Hachiko Waits by Lesléa Newman

Hachiko Waits

Lesléa Newman

The loyalty and devotion of a dog has no bounds as Newman’s novel is inspired by the true story of a faithful dog in Tokyo who met his master at the train station every day and continued to wait for him for ten years after his master’s death. Illustrations.

From Wikipedia

Hachiko Waits is a children’s book, written by Lesléa Newman and illustrated by Machiyo Kodaira. It uses the true story of Hachiko the Akita dog from Japan and adds Yasuo, a young boy, to the story. It won The ASPCA Children’s Book Honor in 2004. Other awards the book has won include Third Place Winner, Illinois Rebecca Caudill Young Readers Book Award, 2007; Honor Book, National Christian Schools Association Children’s Crown Awards, 2006-2007; Finalist, Kansas William Allen White Children’s Book Award, 2006-2007; Winner, Alabama Emphasis on Reading Children’s Choice Book Award, 2006-2006; Winner, Dog Writers Association of America Maxwell Medal, Best Book of Fiction, 2005; Bank Street College of Education Best Children’s Books of the Year, 2005; Honor Book, Kiryama Prize, 2005. Read more – Shopping-Enabled Wikipedia on Amazon

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From School Library Journal

Grade 3-5–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 to his name. After his death, a statue in his memory is erected near his accustomed spot on the platform. Newman gives Hachiko a young human friend, Yasuo, who over a span of years helps to provide the dog with food and water. He later proposes to his future wife under that statue. Kodaira’s ink-and-wash illustrations feature a noble-looking pooch surrounded by human admirers. Although the dialogue tends to be stilted, this more-developed alternative to Pamela S. Turner’s Hachiko: The True Story of a Loyal Dog (Houghton, 2004) will effectively draw readers.–John Peters, New York Public Library

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Details

ISBN	9780312558062
Genre	Award Winner; YA Fiction (Young Adult)
Copyright Date	2004
Publication Date	23-Dec-08
Publisher	Square Fish
Format	Paperback
No. of Pages	96
Language	English
Rating	Great
Subject	Akita Dog; Akita Dog/ Fiction; Dogs/ Fiction; Hachiko (Dog); Japan
BookID	5082