاذ كل يوم الى محطة القطار لتوديعه ثم يعود لاستقباله عند عودة القطار ...... لا احبذ رواية الكثير من الاحداث حتى ادع المجال لمن يقرأ ان يستمتع
انصحكم به ويشدة ولمن لا يملك النسخة من الكتاب يمكنه مشاهدة الفيلم المقتبس عن القصة ويحمل نفس الاسم من بطولة ريتشارد جير
بكيت عليه حتى جفت دموعي :(
baru diceritakan resensinya dari seorang teman,
dari kisah nyata tentang kesetiaan seekor anjing pada majikannya yg seorang professor..ia biasa menanti sang majikan pulang di stasiun kereta..sampai suatu hari, hachiko hanya menunggu, dan terus menunggu, entah apa yg ingin dikatakannya..tp ia menunggu tanpa hasil, karna sang majikan sudah meninggal sebelumnya..dan lama setelahnya, hachiko masih menunggu..
dengan setia...
dear...really want to read the story..
dari kisah nyata tentang kesetiaan seekor anjing pada majikannya yg seorang professor..ia biasa menanti sang majikan pulang di stasiun kereta..sampai suatu hari, hachiko hanya menunggu, dan terus menunggu, entah apa yg ingin dikatakannya..tp ia menunggu tanpa hasil, karna sang majikan sudah meninggal sebelumnya..dan lama setelahnya, hachiko masih menunggu..
dengan setia...
dear...really want to read the story..
This was great book, based on a true story of a smart Akita that waited for his owner every day at 3 to get off the train. This story brought tears to my eyes. It showed that persistence and loyalty pay off in the end. I tells of love and a boy's growth and acceptance of responsibility that lead to Hachiko to be remembered by all. It is a great story that should not only be spread in Japan but in the US too.
"Hachiko Waits" by leslea newman is one of my favorite book ever since i first read it.In the rising action caught my attention of read more of how the dog listens to his owner and obeys him. At the climax surprized me how the dog waits every day for his owner.Falling action made me cry when hachiko's owner died and made me want to grab my dog and hug her tightly.This book is a must read.
Machiyo Kodaira illustrated this true story-based book about a loyal Akita. The dog goes to the train station daily, for ten years, to await his owner's return.
In real life a statue of the beloved dog was melted down during World War II; the son of the original sculptor later created an identical statue.
The book provides insights into Japanese thought and culture.
In real life a statue of the beloved dog was melted down during World War II; the son of the original sculptor later created an identical statue.
The book provides insights into Japanese thought and culture.
It would have been amazing, but the end is so sad I sob my eyes out just thinking to much about it. It's a true story on top of it, so I can't tell myslef its just a book! I hate things that make me cry because they are so sad, and its even worse because with this book I can conform it to my own family and what Darryl would do. I just can't even bear the thought!
This book couldn't fail with me. I own my own lovely Japanese Akita who is the image of Hachiko and already knowing the history of this loyal canine, I fell in love with this simple and short book. There are more involved books that relate Hachi's life out there but this one is easy and suitable for younger readers. The line drawings add to the appeal.
Feb 19, 2008
Debbie
rated it
5 of 5 stars
·
review of another edition
Shelves:
historical-fiction,
young-adult-lit
Hachi, an adorable and smart Akita pup, forms a deep bond with his kind owner, Professor Ueno. Hachi and Professor Ueno walk to the train station each morning and then Hachi returns to the station every afternoon at 3 pm to meet the professor's train. One day, Professor Ueno has a heart attack and dies at work. Though Professor Ueno never returns, Hachi continues to wait at the train station every day. A young boy, Yasuo, and the Station Master care for Hachi over the years. A sweet story of fri...more
I loved this book, though it had me in tears. I'm a sucker for a good dog story. Very easy read and I read it in one sitting to prep for book clubs in my classroom. The book has a good message and kids can learn a lot about Japanese culture from it too. I can't wait to see what conversations the book starts.
This book was definitely a 5 star book. Its a great book about a Dog who's master died and he kinda forms this thing in membrance of his master. There is a statue of Hachiko in New York i think. Its a great book and i reccomend it to someone who likes Dogs and its kind of a sad story in the end.
Oct 11, 2009
Marco De La Rosa
rated it
5 of 5 stars
·
review of another edition
Shelves:
first-quater
I really highly recommend peolpe readin this book because it will make you fell really thoughtful, sad, and fully minded. It will take yoou about three weeks to forget most of it . I learned thatdogs can really have true best friends and can have strong feelings about something.
A simple tale of loyalty and devotion, patience and responsibility, hope and faith, which was based on a true story. A dignified dog that teaches us never to give up, although the future seems bleak. This would be a personal favorite of mine, of all time.
So sad. Every day, a loyal dog waits at the train station for his beloved master to return home from work. When the man dies unexpectedly at the university where he teaches, the dog continues to wait for him for over 10 years. Based on a true story.
Very cute book, also rather sad as the actually story of Hachiko is not all that happy. I liked the random use of Japanese throughout the book as it made me giggle (I study Japanese). The illustrations in the book were great, I loved them very cute.
This one made me cry, the thought of the dog being that loyal got to me. (Which of course dogs are, but still). Loved it. Read it when it was nominated for a Rebecca Caudill years ago, glad new readers will get to know it as a Bluestem.
Beautiful. <3
I have definitely cried many tears over this wonderful dog and his amazing story of loyalty. This is a beautifully written fictional version based of course, on the real Hachiko, faithful dog of Japan. Gorgeous illustrations are included throughout the book. A wonderful story I will never forget.
Visiting Hachiko's statue in Japan will be going on my life goals list. ;)
I have definitely cried many tears over this wonderful dog and his amazing story of loyalty. This is a beautifully written fictional version based of course, on the real Hachiko, faithful dog of Japan. Gorgeous illustrations are included throughout the book. A wonderful story I will never forget.
Visiting Hachiko's statue in Japan will be going on my life goals list. ;)
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Lesléa Newman (born 1955, Brooklyn, NY) is the author of over 50 books including Heather Has Two Mommies, A Letter To Harvey Milk, Writing From The Heart, In Every Laugh a Tear, The Femme Mystique, Still Life with Buddy, Fat Chance and Out of the Closet and Nothing to Wear.
She has received many literary awards including Poetry Fellowships from the Massachusetts Artists Fellowship Foundation and th...more
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