Everything Dog: What Kids Really Want to Know about Dogs

Kids' FAQs

by Marty Crisp

Question-and-answer format brings (readers) right to the topics that interest the most. Accessible and photo-packed.―BOOKLIST Clear, full-color photos provide close-up views of various species. This is a fun treat for browsers. ―SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL

Genres: Dogs, Animals

64 pages, Paperback

First published April 1, 2002

About the author

Marty Crisp lives in Ephrata, Pennsylvania a town about forty miles west of Harrisburg in Lancaster County where she writes as a correspondent for Lancaster Newspapers. She is married, has four grown children and is very fond of dogs, a primary subject in much of her writing. As a writer primarily for children, she has been the recipient of numerous awards including the Maxwell Medallion awarded by the Dog Writers Association of America.

Reviews

[Nancy Kotkin · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very informative children's nonfiction book about dogs, in an easily readable question and answer format. Much better than Why Do Dogs Do That: Facts about Real Dogs and Why They Act the Way They Do. Helpful list of resources in the back of the book.

[Kiersten · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book teaches you what dogs think about US! It helped me see things from their perspective. This is a must have book for dog lovers.

[Louise · Rating 5 out of 5]

Here is a good gift for a 7 -100 year old dog lover.

Author Marty Crisp who specializes dog fiction and non-fiction for kids answers the questions she most often hears from her visits to schools.

There are answers to questions about toes, tails, ears and smell. What does a dog remember? What's the problem with chocolate? Do dogs cry? Why do some like to ride in cars while others do not etc.

Entertaining and useful info.

[Julianne · Rating 1 out of 5]

The structure of the book is random question/answer. The structure lacks depth and impacts quality of content. The writer is not a scientist but rather a children’s writer, this allows for myths about dogs to be paraded as fact.

[J · Rating 4 out of 5]

Most of the time when you look for nonfictional books geared for children they either are presented in a direction that is hard to read or understand and in some cases dumbed down for the child. I find this book as being refreshingly different while can recommend it to both children and young adults just getting into reading books with more pages.

Marty Crisp does a wonderful job of leading each section with a question that has been supplied by others. The answers are then presented in clear short paragraphs that are both easy to read and to understand while the bright pictures match what is being read with an occasional trivia fact that is included.

Your child (and maybe yourself) will find answers to questions that you may not have thought about such as the history of dog, doggy behavior, how dogs influence and what makes a dog a dog. They will be able to get an idea of all the shapes of tails and ears, whether dogs can make us sick and so much more.

Since it is a good starter book on dogs I would truly recommend it for homes that are thinking about including a dog in the household. Can't wait to get my hands on other books within the series!

[Liam · Rating 5 out of 5]

Literally everything kids want to know about dogs!

[Sophia Huffman · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is great! It has information about taking care of dogs and how they act. They are great pets. The book said that they are awesome friend and help you feel good when you are feeling down!