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115 ratings, 4.03 average rating, 11 reviews
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published
April 1st 2003
(first published 1989)
by Henry Holt and Co. (BYR)
binding
Hardcover, 256 pages
isbn
0805072063
(isbn13: 9780805072068)
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Lassie is Joe's prize collie and constant companion. But when Joe's father loses his job, Lassie must be sold. Three times she escapes from her new ow...more
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Actually I never read this book. On National Public Radio there was a show "Reading Aloud" and this was the selection. I would set up my ironing board and iron while the book was read over the airwaves. Allister Cooke read it I believe and his voice, ever magical, took me to Britain to live the story of Lassie, Come Home. an animal story that still tugs the heart.
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Read in October, 2007
recommends it for:
children who loves dogs who can read scottish lingo
So it turns out that Lassie isn't an all American dog. The original Lassie is from Yorkshire (thanks, Abi). I thought it was alright, but I can't imagine a child reading this book, even though it is a children's book. Way too much old Scottish lingo - it would be very confusing to my kids.
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A really excellent book. "Dogs are owned by men, and men are bludgeoned by fate." Don't let your memories of television Lassie steer you away from this one. It's a good read!
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This book is much better than the popular television series: A rich tale told largely from the dog's perspective. As a Collie owner, I highly recommend it.
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Read in January, 1964
"Ye're a come-home dog." It still makes me cry.
Original copyright 1940. This is one of the first books I recall having much dialect.
Original copyright 1940. This is one of the first books I recall having much dialect.
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Read in January, 1990
Lassie mengingatkan daku dengan anjing kesayanganku dulu (peranakan alaskan malamute), Chippy....
Wooo good book. I'm realy intp animal kind of books in case you have'nt noticed
Saw the movies. Now I need to read the stories that inpired the adaptations...
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Read in January, 2005
A great adventure story
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Knight, Eric
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